Senior Web & Video Player Engineer - Remote

Kake; Pune District; On-site; INR 11,472,000 - 17,208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive USD pay

Fully remote

Better Me Fund

Social good culture

Job summary

Kake is a remote-first company building world-class video experiences. We seek a senior engineer to own video playback features across web and Connected TV, collaborating with global teams.

You’ll work with Bitmovin/JW Player/HLS.js/Shaka, optimize live streaming, latency, and rebuffering, and contribute to ABR and DRM integrations while writing clear documentation and tests.

Join a fast-paced, remote environment with flexible hours and a strong commitment to growth and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience building video players for web and Connected TV.
• Experience with live streaming, latency, and rebuffering issues.
• Familiarity with ABR, DRM, and QoE metrics.
• Excellent English communication and autonomous work in remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement video player features across web and CTV.
• Tune and troubleshoot live playback, startup time and rebuffering.
• Analyze QoE metrics and optimize playback quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using agile methods.
• Provide technical specs and documentation for playback features.

Skills

Video player development

Live streaming

React Native for CTV

English communication

Independent remote work

Tools

Bitmovin

JW Player

HLS.js

Shaka

Node.js

Job description

Kake is a remote-first company and a people-first global community of senior engineers. Kake engineers are behind some of the world’s most innovative products (Brands you’ve heard!), from Fortune 500 to fast-growing companies. We believe it’s not where your table is, but what you bring to the table that matters. Our community spans 45,000+ engineers across 55+ countries; join a culture where great people stay, grow, and thrive (and love eating kake!).

What you’ll build and own

• Design, architect, and implement video player features across web and Connected TV platforms (e.g., Chromecast, Xbox, Samsung Tizen, LG, Vizio, Comcast boxes).
• Build and optimize video player components using frameworks such as Bitmovin, JW Player, HLS.js, or Shaka.
• Troubleshoot and resolve playback issues, including rebuffering, latency, and live streaming-specific challenges.
• Analyze player performance and QoE metrics to diagnose issues and improve real-world playback quality.
• Contribute to player implementations using React Native for CTV and multi-device environments.
• Write automated unit or end-to-end tests and consume RESTful APIs to support reliable playback integrations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver software using agile methodologies.
• Provide clear technical specifications and documentation for playback features.

Core Requirements

• Proven experience building and maintaining video players and live playback components for web and Connected TV platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with streaming frameworks such as Bitmovin, JW Player, HLS.js, or Shaka, 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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-Have

• Knowledge of video QoE metrics, ABR algorithms, and analytics platforms such as Conviva or Segment.
• Familiarity with Kepler or VegaOS development environments.
• Familiarity with Node.js or backend services integration.
• Background working in large-scale sports live streaming environments.
• Comfortable working flexible hours to overlap with distributed teams across different time zones.

Additional

• US Timezone Overlap: 5h-6h 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.

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