Software Development Engineer II - Android

Key responsibilities:

• Build & maintain our Android video player using ExoPlayer.
• Optimize adaptive streaming, DRM, offline playback & error handling.
• Work with cross-platform teams on media APIs, analytics, and QoE improvements.
• Debugging, performance tuning & QA mindset.
• Optimize playback start time (latency), minimize buffering, and manage memory usage to prevent ANRs (Application Not Responding).
• Leverage MediaCodec APIs to ensure efficient hardware-accelerated decoding and reduce battery consumption.
• Resolve device-specific playback issues across different OEMs (Samsung, Pixel, OnePlus, etc.) and chipset architectures.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Strong knowledge of ExoPlayer/Android Media APIs
• Experience with HLS/DASH, DRM (Widevine), ABR streaming
• Exposure to live streaming, CMCD, QoE, or VR/360 playbackGood to have OTT/Streaming experience
• 2-4 years of experience in Kotlin (preferred), with a deep understanding of the Android SDK and LifeCycles.
• Good experience with ExoPlayer / Media3.
• Knowledge of PlayerView, MediaSource, and TrackSelector.
• Deep knowledge of DASH, HLS, and Low-Latency HLS.
• Experience implementing Widevine (Modular) and managing secure key exchanges.
• Proficiency in using SurfaceView vs. TextureView for video rendering and handling aspect ratio transformations.

Preferred education and experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 2-4 years of Android dev (Kotlin/Java).