Senior Web & Video Player Engineer - Remote Streaming

Kake; Kraków; Remote; PLN 447,000 - 670,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive USD pay

Fully remote

Better Me Fund

Compassion is Badass

Job summary

Kake is a remote-first company seeking a Senior Web & Video Player Engineer to own end-to-end playback quality across web and Connected TV platforms. You’ll design, build, and optimize video player features, work with Bitmovin, JW Player, HLS.js and Shaka, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to ship reliable streaming experiences that delight users.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of web development, deep expertise in JavaScript and live playback concepts, and comfort working in a

Qualifications

• 7+ years of web development experience with deep expertise in JavaScript and web video playback.
• 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 troubleshooting live playback.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Web development

Video playback

JavaScript

CTV platforms

Tools

Bitmovin

JW Player

HLS.js

Shaka

Job description

Kake is a remote-first company seeking a Senior Web & Video Player Engineer to own end-to-end playback quality across web and Connected TV platforms. You’ll design, build, and optimize video player features, work with Bitmovin, JW Player, HLS.js and Shaka, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to ship reliable streaming experiences that delight users.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of web development, deep expertise in JavaScript and live playback concepts, and comfort working in a