Senior iOS Video Player Engineer (Remote) — Live Streaming

Kake

Manila

Remote

PHP 8,794,000 - 11,935,000

Full time

10 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote
Competitive pay in USD
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Job summary

Kake, a remote-first company with a global community of senior engineers, seeks a Senior iOS Video Player Engineer to own live playback for iOS and tvOS. Design, build, and optimize streaming components, focusing on startup time and latency, in a fast-paced, distributed environment.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years of iOS development (Swift/Objective-C) and hands-on experience with HLS, AVPlayer, and real-time performance tuning.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of iOS development experience with strong Swift and Objective-C.
  • Experience building video players and live playback on iOS/tvOS.
  • Deep knowledge of HLS and AVPlayer, with tuning for live streaming.
  • Ability to debug and optimize playback performance, including startup time and rebuffering.
  • Familiarity with video streaming protocols, latency concepts, and DRM integration.
  • Experience using video analytics/QoE metrics to diagnose and improve playback.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
  • Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain live video playback functionality for iOS and tvOS apps.
  • Optimize startup time, buffering, latency, and playback stability for live streams.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex playback issues in live streaming environments.
  • Tune playback performance at scale to ensure high-quality viewing experiences.
  • Use video analytics to diagnose issues and improve QoE.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure playback quality across devices.
  • Contribute to best practices and continuous improvement across streaming projects.

Skills

iOS development
Swift
Objective-C
HLS
AVPlayer
Live playback
Video analytics
English communication
Remote work

Tools

Mux
Conviva

Job description

Kake, a remote-first company with a global community of senior engineers, seeks a Senior iOS Video Player Engineer to own live playback for iOS and tvOS. Design, build, and optimize streaming components, focusing on startup time and latency, in a fast-paced, distributed environment.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years of iOS development (Swift/Objective-C) and hands-on experience with HLS, AVPlayer, and real-time performance tuning.

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