Apply for the Senior Android Video Player Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Android Engineer to join our team in developing and optimizing next-generation live streaming solutions. This role focuses on improving playback quality, reducing latency, and enhancing the robustness of our player framework and SDK to ensure a seamless live viewing experience across platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize our Android video player framework and SDK.
• Troubleshoot and resolve live streaming issuessuch as buffering, latency, and playback performance.
• Customize and extendExoPlayer components, ABR logic, and player builders.
• Integrate and maintain ad technologies(IMA, DAI, SSAI).
• Work with dynamic manifests(MPD/M3U8) and adaptive bitrate (ABR) logic.
• Implement and maintainQoE analytics integrations(Conviva, Mux, Hydrolix).

Core Requirements:

• Strong programming expertise in Kotlin and Java.
• Provenhands-on experience with ExoPlayer, including customization and performance optimization.
• Solidunderstandingof streaming protocols (DASH, HLS) and adaptive streaming workflows.
• Experiencetroubleshooting live player performance and rebuffering issues.
• Familiarity with ad integrations (IMA, SSAI, DAI).
• Experience with analytics / QoE monitoring tools (Conviva, Mux, Hydrolix).
• Proficiency with Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines, and Flows.

Nice to Have:

• Previous work in a broadcasting or OTT environment.
• Experience with Android TV or casting features.
• Analytical mindset and strong problem-solving skills in live video delivery contexts.

• 6-7 hours of daily overlap with U.S. time zones required.

Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.