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Job Summary
Our team is seeking a Software Engineer to help us deliver excellent streaming experiences for Hulu and Disney+ as a developer of our client player. Our team is responsible for playback across several devices including gaming consoles and set top boxes. You will have the opportunity develop our cross-platform Rust player that runs Disney+ and Hulu on these devices.
We’re looking for an engineer with experience in Rust, Go, or C/C++ with interest in video player and cross platform development. You should have a passion for coding and debugging hard problems, and an eagerness to help us deliver seamless video to our subscribers. You will work closely with team members to fix bugs, maintain our codebase, and deliver features.
This opening is for a USA based employee, within commuting distance to any of our offices in Seattle WA, Morrisville NC, New York NY, or Fresno CA. We are also open to remote employees.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain our Rust player that drives our streaming experience
Learn new streaming technologies
Optimize our player to perform well for resource constrained platforms
Review team members’ code and designs
Develop a strong understanding of our code to identify, research and address issues
Hold our team accountable to high development standards
Basic Qualifications
0-2 years of software development lifecycle experience.
Experience in Rust, Go, or C/C++
Willing to learn Rust
Strong problem solving ability
Excellent knowledge of data structures and algorithms
Experience with multithreading
Great communication and collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic
BS or BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
Rust
Experience in Streaming technologies, including:
o HLS (preferred) or DASH
o DRM technologies like Playready or Widevine
o Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Algorithms
o Caption and subtitle formats such as CEA-608 / 708
o Codecs AVC, HEVC, AAC, EAC3
Cross-Platform Development
Embedded operating system experience
Experience developing for gaming consoles (e.g. Playstation, Switch), Android devices (e.g.FireTV), or similar devices
Familiarity with set-top box development and specialized SoCs from manufacturers like Broadcom, MediaTek, etc.
