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Tennis Channel · 2 days ago

Software Development Engineer – iOS & Living Room

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $160K/yr

5+ years exp

Tennis Channel is building the future of digital sports streaming and is seeking a Software Development Engineer (iOS & Living Room) to join their senior engineering team. The role involves designing, building, and scaling hybrid iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS applications, collaborating closely with backend engineers to deliver seamless content experiences for millions of tennis fans.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain hybrid iOS and tvOS applications using React Native and Swift

Implement native integrations for performance-critical features like video playback, analytics, and push notifications

Collaborate with backend engineers to deliver live and on-demand streaming experiences

Work with design and product to ensure consistent user experience across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV

Integrate advanced playback features (DRM, adaptive bitrate streaming, live DVR, ad markers)

Ensure high app performance, stability, and quality through automated testing and monitoring

Contribute to architecture, component design, and developer tooling that support hybrid app scalability

Stay current with Apple and React Native ecosystem improvements

Qualification

React NativeSwiftIOS developmentTvOS developmentVideo streamingREST APIsPerformance optimizationDebugging skillsCollaborationCreativityCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

5+ years of experience building and shipping iOS or tvOS applications

Strong proficiency in React Native and Swift

Deep understanding of UIKit, SwiftUI, AVFoundation, Combine, and concurrency

Familiarity with video streaming (HLS, MPEG-DASH, DRM, offline playback)

Experience consuming REST or GraphQL APIs

Experience building for tvOS or other Living Room platforms

Strong debugging and performance optimization skills

Preferred

Experience integrating React Native with native iOS modules

Familiarity with DRM systems, SSAI, and analytics SDKs

Experience with AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, CloudFront, S3) or similar

Exposure to React Native libraries: Reanimated, React Navigation, Redux, Hermes

Background in sports, entertainment, or media streaming apps

Benefits

Participation in a retirement plan

Life and disability insurance

Health, dental and vision plans

Flexible spending accounts

Sick leave

Vacation time

Personal time

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Company

Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel (www.tennischannel.com), which is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, is the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle.

Founded in 2001

Santa Monica, California, USA

51-200 employees