Senior Software Engineer, Video Playback

• Experience: 5 to 10 years in software engineering with a strong consumer product delivery record

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana (Work From Office)

• Employment type: Full Time, Permanent

• Compensation: INR 30 to 45 LPA

• Industry: OTT, video streaming, connected TV and digital media

• Notice period: Immediate to 60 days preferred

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• Design and implement connected and living room device solutions that improve network handling, ABR algorithms and playback resiliency using ExoPlayer, Shaka and related technologies

• Optimise playback performance, startup time, buffering behaviour and video quality across a wide range of connected and living room devices

• Collaborate with frontend and platform teams so WebView UI and native playback components interact cleanly

• Work with streaming protocols including HLS and DASH, and with DRM

• Debug and resolve complex playback issues across diverse device ecosystems and partner implementations

• Partner with subject matter experts and video specialists on playback architecture decisions

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REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Professional software engineering experience with a strong delivery track record on consumer facing applications

• Strong expertise in frontend engineering with HTML5, JavaScript and TypeScript

• Hands on experience with ExoPlayer, MediaCodec and DRM technologies such as Widevine

• Experience with hybrid applications combining native Android components and HTML5 or WebView based UIs

• Familiarity with integrating JavaScript interfaces or bridging mechanisms between WebView and native

• Working knowledge of HLS and DASH streaming protocols

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PREFERRED / BONUS SKILLS

• Shaka Player or other JavaScript player frameworks