Software Development Engineer – iOS & Room

Software Development Engineer – iOS & Living Room

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Tennis Channel is building the future of digital sports streaming. We are rebuilding our entire Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) platform—from mobile to connected TVs—to deliver world-class live and on-demand tennis experiences to millions of fans. This is a rare opportunity to join a small, senior engineering team building a greenfield sports product from the ground up, where every line of code directly shapes the fan experience.

As a Software Development Engineer (iOS & Living Room), you’ll help design, build, and scale next-generation hybrid iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS applications using a combination of React Native and Swift. You’ll collaborate closely with engineers working on backend systems, CMS, and video streaming to deliver seamless content discovery, playback, and personalization. You’ll own impactful features used by millions of tennis fans and have the autonomy to make technical and product decisions that directly influence our platform’s performance and quality.

You’ll also work closely with an experienced, hands‑on leadership team as part of a small, high‑ownership environment where collaboration, creativity, and execution go hand in hand.

This role is onsite and is located in Seattle, WA.

• Design, build, and maintain hybrid iOS and tvOS applications using React Native and Swift.
• Implement native integrations for performance‑critical features like video playback, analytics, and push notifications.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to deliver live and on‑demand streaming experiences.
• Work with design and product to ensure consistent user experience across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.
• Integrate advanced playback features (DRM, adaptive bitrate streaming, live DVR, ad markers).
• Ensure high app performance, stability, and quality through automated testing and monitoring.
• Contribute to architecture, component design, and developer tooling that support hybrid app scalability.
• Stay current with Apple and React Native ecosystem improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience building and shipping iOS or tvOS applications
• Strong proficiency in React Native and Swift
• Deep understanding of UIKit, Swift
  
  UI, AV Foundation, Combine, and concurrency
• Familiarity with video streaming (HLS, MPEG‑DASH, DRM, offline playback)
• Experience consuming REST or Graph
  
  QL APIs
• Experience building for tvOS or other Living Room platforms
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills

• Experience integrating React Native with native iOS modules
• Familiarity with DRM systems, SSAI, and analytics SDKs
• Experience with AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, Cloud Front, S3) or similar
• Exposure to React Native libraries:
  Reanimated, React Navigation, Redux, Hermes
• Background in sports, entertainment, or media streaming apps

The base salary compensation range for this role is $140,000 to $160,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

Full‑time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

Tennis Channel is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.