Sr. Software Engineer, Android (Video Player SDK)

TL;DR

Sr. Software Engineer, Android (Video Player SDK): Design, build, and maintain Android video playback technologies, with an accent on Video Player SDK ownership and scalable cross-platform playback architecture. Focus on implementing and optimizing streaming, buffering, DRM, offline playback, and diagnosing playback issues across the video pipeline.

Company

hirify.global is an industry-changing media and entertainment business with brands including Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain an Android Video Player SDK using Kotlin, Java, and Android media frameworks.
• Lead and contribute to scalable architecture for cross-platform video playback solutions.
• Implement and optimize streaming, buffering, DRM, offline playback, and performance-related video features.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and operations to reproduce, diagnose, and resolve playback issues across the video pipeline.
• Write clean, performant, maintainable code and strengthen engineering practices via code reviews and documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship while staying current with Android and streaming media best practices.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional Android development experience with strong proficiency in Kotlin and/or Java.
• Experience with Media3 and/or ExoPlayer, including DASH and/or HLS streaming and Widevine DRM.
• Strong understanding of video playback concepts, streaming protocols, buffering, bitrate adaptation, device-specific behavior, and performance optimization.
• Experience building reliable, reusable platform components or SDKs.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, QA, and operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote role with periodic in-person collaboration opportunities (~10%) based on business needs.
• Collaborative, product-focused engineering environment with meaningful technical impact.
• Emphasis on reliable, maintainable code, clear communication, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
• Mentorship and room to grow while staying current with evolving Android and streaming technologies.

Hiring process

• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at a hirify.global location prior to a hiring decision.
• Interviews evaluate technical fit and ability to deliver reliable streaming playback solutions.