Principal Software Engineer

5V Video; España; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

5V Video in Romblon, España is looking for talented developers to join its team focused on building and optimising video playback experiences for OTT and connected TV platforms. Your role will involve deep collaboration, ensuring production-grade systems are delivered to millions of viewers globally.

Ideal candidates will have strong experience in video playback applications, along with skills in Shaka Player and a good grasp of OTT technologies. Be part of a fast-paced environment driving innovations in video delivery!

Qualifications

• Strong experience building video playback or streaming applications.
• Hands-on experience with Shaka Player or similar playback frameworks.
• Good understanding of OTT streaming technologies and DRM.
• Experience debugging playback issues in production environments.
• Comfortable working in fast-moving product teams.

Responsibilities

• Building and optimising video playback experiences across OTT / CTV platforms.
• Integrating DRM technologies including Widevine, PlayReady, and FairPlay.
• Shipping production-grade playback systems used by real viewers daily.

Skills

Video playback experience

Shaka Player or similar frameworks

OTT streaming technologies

Debugging playback issues

Collaboration in fast-moving teams

Job description

Very few actually deliver reliable playback when millions of users hit play at the same time.

• Leading streaming / connected TV platform
• Real ownership across playback architecture and performance
• Solving complex video delivery challenges at production scale

You’ll be joining a high-scale streaming environment building next-generation playback experiences across OTT, Smart TV, and connected devices used by millions of viewers globally.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Building and optimising video playback experiences across OTT / CTV platforms
• Working deeply with Shaka Player, hls.js, dash.js and modern playback tooling
• Improving playback reliability, startup time, buffering, and QoE metrics
• Integrating DRM technologies including Widevine, PlayReady, and FairPlay
• Collaborating closely with platform, player, and streaming teams
• Shipping production-grade playback systems used by real viewers daily
• Shaka Player
• HLS / MPEG-DASH
• OTT / Connected TV platforms

What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience building video playback or streaming applications
• Hands‑on experience with Shaka Player or similar playback frameworks
• Good understanding of OTT streaming technologies and DRM
• Experience debugging playback issues in production environments
• Comfortable working in fast‑moving product teams

Ideal Profiles

• OTT / CTV Frontend Developers
• Engineers from high-scale media or streaming platforms