Senior Software Engineer- Apple SDK- Player

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain the Apple Player SDK for iOS, tvOS, and other Apple platforms.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineering teams, to enhance the video playback experience.
• Optimize streaming performance, ensuring low latency, high quality, and smooth playback.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to media streaming, buffering, and DRM.
• Ensure code quality through unit testing, integration testing, and code reviews.
• Stay up to date with Apples latest technologies and industry best practices to enhance the SDK.
• Work across teams and disciplines to explore and document technical solutions that evaluate technical tradeoffs using the latest streaming media technologies and video capabilities.

What to Bring:

• 5+ years of software development experience, with a strong focus on iOS and tvOS development.
• Proficiency in Swift and UIKit with experience in performance optimization.
• A bachelors degree in Computer Science , Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues in a production environment.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with large-scale application architecture, design, scalability, testability, implementation and performance tuning.
• Experience with key design and architectural patterns such as MVVM, MVP and SOLID principles.
• Ability to provide periodic on-call support for critical emergent customer-facing issues in production .
• Mentor junior engineers, overseeing their designs, code quality and integration into a team.

The Nice to Have

• Deep understanding of AVFoundation , HLS (HTTP Live Streaming), and video streaming protocols.
• Experience with DRM technologies ( FairPlay , Widevine , PlayReady) is a plus.
• Previous experience with video streaming products including working with video playback on iOS or tvOS apps.
• At least one year of experience in a tech leadership role.
• User interface development with SwiftUI .
• Familiarity with video analytics and telemetry.