Senior iOS Video Player Engineer - Remote

Senior iOS Video Player Engineer - Remote

Kake

Senior iOS Video Player Engineers

What you’ll build and own

• Design, build, and maintain live video playback functionality for iOS and tvOS applications.
• Optimize HLS playback using AVPlayer, with a strong focus 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.
• 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.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure playback quality and reliability across devices.
• Contribute to best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across streaming projects.

Core Requirements

• 6+ years of

  iOS development

  experience with deep expertise in

  Swift and Objective-C.

• Proven experience building and maintaining

  video players

  and

  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)

  , ABR logic, and DRM integration.
• Experience using video analytics or

  QoE metrics (e.g., Mux, Conviva)

  to diagnose and improve real-world playback performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-Have

• Background working in

  large-scale sports live streaming environments.

• Experience with

  ad tech

  , especially in live streaming scenarios.
• Comfortable working flexible hours to overlap with distributed teams across different time zones.

Additional

• US Timezone Overlap

  : 6h–7h daily PST

Why Join Kake?

The icing on the Kake:

• 💰 Competitive Pay in USD: Work globally, get paid globally.
• 🌎 Fully Remote: Simply put, we trust you.
• 💜 Better Me Fund: We invest in your personal growth and passions.
• 🎂 Compassion is Badass: Join a community that invests in social good.

Ready for your piece of the Kake? Apply now!

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