Software Engineer (Video Player) (Rust)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Video Player) (Rust/JavaScript): Building and hardening a high-performance video player for sports fans with an accent on playback performance, rendering, and broadcast augmentation. Focus on developing browser-based playback systems, optimizing latency, and building content augmentation tools.

Location: Hybrid in Medellín, Colombia

Company

hirify.global enables a new era of sports for fans worldwide, delivering immersive, interactive, and personalised experiences through next-gen technology and live data.

What you will do

• Build, maintain, and harden the video player to ensure optimal viewer experience.
• Focus on playback performance, rendering, and system integrations.
• Contribute to the development of broadcast augmentation features.
• Develop internal tools used by the content team.
• Expand impact into the video processing pipeline and augmentation engines over time.

Requirements

• Experience with lower-level software development.
• Experience with browser-based video, including streaming, timing, latency, or encrypted playback.
• Experience with three-dimensional or games graphics within the browser.
• Must be based in or able to work from Medellín, Colombia (Hybrid)

Nice to have

• Experience with streaming or transcoding.
• Background in sports graphics.
• Experience with automated quality assurance for media content.

Culture & Benefits

• Office-first culture that maximizes opportunities to collaborate, connect, and learn.
• Flexible hybrid working models depending on role and location.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive range of benefits.
• Strong commitment to employee wellbeing and professional career growth.
• Inclusive working environment focused on belonging and driving change.