Senior Android Video Playback Engineer (Remote)

Kake; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 121,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay in USD

Fully Remote

Better Me Fund

Compassion is Badass

Job summary

Kake is a remote-first company building world-class Android video playback experiences for live streaming. You will own design, development, and optimization of Android video players across devices, with deep work on ExoPlayer, ABR, and dynamic manifests in a high-scale environment.

The role emphasizes end-to-end playback reliability, QoE metrics, and collaboration with global teams. Excellent English and autonomous remote work are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Android development experience.
• Strong Kotlin and Java proficiency.
• Proven track record building video players for Android/Android TV.
• Deep knowledge of ExoPlayer and live streaming optimization.
• Familiarity with DASH and HLS protocols and ABR workflows.
• Experience with QoE metrics (e.g., Conviva, Mux).
• Excellent English communication and remote-work abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize Android video player frameworks and SDKs for live streaming.
• Customize ExoPlayer components, ABR logic, and player builders to improve playback performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex playback issues in live streaming environments (buffering, latency).
• Work with dynamic manifests (MPD/M3U8) and adaptive bitrate logic to ensure smooth playback.
• Integrate ad technologies (IMA, DAI, SSAI) within the player framework.
• Leverage QoE analytics to diagnose issues and improve playback.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain playback quality across devices.
• Contribute to best practices and streaming project improvements.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Java

ExoPlayer

Live streaming

ABR

DASH

HLS

QoE metrics

Jetpack Compose

Coroutines

Flows

Tools

ExoPlayer

Job description

Kake is a remote-first company building world-class Android video playback experiences for live streaming. You will own design, development, and optimization of Android video players across devices, with deep work on ExoPlayer, ABR, and dynamic manifests in a high-scale environment.

The role emphasizes end-to-end playback reliability, QoE metrics, and collaboration with global teams. Excellent English and autonomous remote work are essential.