Senior iOS Video Player Engineer

About The Role

We’re looking for a Senior iOS Video Player Engineer with deep, production-level experience in live video streaming to work on high-quality playback experiences across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
. The focus is squarely on media and streaming
, with hands‑on ownership of live HLS playback, AVPlayer behavior, performance tuning, and playback reliability ’ll be working on challenges like fast startup times, buffering behavior, live edge management, latency, and real‑world playback stability.

• Design, build, and maintain live video playback functionality for iOS and tvOS applications.
• Optimize HLS playback with AVPlayer, focusing on startup time, buffering behavior, latency, and playback stability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex playback issues in live streaming environments, including errors, stalls, and drift from the live edge.
• Fine‑tune playback performance at scale to ensure reliable, high‑quality viewing experiences.
• Use video analytics and QoE metrics to diagnose issues and improve real‑world playback performance.

• 7+ years of iOS development experience with deep expertise in Swift and Objective‑C.
• Proven experience building and maintaining video players or live playback components for iOS/tvOS.
• Strong hands‑on experience with HLS and AVPlayer, including tuning and troubleshooting playback behavior for live streaming.
• Demonstrated ability to debug and optimize playback performance, including rebuffering, startup time, and playback stability.
• Familiarity with video streaming protocols, live playback concepts (latency, live edge, drift), A  logic, and DRM integration.
• Experience using video analytics or QoE metrics (e.g., Mux, Conviva) to diagnose and improve real‑world playback performance.
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience with Xcode, RESTful APIs, unit testing, end‑to‑end testing, Git, SVN, Jenkins, Docker, and Agile methodologies.

• Background working in sports large‑scale streaming environments.
• Experience with ad tech, especially in live streaming scenarios.
• Experience with video streaming technologies (HLS), QoE metrics, A  algorithms, and video player frameworks.
• Familiarity with analytics platforms such as Conviva or Mux.

• Problem‑solving and innovation: ability to troubleshoot complex video playback issues and develop scalable solutions.
• Collaboration and communication: strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross‑functional teams and communicate technical concepts to stakeholders.
• Ownership and leadership: comfortable leading mobile teams, driving projects, and ensuring best practices in iOS video player engineering.
• Contract duration: open‑ended long term.