Kake · 1 month ago
Senior iOS Engineer (Video Player)
Scottsdale, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expKake is a remote-first company providing top-tier engineering talent to innovative companies. They are seeking a Senior iOS Video Player Engineer to design, build, and optimize advanced video player features across Apple platforms, ensuring a seamless user experience for millions of viewers.
Hiring Manager
Giovanna Guido
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and optimize video player components for iOS and tvOS applications (Apple TV, iPad, iPhone)
Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues, rebuffering events, and playback stability across devices
Implement and fine-tune HLS playback using AVPlayer and related Apple media frameworks
Collaborate with engineering, backend, and product teams to enhance playback quality, scalability, and maintainability
Integrate and manage third-party SDKs (analytics, DRM, ad tech, or QoE monitoring)
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, performance monitoring, and release processes
Stay up-to-date with emerging video streaming technologies and best practices for playback optimization
Qualification
Required
8+ years of iOS development experience with deep expertise in Swift and Objective-C
Proven experience building and maintaining video players or playback components for iOS/tvOS
Strong hands-on experience with HLS and AVPlayer, including tuning and troubleshooting playback behavior
Demonstrated ability to debug and optimize performance, including rebuffering, memory usage, and playback start time
Familiarity with video streaming protocols, ABR logic, and DRM integration
Strong understanding of iOS app architectures (MVVM, Clean Architecture) and CI/CD pipelines
Excellent collaboration and communication skills across engineering, design, and product teams
Preferred
Experience with video QoE analytics platforms (e.g., Mux, Conviva, Youbora)
Background in OTT or streaming media applications
Familiarity with Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and tvOS design patterns
Experience integrating ad tech or analytics SDKs into media players
Benefits
Fully Remote
Better Me Fund
Compassion is Badass
Company
Kake
Life is Better with Kake! Kake offers premier teams of software engineers to support some of the world's most prominent and innovative brands.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jake Foley
CEO & Founder
Luke Foley
COO
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