Senior Software Engineer- iOS OTT- Mandatory Player Team- Bangalore
Senior Software Engineer- iOS OTT- Mandatory Player Team- Bangalore
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Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are
When we say the stuff dreams are made of were not just referring to the world of wizards dragons and superheroes or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBDs vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands are the storytellers bringing our characters to life the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating whats next
From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers across the globe WBD offers career defining opportunities thoughtfully curated benefits and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported here you are celebrated here you can thrive.
Senior Software Engineer iOS (OTT Mandatory) Player Team Bangalore
About Warner Bros. Discovery:
Warner Bros. Discovery a premier global media and entertainment company offers audiences the worlds most differentiated and complete portfolio of content brands and franchises across television film streaming and gaming. The new company combines Warner Medias premium entertainment sports and news assets with Discoverys leading nonfiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer to join our Apple Player SDK Team. This team is responsible for developing and optimizing video playback experiences across Apple platforms ensuring highquality seamless streaming experiences for millions of users worldwide including on our flagship streaming service Max. You will work with a growing team of talented engineers across the globe dedicated to innovation in streaming technology.
As a Senior Software Development Engineer you will work with a team of engineers to deliver new video playback related features across the WBD streaming app suite. You will be expected to ensure these features are delivered on time and meet the highquality standards we have within our teams. You will work closely with other engineers and your manager to plan future sprints for new features and bug fixes.
To be successful in this position you should have a strong understanding of iOS and tvOS development. You have demonstrated the ability to use common industry tools for software development including IDEs build and continuous integration source code control management and code review tools. You can build and deliver highquality software working within a professional team environment. You can provide technical documentation describing your contributions and contribute to your teams best practices. You will have access to experienced engineers in the streaming space as mentors as well as be a mentor and strong technical resource to those around you.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Design develop and maintain the Apple Player SDK for iOS tvOS and other Apple platforms.
Collaborate with crossfunctional teams including product managers designers and other engineering teams to enhance the video playback experience.
Optimize streaming performance ensuring low latency high quality and smooth playback.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to media streaming buffering and DRM.
Ensure code quality through unit testing integration testing and code reviews.
Stay up to date with Apples latest technologies and industry best practices to enhance the SDK.
Work across teams and disciplines to explore and document technical solutions that evaluate technical tradeoffs using the latest streaming media technologies and video capabilities.
What to Bring:
5 8 years of software development experience with a strong focus on iOS and tvOS development.(OTT is mandatory)
Proficiency in Swift and UIKit with experience in performance optimization.
A bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent work experience.
Strong problemsolving skills and ability to debug complex issues in a production environment.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines automated testing and Agile development methodologies.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a fastpaced environment.
Experience with largescale application architecture design scalability testability implementation and performance tuning.
Experience with key design and architectural patterns such as MVVM MVP and SOLID principles.
Ability to provide periodic oncall support for critical emergent customerfacing issues in production.
Mentor junior engineers overseeing their designs code quality and integration into a team.
The Nice to Have
Deep understanding of AVFoundation HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) and video streaming protocols.
Experience with DRM technologies FairPlay Widevine PlayReady) is a plus.
Previous experience with video streaming products including working with video playback on iOS or tvOS apps.
At least one year of experience in a tech leadership role.
User interface development with SwiftUI.
Familiarity with video analytics and telemetry.
We Offer:
A Great Place to work
Equal opportunity employer
Fast track growth opportunities
How We Get Things Done
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit regardless of sex gender identity ethnicity age sexual orientation religion or belief marital status pregnancy parenthood disability or any other category protected by law.If youre a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
