Jake Fineman is an AV Platform Engineer for Broadcast Events at Stripe, where he architects and operates global live production infrastructure spanning Dublin, NYC, Seattle, and San Francisco, coordinating productions across continents and time zones. With over 15 years of experience transforming complex technical challenges into scalable broadcast solutions, Fineman has become a recognized authority in enterprise streaming and remote production workflows, with a zero-failure track record managing mission-critical productions for audiences exceeding millions.

At Stripe, Fineman developed an ultra-low-latency WebRTC platform that delivers content in under a second, revolutionizing stakeholder engagement for events ranging from global sales kickoffs to Stripe Sessions—the company’s flagship annual keynote event—which garnered over 1 million views. His strategic content optimization and cross-functional leadership—coordinating technical, creative, and business stakeholders in high-pressure broadcast environments—earned Stripe’s YouTube channel a Creator Award with 400,000+ subscribers and 3 million views.

Previously, as Product Manager for BirdDog Cloud, Fineman designed remote video systems for high-profile projects, including work with Mr Beast, implementing cloud-based control, operation, and streaming of weatherproof cameras for extreme-environment live content. He forged strategic technical partnerships with Netflix’s post-production team to advance SRT and JPEG XS streaming solutions, and pioneered transformative workflows with Adobe, enabling real-time editorial collaboration by live streaming timelines and program outputs through BirdDog Cloud, allowing editors, stakeholders, and creative teams to review, approve, and communicate on content simultaneously, regardless of location. His client portfolio included Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Formula 1, Madison Square Garden, the NY Yankees, and entertainment complexes worldwide. Earlier, at Hello World Communications, he built cloud-based remote production systems that enabled high-profile live streaming projects for Facebook/Meta and CNN/WarnerMedia, pioneering virtualized production workflows that would later influence enterprise broadcast architecture.

Fineman is a sought-after speaker and workshop leader on the international conference circuit. Since 2021, he has delivered keynotes and technical sessions at prominent events, including InfoComm, Silicon Valley Video Summit, SMPTE, NAB, IBC, ISE, and Adobe MAX. Notable presentations include his Silicon Valley Video Summit 2024 keynote on “The Global Studio: New Strategies for Broadcast Facilities Design,” his InfoComm 2024 keynote on REMI production fundamentals and generative AI’s impact on workflows, and his SMPTE San Francisco 2023 live demonstration “To The Cloud: Hybridized Video Productions.” He has led extensive workshop series, including “Livestreaming: The World is Your Studio,” “NDI November,” and co-hosted weekly technical deep-dives on production workflows and streaming innovation.

His technical expertise spans advanced streaming protocols (NDI, Dante, SRT, RIST, WebRTC) and next-generation standards (OMT, DMF), AWS SRT Gateway architecture for global distribution, cloud infrastructure virtualization, professional video switching systems (Tricaster, Ross, Blackmagic), and enterprise-scale AV-over-IP and SDI deployments. Fineman’s work demonstrates how strategic virtualization and hybrid cloud architectures enable organizations to scale their broadcast capabilities from daily operations to landmark global events without compromising quality or reliability.