IOS Video Player Engineer

5V Video; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A media technology company in the United States is seeking an iOS engineer to develop a state-of-the-art video player. Candidates must have strong expertise in AVPlayer and proven experience with both live and on-demand streaming. This role requires solid troubleshooting skills and a familiarity with video pipeline internals. In addition, implementation of features like DRM and captions will be part of your role. This is a great opportunity for someone passionate about building smooth, reliable video experiences.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on expertise with AVPlayer and AVFoundation.
• Proven background with HLS and adaptive bitrate logic.
• Experience with both Live and VOD streaming.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the native iOS video player using AVPlayer.
• Deliver reliable Live and VOD playback experiences across devices.
• Implement features like DRM, subtitles, casting, and offline playback.

Skills

Expertise with AVPlayer

Experience in Live and VOD streaming

Knowledge of video pipeline internals

Strong troubleshooting skills

Familiarity with media analytics

Tools

AVFoundation

HLS

DASH

Job description

We’re looking for an iOS engineer who knows their way around video - not just playing it, but building smooth, resilient, production-ready streaming experiences. If you’ve spent real time with AVPlayer, understand the quirks of live vs VOD delivery, and enjoy solving problems that only show up at scale, you’ll fit right in.

What You’ll Work On

• Build and maintain our native iOS video player using AVPlayer and related frameworks
• Deliver reliable Live and VOD playback experiences across a range of network conditions and devices
• Implement features like custom UI, DRM, subtitles, casting, analytics hooks, and offline playback
• Troubleshoot playback, buffering, edge cases, and performance issues
• Work closely with backend, product, and QA to ship features quickly and with confidence
• Help shape long-term player architecture and influence best practices across the team

What We’re Looking For

• Strong hands-on expertise with AVPlayer, AVFoundation, and video pipeline internals
• Proven background with HLS (and ideally DASH), adaptive bitrate logic, and modern streaming workflows
• Experience with both Live and VOD streaming, including low-latency scenarios
• Familiarity with DRM (FairPlay), subtitles/captions, ad insertion (SSAI/CSAI), and media analytics
• Comfortable profiling and improving performance - startup time, memory usage, crashes, CPU/GPU load, etc.
• Bonus: Experience with video SDKs, custom renderers, or building players from scratch