Senior Software Engineer – Player

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer – Player in Brazil.

In this role, you will help build and evolve the core video playback infrastructure powering a global streaming platform used by millions of users worldwide. You will work on high-performance client-side media systems that directly shape the quality, reliability, and smoothness of streaming experiences across mobile, TV, and web. The environment is highly collaborative, distributed, and product-driven, involving close interaction with engineers, UX designers, and product teams across multiple time zones. You will tackle complex technical challenges in media delivery, performance optimization, and cross-platform playback consistency. This is a hands-on engineering role where deep technical expertise meets real-world impact at massive scale. The team values autonomy, ownership, and high engineering standards in everything they build.

• Build, maintain, and optimize client-side video playback components across multiple platforms
• Develop and enhance streaming features to improve user experience and playback performance
• Collaborate with frontend, backend, mobile, and UX teams on architecture and system design decisions
• Work on React Native applications across mobile, TV, and web environments
• Contribute to native playback foundations using technologies such as ExoPlayer, AVFoundation, and FFmpeg
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and engineering quality initiatives
• Troubleshoot complex playback issues and take ownership of end-to-end technical solutions
• Contribute to engineering best practices, scalability improvements, and system reliability

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience with video playback technologies such as FFmpeg, ExoPlayer, MediaCodec, or similar
• Experience building applications for platforms such as Android, iOS, tvOS, macOS, or Roku
• Solid understanding of streaming protocols such as HLS and DASH
• Ability to work with complex, large-scale systems and quickly understand existing codebases
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in distributed, remote environments
• Ownership mindset with a focus on product quality and user experience
• Experience with React Native or React is a plus
• Knowledge of Kotlin, Java, or C++ is a plus
• Previous experience in streaming media or video platforms is highly valued

Benefits:

• Fully remote work with an international distributed team
• Competitive annual compensation (USD 100K–160K depending on experience)
• Opportunity to work on a global-scale streaming product used by millions
• High-impact engineering role with strong technical ownership
• Flexible collaboration model with global team alignment hours
• Periodic in-person offsites with the international team
• Strong culture of autonomy, innovation, and engineering excellence
• Exposure to modern streaming and media technologies at scale