Senior iOS Video Player SDK Engineer
Opportunity Summary
As a Senior iOS Software Engineer on a video player team, you will build and evolve a robust iOS Video Player SDK that delivers reliable streaming at scale. Your responsibilities include designing scalable architecture for cross-platform playback solutions, implementing and optimizing HLS playback, buffering strategies, FairPlay DRM, and offline playback capabilities. You will diagnose and resolve complex problems across the full video delivery pipeline to improve performance and quality of experience. The role includes cross-functional collaboration with QA and operations, plus technical leadership through code reviews, mentorship, and documentation. Remote is supported with limited in-person collaboration for key planning moments.
Ideal Candidate
A senior iOS engineer with deep Swift and Apple media framework expertise, including HLS streaming and FairPlay DRM. Strong at performance tuning, cross-functional collaboration, and leading SDK-quality engineering through reviews and documentation.
Project Insights
- Playback reliability benefits from strong instrumentation and clear diagnosis paths
- DRM integration often requires careful handling of edge cases and error states
- Architecture and code review practices directly affect long-term SDK evolution
How to Prepare
- Prepare examples of complex playback bugs and how you identified root cause
- Mention specific optimizations you made to buffering, latency, or error recovery
- Bring a short overview of your SDK architecture approach and maintainability practices
Typical Challenges
- Debugging difficult playback issues across HLS, buffering, and DRM flows
- Balancing performance improvements with stability and maintainability in the SDK
- Ensuring offline playback works reliably across device conditions
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