Company
streaming media
SeniorSoftwareEngineer–Player
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“Senior Software Engineer – Player. Skills: React Native, ExoPlayer, FFmpeg. Build video playback components. Maintain video playback components”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver high-quality streaming experiences
Industry & Context.
quickly understand complex systems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of software engineering experience, video playback infrastructure such as FFmpeg, ExoPlayer, MediaCodec, or similar technologies, building user-facing applications on platforms such as Android, iOS, tvOS, macOS, or Roku, streaming protocols like HLS and DASH, Ability to quickly understand complex systems and existing codebases, communication and collaboration skills in distributed environments, Ownership mindset
Nice to Have
React Native or React, Kotlin, Java, or C++, working on streaming media applications
What You'll Do.
Build video playback components
Maintain video playback components
Optimize video playback components
Develop new playback features
Improve user experiences
Participate in code reviews
Contribute to engineering best practices
Contribute to code quality initiatives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with frontend, mobile, and backend engineers; Collaborate with global engineering, product, and UX teams; communication and collaboration skills in distributed environments
Communication Scope
communication and collaboration skills in distributed environments
Full Job Description
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER – PLAYER (REMOTE) Our client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team responsible for building and maintaining the core playback infrastructure behind one of the world’s most popular streaming platforms. In this role, you’ll work on video playback experiences across multiple platforms, collaborating with global engineering, product, and UX teams to deliver high-quality streaming experiences to millions of users worldwide. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Build, maintain, and optimize client-side video playback components - Develop new playback features and improve existing user experiences - Collaborate with frontend, mobile, and backend engineers on architecture and implementation decisions - Participate in code reviews and technical discussions - Contribute to engineering best practices and code quality initiatives - Work on React Native applications across mobile, TV, and web platforms - Help evolve native player foundations using technologies like ExoPlayer, AVFoundation, and FFmpeg - Take ownership of technical challenges and contribute to team-wide initiatives REQUIREMENTS - 5+ years of software engineering experience - Strong experience with video playback infrastructure such as FFmpeg, ExoPlayer, MediaCodec, or similar technologies - Experience building user-facing applications on platforms such as Android, iOS, tvOS, macOS, or Roku - Familiarity with streaming protocols like HLS and DASH - Ability to quickly understand complex systems and existing codebases - Strong communication and collaboration skills in distributed environments - Ownership mindset and passion for building high-quality products NICE TO HAVE - Experience with React Native or React - Knowledge of Kotlin, Java, or C++ - Previous experience working on streaming media applications TECH STACK - React Native - ExoPlayer - AVFoundation - FFmpeg - Kotlin - Java - C++ - HLS / DASH ABOUT OUR CLIENT Our client is a global streaming media platform that helps millions of use
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