Senior Software Development Engineer - Web

JioStar; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

JioStar, located in Bengaluru, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build a world-class platform. You will lead significant technical efforts in web performance and video playback technologies, ensuring an exceptional streaming experience for millions.

This role demands expertise in TypeScript, React, and HTML5 video systems, as well as a passion for crafting innovative solutions. Join us to be part of a leading global media and entertainment company committed to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in modern web development.
• Deep hands-on experience with HTML5 video players and SDKs such as Shaka Player, HLS.js, Video.js, and Dash.js.
• Expert knowledge of HLS and MPEG-DASH protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of complex front-end systems using modern frameworks.
• Optimize web applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Ensure a seamless experience across desktop and mobile platforms.
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and mentor junior/mid-level engineers.
• Integrate player UI with video playback engines.
• Design and integrate analytics frameworks for performance metrics.
• Debug and resolve production issues under pressure.
• Understand and apply web security best practices.

Skills

TypeScript

React/Next.js

CSS-in-JS (styled-components/Tailwind)

HTML5 Video Technologies

Performance Optimization

Web Security Best Practices

CI/CD Pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Rollup

Jest

React Testing Library

Playwright

Job description

Job Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll build a world‑class platform for our customers by solving complex technical problems and building systems that run at scale. You will play a critical role in developing code and solving problems independently while shaping our next‑gen solutions that drive our company's mission forward. We seek candidates with a passion for crafting elegant code and building innovative software solutions.

About the team

Join our Player team to build and optimize world‑class video playback experiences for millions of users on Desktop browsers, Smart TVs (like webOS, Tizen, and VIDAA), Mobile browsers etc. If you’re passionate about streaming technology and delivering smooth, high‑quality playback, join us!

Key responsibilities

• Architecture & Design: Lead the design of complex front‑end systems using modern frameworks (React.js, Next.js, and Typescript preferred) and state management libraries.
• Performance Engineering: Optimize web applications for maximum speed, scalability, and Core Web Vitals. Optimize startup time, rebuffering, memory usage, and rendering performance, PFR, startup time, errors, and engagement.
• Cross Browser: Ensure a seamless experience across desktop browsers, mobile web, and Smart TV web platforms (Tizen, webOS).
• Mentorship: Conduct rigorous code reviews and mentor junior/mid‑level engineers on best practices and design patterns.
• Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers and UX Designers to translate wireframes into high‑quality, reusable components.
• Streaming: Integrate player UI with video playback engines (HTML5, MSE, EME).
• Analytics & QoS: Design and integrate analytics and observability frameworks to track key metrics such as startup time, buffering ratio, rebuffer frequency, bitrate switches/drops, playback failures, and user engagement, enabling data‑driven performance optimization and rollout decisions.
• Triaging Production issues: Ability to debug and resolve production issues under pressure, demonstrating a strong ownership mindset with a bias for performance and reliability, and delivering timely fixes that minimize customer impact.
• Security Compliance: Strong understanding of web security best practices, including XSS prevention, CSP, CORS, secure media playback, and DRM‑related attack vectors.

Skills and attributes for success

• 4+ years of professional experience in modern web development.
• Expert‑level knowledge of TypeScript, React/Next.js, and CSS‑in‑JS (styled‑components/Tailwind).
• Deep hands‑on experience with HTML5 video players and SDKs such as Shaka Player, HLS.js, Video.js, and Dash.js, including customization of UI, buffering logic, error handling, and ABR behavior.
• Protocols: Expert knowledge of HLS and MPEG‑DASH, including manifest structure, segmenting, DRM, and adaptive bitrate.
• Hands‑on experience with modern build systems (Webpack, Vite, Rollup), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing (Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright), ensuring high‑quality A/B experiments and production‑ready releases.

Preferred education and experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 4+ years of Web development experience.

About JioStar

Perched at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, JioStar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.

JioStar is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.