Software Developer II - Web Video & Lightning JS

Role Overview: As a Web Player SDK Developer, your primary responsibility will be to design, develop, and maintain components of the Web Player SDK using TypeScript, CSS, JavaScript, and Lightning JS. You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to enhance video playback experiences and optimize streaming performance. Troubleshooting issues related to media streaming, buffering, and DRM will also be part of your role. Ensuring high code quality through unit/integration tests and code reviews, and staying current with web video technologies and the Lightning JS framework will be essential. Additionally, you will explore and document cross-team technical solutions considering various factors. Key Responsibilities: - Design, develop, and maintain components of the Web Player SDK using TypeScript, CSS, JavaScript, and Lightning JS. - Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to enhance video playback experiences. - Optimize streaming performance, ensuring low latency and high-quality playback using web video APIs and Lightning JS media players. - Troubleshoot issues related to media streaming, buffering, and DRM. - Ensure high code quality through unit/integration tests and code reviews. - Stay current with web video technologies and the Lightning JS framework. - Explore and document cross-team technical solutions, considering performance tradeoffs, browser/device compatibility, and Lightning JS capabilities. Qualifications Required: - 3+ years of experience in web development with a focus on TypeScript and JavaScript. - Strong proficiency in CSS, modern JS (ES6+), and web video APIs (HTML5, MSE, EME). - Hands-on experience with streaming protocols like HLS and DASH. - Familiarity with build tools (e.g., Webpack, Parcel), CI/CD, automated testing (Jest, Cypress), and Agile development. - Solid problem-solving and debugging capabilities, especially for video/web platforms. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. - Knowledge of state management (Redux, Zustand, Context API). - Experience handling on-call support for customer-facing web/TV issues. - Ability to mentor junior engineers in TypeScript, JavaScript, and web dev best practices. - Exposure to web-based telemetry and video analytics.,