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# Senior Software Engineer, TV Playback (C++)

- **Company:** Spotify
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Business Logic, C++ (Programming Language), Code Coverage, Code Review, Codecs, Software Debugging, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Hardware Acceleration
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840621069-senior-software-engineer-tv-playback-c

## About the Role

* You have strong of experience building low-level systems in C++, ideally within video, media, or playback domains
 * You have hands-on experience integrating native playback frameworks such as AVPlayer, ExoPlayer, vendor SDKs, or similar media stacks
 * You have a deep understanding of video playback fundamentals including codecs, streaming formats, adaptive bitrate (ABR), buffering behavior, and A/V synchronization trade-offs
 * You are comfortable working close to the OS and media framework layer and diagnosing issues that span multiple system boundaries
 * You have experience contributing to the design and evolution of scalable technical systems across platforms
 * You are confident debugging performance and reliability issues using logs, traces, profilers, and system diagnostics tools
 * You collaborate effectively across teams and communicate technical trade-offs clearly
 * You care deeply about delivering reliable, high-quality playback experiences for millions of users

## Description

* Design, build, and evolve the C++ integration layer that powers Spotify's audio and video playback on TV devices running our new Rust runtime
 * Integrate Spotify's playback experience with platform-native media frameworks such as AVPlayer, ExoPlayer, or equivalent TV player stacks
 * Own critical playback areas including buffering strategies, playback state handling, A/V synchronization, adaptive bitrate configuration, track selection, and rendering paths
 * Debug complex performance and reliability issues across multiple layers - from application logic to OS-level frameworks and hardware acceleration
 * Partner closely with Playback platform teams and device teams to ensure shared APIs and designs translate cleanly into real-world TV implementations
 * Improve test coverage, tooling, and observability to detect regressions and speed up iteration cycles
 * Contribute to thoughtful technical design discussions and raise the bar for playback quality through code reviews and knowledge sharing


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