Native Android Developer (Video Streaming) (RARR Job 5290)

Android Video (Mobile & TV)

• for developing and optimizing video playback experiences across Android platforms, including mobile and Android TV, ensuring high-quality, seamless streaming experiences for millions of users worldwide, including on our flagship streaming service, Max.
• Android video streaming technology
• delivery of new video playback-related features across the WBD Android app suite 
• building high-performance Android applications, particularly those involving video playback, and a good understanding of Android architecture and design principles. You should be comfortable using common industry tools for Android development, including Android Studio, Gradle
• the design and implementation of high-quality Android video playback solutions
• Design, develop, and maintain components of the Android Player SDK for both mobile and Android TV platforms
• Contribute to the optimization of streaming performance on Android (Mobile & TV), ensuring low latency, high quality, and smooth playback utilizing Android media APIs.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to media streaming, buffering, and DRM specifically on the Android platform
• Android video playback, contributing to the evaluation of technical tradeoffs considering both mobile and TV constraints and capabilities
• proficiency in Kotlin and the Android SDK, with experience in performance optimization for both mobile and TV
• experience working with video playback on Android mobile and/or Android TV apps, utilizing Android media APIs (e.g., ExoPlayer, MediaPlayer).
• Familiarity with video analytics and telemetry concepts as they relate to Android applications
• understanding of video streaming protocols (e.g., HLS, DASH) and their implementation on Android
• Experience with DRM technologies (e.g., Widevine) integration on the Android platform
• Experience with UI development using Jetpack Compose for both phone and TV form factors
• Familiarity with Android TV specific development considerations and libraries