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# Senior Android Software Engineer

- **Company:** Eliassen Group
- **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $156,000.0 - $197,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Android Software Development, Code Review, Continuous Integration, HTTP Live Streaming, Performance Tuning, Delivery Pipeline, Kotlin, Live Streaming
- **Published:** July 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/5F380151DE9D48D68946FEC7F688A4C5/job/

## About the Role

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance., * 3+ years of professional Android development experience.

 * Strong Kotlin and/or Java expertise.
 * Experience building production-grade Android applications and SDKs.
 * Hands-on experience with Media3 and/or ExoPlayer.
 * Experience with DASH and/or HLS streaming and Widevine DRM.
 * Understanding of video playback architecture, adaptive bitrate streaming, buffering and performance optimization, device-specific playback behavior, and streaming protocols.
 * Experience developing reusable SDKs or platform components and contributing to Android architecture and technical design.
 * Experience with scalable streaming or media platform solutions.
 * Ability to participate in architectural discussions, provide technical input, and demonstrate strong ownership.
 * Background in OTT, streaming, media, sports, entertainment, or video-centric platforms is preferred.
 * Experience troubleshooting playback issues across the video delivery pipeline and familiarity with playback analytics and QoE metrics.
 * Nice to have: Roku development, iOS or cross-platform media experience, video advertising integrations (IMA SDK, VAST, VMAP), playback analytics and instrumentation, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and additional streaming platform experience.

## Description

Our client has an opportunity for a Senior Android Software Engineer to join a Video Player team responsible for developing and maintaining Android video playback technologies, including ownership of a Video Player SDK. This engineer will improve streaming performance, playback reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability across consumer-facing digital products., * Design, develop, and maintain an Android Video Player SDK.

 * Build scalable architecture for video playback solutions.
 * Implement and optimize streaming, buffering, DRM, offline playback, and performance-related features.
 * Partner with Engineering, QA, and Operations teams to diagnose and resolve playback issues.
 * Write clean, maintainable, high-performance code.
 * Participate in code reviews and technical documentation.
 * Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams.
 * Contribute to long-term platform and architectural planning.


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