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Senior Software Engineer (Android)

Bengaluru,BangaloreFull Timesenior

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Job Summary: As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll build a world-class platform for our customers by solving complex technical problems and building systems which run at scale.

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Job Summary: As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll build a world-class platform for our customers by solving complex technical problems and building systems which run at scale. You will play a critical role in developing code, and solve problems independently while shaping our next-gen solutions that drive our company's mission forward. We seek candidates with a passion for crafting elegant code and building innovative software solutions.

About the team: Join our Player Team to build and optimize video playback for millions of users on our Android platform. If you’re passionate about ExoPlayer, streaming tech, and creating a smooth user experience.

Build & maintain our Android video player using ExoPlayer.

Optimize adaptive streaming, DRM, offline playback & error handling.Work with cross-platform teams on media APIs, analytics, and QoE improvements.

Debugging, performance tuning & QA mindset.

Optimize playback start time (latency), minimize buffering, and manage memory usage to prevent ANRs (Application Not Responding).

Leverage MediaCodec APIs to ensure efficient hardware-accelerated decoding and reduce battery consumption.

Resolve device-specific playback issues across different OEMs (Samsung, Pixel, OnePlus, etc.) and chipset architectures.

Strong knowledge of ExoPlayer/Android Media APIs

Experience with HLS/DASH, DRM (Widevine), ABR streaming

Exposure to live streaming, CMCD, QoE, or VR/360 playback

Good to have OTT/Streaming experience

4+ years of experience in Kotlin (preferred), with a deep understanding of the Android SDK and LifeCycles.

Good experience with ExoPlayer / Media3. Knowledge of PlayerView, MediaSource, and TrackSelector.