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STAND 8 provides end-to-end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and with offices in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, and more including internationally in Mexico and India. We are a rapidly growing technology consulting company focused on delivering innovation, engineering excellence, and scalable digital solutions for some of the world's most recognized brands.
Location & Work Type
Location: Remote
Work Type: Remote

Our global solutions team is seeking a Senior iOS Video Streaming Engineer to join our team supporting a premier media & entertainment platform focused on delivering world-class streaming experiences to millions of users worldwide. This is an exciting opportunity to help architect and build a brand-new native iOS video player from the ground up using modern Apple technologies and best-in-class streaming architectures. You'll work on highly visible initiatives involving advanced playback experiences, SDK development, performance optimization, and next-generation mobile video delivery while collaborating with a high-performing engineering organization focused on innovation at scale.

Our team is building a state-of-the-art native iOS streaming player, and we are looking for engineers with deep expertise in Swift, AVFoundation, HLS, FairPlay DRM, adaptive bitrate streaming (ABR), player telemetry, latency optimization, buffering strategies, and codec performance tuning. Ideal candidates will have experience developing high-performance media applications using modern iOS frameworks, building scalable playback solutions, and optimizing video experiences across varying network and device conditions. Experience working with video playback pipelines, analytics integrations, concurrency, networking, and mobile performance engineering will be critical to success in this role.

This is a project that can be worked remotely 5 days/week. We are setting up interviews immediately, and if you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to work with modern iOS streaming technologies at scale, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced iOS applications and shared SDK components using Swift


• Build scalable and reliable mobile experiences focused on streaming and video playback performance


• Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA engineers, and backend teams to deliver new features and enhancements


• Architect reusable frameworks and modular components that support multiple mobile applications


• Optimize application startup times, playback quality, responsiveness, and overall performance


• Integrate APIs, analytics platforms, authentication services, and third-party SDKs


• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues related to networking, playback, and application stability


• Participate in technical design sessions, architecture reviews, and sprint planning activities


• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following modern iOS engineering best practices


• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and release management processes


• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and collaborative problem-solving


• Stay current with emerging iOS technologies, development trends, and media platform innovations

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional iOS software development experience


• Strong expertise in Swift and modern iOS development frameworks


• Experience building and supporting large-scale consumer-facing mobile applications


• Deep understanding of iOS application lifecycle, memory management, and concurrency


• Experience with video playback technologies and streaming media platforms


• Familiarity with AVFoundation and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS)


• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and client-server integrations


• Experience with multithreading, asynchronous programming, and performance optimization


• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices


• Ability to work effectively in Agile development environments


• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing reusable SDKs or platform-level mobile frameworks


• Familiarity with DRM technologies and secure media delivery


• Experience with analytics, monitoring, and observability tools


• Knowledge of video compression, adaptive bitrate streaming, or playback optimization


• Experience working within large enterprise or high-traffic consumer environments


• Exposure to cloud-native technologies and distributed backend ecosystems


• Passion for building polished, high-quality customer experiences

Additional Details
The base range for this contract position is $70-$80 per hour, depending on experience. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered.
Benefits

• Medical coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) through Anthem


• Dental/Vision/Various Ancillary coverages through Unum


• 401(k) retirement savings plan


• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


• Discount programs through ADP WorkforceNow

About Us
Stand8 provides end-to-end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and globally with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Mexico, Japan, India, and more.
Stand8 focuses on the bleeding edge of technology and leverages automation, process, marketing, and over fifteen years of success and growth to provide a world-class experience for our customers, partners, and employees. Our mission is to impact the world positively by creating success through PEOPLE, PROCESS, and TECHNOLOGY.

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