Senior TV Playback Engineer (C++/Rust) — Video Systems

Spotify AB; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive learning opportunities

Flexible share incentives

Global parental leave

Employee assistance program

Flexible public holidays

Job summary

Spotify AB is seeking a C++ engineer for their Native Playback team, crucial for optimizing the audio and video playback experience on TV devices. The role, based in London or Stockholm, offers the flexibility to work from home with some in-person collaboration expected.

Key responsibilities include designing and evolving the playback integration layer, debugging performance issues, and collaborating across teams. Candidates should have strong experience in C++, ideally in media, and a solid understanding of video playback fundamentals.

Benefits include extensive learning opportunities, flexible share incentives, generous parental leave, and an employee assistance program.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building low-level systems in C++, ideally in media domains.
• Hands-on experience with native playback frameworks.
• Deep understanding of video playback fundamentals including codecs and adaptive bitrate.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the C++ integration layer for audio and video playback.
• Debug complex performance and reliability issues in playback.
• Collaborate with platform teams to ensure shared APIs work effectively.

Skills

C++ programming

Experience with video playback systems

Understanding of A/V synchronization

Debugging performance issues

Tools

Rust runtime

AVPlayer

ExoPlayer

Job description

Spotify AB is seeking a C++ engineer for their Native Playback team, crucial for optimizing the audio and video playback experience on TV devices. The role, based in London or Stockholm, offers the flexibility to work from home with some in-person collaboration expected.

Key responsibilities include designing and evolving the playback integration layer, debugging performance issues, and collaborating across teams. Candidates should have strong experience in C++, ideally in media, and a solid understanding of video playback fundamentals.

Benefits include extensive learning opportunities, flexible share incentives, generous parental leave, and an employee assistance program.