Front End Video Playback Engineer - MultiView Live Streaming

About the role

TelevisaUnivision is moving its MultiView experience, which lets users watch multiple live matches at once, from a third-party provider into its own web experience. It is hiring a Front End Video Playback Engineer to build the isolated front-end MultiView feature. The team is small, made up of front-end, backend and infrastructure engineers, and the role is remote in Colombia or Mexico.

The position is not a normal day-to-day codebase role: the engineer must come in with limited ramp-up, work independently and make sound technical decisions without constant direction. The contract starts for 6 months and the interview process is described as a one-and-done interview.

Required profile

• 5+ years of front-end engineering experience at a senior level.
• English and Spanish proficiency.
• Ability to work independently and make architectural or implementation decisions.
• Experience troubleshooting playback issues, not just building UI around an embedded player.
• A strong preference for live video experience; live sports, live TV, FAST, OTT or similar streaming experience is prioritized.

Required skills

• Strong JavaScript and TypeScript.
• React and Next.js.
• Hands-on web video playback experience.
• Strong understanding of live-streaming behavior.
• Nice to have: previous MultiView experience, SolidTV, Smart TV or connected-TV development, experience optimizing video apps for TV performance, sports-streaming background, familiarity with DRM, adaptive bitrate streaming or audio/video synchronization.

Technical foundation

• HLS and MPEG-DASH playback, video manifests, audio tracks and track selection, stream loading, buffering and rebuffering, playback failures, live-stream latency, player behavior and performance.
• Video playback across modern web browsers using browser developer tools.

What we offer

• Comprehensive benefits package starting on day one, including medical, dental and vision insurance options.
• Eligibility to enroll in the 401(k) retirement plan after 90 days.
• Paid sick leave and other paid time off as required by the law of the worksite location.