Senior iOS Engineer - Video & Media, Consumer Experience

Aqilea (formerly Soltia); United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting company is seeking a Senior Mobile Video Playback Engineer to join their innovative team. This remote position offers the chance to craft cutting-edge mobile video experiences while ensuring optimal performance in challenging conditions. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in video playback technologies, excellent problem-solving skills, and a passion for leading tech projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in video playback technologies.
• Experience with streaming services or music apps valued.
• Technical leader skilled in coding and guiding teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance mobile video playback solutions.
• Take technical ownership across the video playback experience.
• Collaborate across teams to define and optimize playback strategy.

Skills

Swift

Kotlin

C++

Video Playback Technologies

Streaming Protocols

Video Codecs

Media Container Formats

Tools

AVFoundation

VideoToolbox

CMSampleBuffer

AVSampleBufferRenderSynchronizer

Job description

About the job Senior iOS Engineer - Video & Media, Consumer Experience

Company Description

We are a consulting company with a bunch of technology-interested and happy people!

We love technology, we love design and we love quality. Our diversity makes us unique and creates an inclusive and welcoming workplace where each individual is highly valued.

With us, each individual is her/himself and respects others for who they are and we believe that when a fantastic mix of people gather and share their knowledge, experiences and ideas, we can help our customers on a completely different level.

We are looking for you who is immediate joiner and want to grow with us!

With us, you have great opportunities to take real steps in your career and the opportunity to take great responsibility.

About the Role

Join a passionate, world-class team dedicated to building the next generation of mobile video experiences. We're crafting a seamless, high-performance video playback experience optimized for low-bandwidth conditions and mobile environments. As a Senior Mobile Video Playback Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping our video architecture and bringing it to life with scalable, efficient code and strategic technical leadership.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance mobile video playback solutions using Swift, Kotlin, and C++.
• Take technical ownership of the mobile video experience, from architecture to implementation, ensuring optimal playback quality in challenging network conditions.
• Utilize lower-level frameworks such as AVFoundation, VideoToolbox, or platform-equivalent technologies to achieve precise frame-level control and synchronization.
• Collaborate across teams to define video playback strategy, troubleshoot issues, and drive new capabilities.
• Write clear and concise documentation, and present your work to peers, stakeholders, and technical leadership.
• Continuously push for low complexity and high-performance designs that scale.

Who You Are

• A senior-level engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in video playback technologies.
• Experience in music streaming services, digital music platforms, streaming services, or music apps is highly valued as we continue to innovate in how listeners discover and engage with audio content.
• Deeply familiar with the end-to-end video pipeline: ingestion, encoding, decoding, delivery, and rendering.
• Experience working with CMSampleBuffer,AVSampleBufferDisplayLayer,AVSampleBufferRenderSynchronizer, or similar technologies on other platforms.
• Experience with Apple's VideoToolbox or equivalent low-level media frameworks.
• Proven ability to work at the frame level to ensure precision playback control.
• Strong understanding of streaming protocols, video codecs, and media container formats.
• A technical leader who loves to code and guide teams through strategy and execution.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Bonus: C++ proficiency is a strong plus.

Start: Immediate
Location: Remote
Form of employment: Full-time until further notice, we apply 6 months probationary employment.

We interview candidates on an ongoing basis, do not wait to submit your application.