Senior iOS Engineer

Job Description

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance mobile video playback solutions using Swift, Kotlin, and C++ . Take technical ownership of the mobile video experience, from architecture to implementation, ensuring optimal playback quality in challenging network conditions. Utilize lower-level frameworks such as AVFoundation , VideoToolbox , or platform-equivalent technologies to achieve precise frame-level control and synchronization. Collaborate across teams to define video playback strategy, troubleshoot issues, and drive new capabilities. Write clear and concise documentation, and present your work to peers, stakeholders, and technical leadership. Continuously push for low complexity and high-performance designs that scale. Who You Are A senior-level engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in video playback technologies. Experience in music streaming services , digital music platforms , streaming services , or music apps is highly valued as we continue to innovate in how listeners discover and engage with audio content. Deeply familiar with the end-to-end video pipeline : ingestion, encoding, decoding, delivery, and rendering. Experience working with CMSampleBuffer , AVSampleBufferDisplayLayer , Experience with Apples VideoToolbox or equivalent low-level media frameworks. Proven ability to work at the frame level to ensure precision playback control. Strong understanding of streaming protocols , video codecs , and media container formats . A technical leader who loves to code and guide teams through strategy and execution. Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Bonus: C++ proficiency is a strong plus