Senior Video Player Engineer — Remote (Web/CTV)

Kake; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 447,000 - 671,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay in USD

Fully Remote

Better Me Fund

Compassion is Badass

Job summary

Kake, a remote-first company, is seeking a video playback engineer to design, implement, and own video player features across web and Connected TV platforms. You will optimize streaming QoE with Bitmovin, JW Player, HLS.js, and Shaka, and diagnose live playback issues across devices.

This role requires independent work in a fast-paced, global team, strong English communication, and a passion for reliable, high-quality playback across devices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building and maintaining video players for web and Connected TV.
• Experience with Bitmovin, JW Player, HLS.js, or Shaka for live streaming.
• Debug and optimize playback performance including rebuffering, startup time and stability.
• English communication skills; ability to work remotely in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement video player features across web and Connected TV platforms.
• 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 challenges.
• Analyze player performance and QoE metrics to diagnose issues and improve 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 playback integrations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver software using agile methodologies.
• Provide clear technical specifications and documentation for playback features.

Skills

Video players

Live streaming

Playback performance debugging

ABR logic

DRM integration

English communication

Remote work independently

Tools

Bitmovin

JW Player

HLS.js

Shaka

React Native

Node.js

Job description

Kake, a remote-first company, is seeking a video playback engineer to design, implement, and own video player features across web and Connected TV platforms. You will optimize streaming QoE with Bitmovin, JW Player, HLS.js, and Shaka, and diagnose live playback issues across devices.

This role requires independent work in a fast-paced, global team, strong English communication, and a passion for reliable, high-quality playback across devices.