David Bohunek
Senior Vice President, Global Video Engineering at NBCUniversal
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Bohunek is a senior engineering leader with 11 years of experience specializing in front-end applications and cross-platform video players, currently leading Global Video Engineering for NBCUniversal after directing Playback Services. He has built and managed teams of ~40 engineers delivering OTT players for major platforms and streaming services including Sky and Peacock, with deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, MSE/EME, native mobile SDKs, and DRM integrations. Known as a TypeScript evangelist and continuous delivery advocate, he combines hands-on technical ownership with people leadership across complex, multi-platform ecosystems. His background spans full-stack development and systems optimization—from embedded TV platforms to cloud playback services—bringing a pragmatic focus on performance and reliability at scale. An operator who moved from hands-on client development to global engineering leadership, he retains a strong developer mindset while driving product-grade streaming infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Gymnazium ArabskaCharles University
English, Czech
Github Skills (10)
typescript10
javascript10
typechecker9
video-player7
observer-pattern6
monorepo4
lerna3
configuration-file2
tslint1
docker1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
bunch-of-friends/observable
Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
A simple implementation of the observer pattern written in TypeScript, usable in JavaScript as well.
Contributions:21 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 9 months
javascriptobserver-patterntypescript
bunch-of-friends/mse-player
Feb 2018 - Jan 2019
Modular and extensible video player built on MSE and EME.
Contributions:68 commits, 10 PRs, 71 pushes in 10 months
video-player
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