Software Development Engineer II Web

Job Summary:

As a Software Development Engineer II youll build a world-class platform for our customers by solving complex technical problems and building systems that run at scale. You will play a critical role in developing code and solving problems independently while shaping our next-gen solutions that drive our companys mission forward. We seek candidates with a passion for crafting elegant code and building innovative software solutions.



Key responsibilities:

• Architecture & Design: Lead the design of complex front-end systems using modern frameworks ( and Typescript preferred) and state management libraries.
• Performance Engineering: Optimize web applications for maximum speed scalability and Core Web Vitals. Optimize startup time rebuffering memory usage and rendering performancePFR startup time errors and engagement.
• Cross Browser: Ensure a seamless experience across desktop browsers mobile web and Smart TV web platforms (Tizen webOS).
• Mentorship: Conduct rigorous code reviews and mentor junior/mid-level engineers on best practices and design patterns.
• Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers and UX Designers to translate wireframes into high-quality reusable components.
• Streaming: Integrate player UI with video playback engines (HTML5 MSE EME).
• Analytics & QoS: Design and integrate analytics and observability frameworks to track key metrics such as startup time buffering ratio rebuffer frequency bitrate switches/drops playback failures and user engagement enabling data-driven performance optimization and rollout decisions.
• Triaging Production issues: Ability to debug and resolve production issues under pressure demonstrating a strong ownership mindset with a bias for performance and reliability and delivering timely fixes that minimize customer impact.
• Security Compliance: Strong understanding of web security best practices including XSS prevention CSP CORS secure media playback and DRM-related attack vectors.

Skills and attributes for success:

• 2-4 years of professional experience in modern web development.
• Expert-level knowledge of TypeScript React/ and CSS-in-JS (styled-components/Tailwind).
• Deep hands-on experience with HTML5 video players and SDKs such as Shaka Player and including customization of UI buffering logic error handling and ABR behavior.
• Protocols: Expert knowledge of HLS and MPEG-DASH including manifest structure segmenting DRM and adaptive bitrate.
• Hands-on experience with modern build systems (Webpack Vite Rollup) CI/CD pipelines and automated testing (Jest React Testing Library Playwright) ensuring high-quality A/B experiments and production-ready releases.

Preferred education and experience:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 2-4 years of Web development experience.