Hi, I'm Sal.

I'm an engineering leader in live video streaming. I build the systems that take live TV from media partners and deliver it to millions of viewers, reliably, on every screen.

I was a founding member of live streaming at Amazon Prime Video, where I lead the Live Playback organization: encoding, packaging and playback for more than 350,000 live events a year, including Thursday Night Football, which earned three Emmy Awards. I'm a hands-on leader. I still design, prototype and review code, and I care a lot about growing the people on my teams.

Outside work, I like building things end to end. Here's what I'm working on.

Projects

SignalScopeslmnkhn.com/signalscope · code on github.com/slmnkhn/signalscopeA live video feed inspector. Point it at an SRT or HLS feed and see every layer: link health, stream structure, video, audio, captions and SCTE-35 ad markers. Try the built-in test signal. EngLeadersengleaders.aiA job board for engineering managers, directors and VPs, with roles checked daily, AI matching, and interview prep. Dripbigdrip.ioDaily pick challenges: pick the winners every day, go perfect, and win sneakers and streetwear.

Where I've worked