DAZN

Why Join DAZN?

Joining DAZN in Hyderabad means being part of a cutting-edge sports streaming company in a vibrant tech hub. You’ll work alongside passionate, talented professionals on innovative projects that reach millions of fans worldwide. Hyderabad offers a dynamic work environment with a great balance of career growth and lifestyle. If you’re excited about shaping the future of live and on-demand sports entertainment, DAZN Hyderabad is the perfect place to make your mark and grow your career.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Role Summary:

A software engineer in the Player Engineering team specialising in Android TV video playback. You will work with subject matter experts and video specialists to build and enhance playback experiences across Android TV devices using a hybrid platform combining native Android (ExoPlayer) and HTML5 WebView-based UI technologies.

You will contribute to delivering reliable, high-quality playback solutions, develop your frontend and systems engineering skills, and grow your expertise in Android TV and streaming technologies. You will collaborate closely with team members, communicate effectively, and support ongoing improvements to playback architecture and user experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of Android TV playback features using ExoPlayer and related Android media technologies.
• Support implementation of hybrid playback solutions integrating native video playback with HTML5 WebView-based UI layers.
• Assist in optimising playback performance, including startup time, buffering, and video quality across Android TV devices.
• Collaborate with frontend and platform teams to improve integration between WebView UI and native playback components.
• Help maintain and improve player architecture, including logging, monitoring, and debugging tools.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Required Qualifications:

• Professional software engineering experience or relevant academic background
• Experience developing Android applications, ideally with some exposure to Android TV
• Familiarity with ExoPlayer or other Android media playback frameworks
• Basic understanding of streaming protocols such as HLS and DASH
• Experience or interest in hybrid applications using WebView and web technologies (HTML5, JavaScript)
• Proficiency in Kotlin and/or Java
• Strong willingness to learn and develop expertise in video playback technologies and device ecosystems.

About DAZN

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.

As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop.

DAZN VALUES – THE ‘HOW’ IN WHAT WE DO:

Agility and creativity fuel growth and innovation, to Make It Happen.

Prioritising what matters drives progress and positive outcomes, Focusing On Impact.

Collective ambition builds optimism and success, in order to Win As One.

At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities.

If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience.

Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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