Kake is hiring : Senior iOS Engineer (Video Player) in Tempe

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About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior iOS Video Player Engineer with deep hands‑on experience in video playback to design, build, and optimize advanced video player features across Apple TV, iPad, and iPhone platforms.

This role is highly technical and collaborative — you’ll work with backend, product, and video infrastructure teams to deliver best‑in‑class playback performance for millions of viewers. You’ll be responsible for building and troubleshooting video player functionality , improving playback performance, and ensuring a seamless user experience across devices.

If you love solving complex playback challenges — things like HLS tuning, rebuffering, startup performance, and AVPlayer optimization — this role is for you.

Key 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.

Core Requirements

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Why Join Kake

Kake is a remote‑first company with a global community — built on the belief that it’s not where your table is, but what you bring to the table that matters. We provide top‑tier engineering talent to power some of the world’s most innovative companies, and we’ve built a culture where great people stay, grow, and thrive.

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