(Contract) Senior C++ Developer

7 years of experience in C/C++ programming Experience in low level native TV platform application development (NDK) such as Roku/FireTV/tvOS/WebTV Experience with projects that target high refresh rate performance Familiarity with open-source multimedia projects like mpeg, Gstreamer, and WebRTC Experience building a streaming video player (in C++ preferred) Strong experience in video streaming protocols such as HLS, Low-Latency HLS, MPEG DASH, CMAF, RTP, RTMP, Timed Metadata (ID3) Familiarity with technologies for developing on Smart TVs, Set Top Boxes, and Gaming Consoles Knowledge of Multilingual Text Tracks for Closed Captioning and Subtitle Formats Knowledge of Multilingual Audio and Audio Description Tracks Strong experience with DRM protection schemes Basic understanding of VOD and linear video workflows Basic understanding of streaming media in a multi-CDN environment Strong experience with adaptive bit rate (ABR) ladder algorithms REST API usage and development Basic understanding of modern video codecs Knowledge of Dolby Vision and HDR Strong experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies Understand how to write clean and testable code Able to work on a large scope project from start to finish Be capable of being an owner of a specific component or feature Familiar with Jira, Confluence tools

Build and maintain C++ based Streaming Video Players Build video player plugins using GStreamer Research and evaluate potential technical solutions Make design decisions on video player architecture Enable Microsoft PlayReady, Google Widevine DRM protection Optimize video playback performance, time-to-first-frame (TTFF) Maintain technical documentation Work and collaborate in teams Work in an Agile, iterative development process Committing to deliver timely results