Android Developer – Video Playback Engineer

About the role

Warner Bros Discovery is looking for a Software Development Engineer II to join the Android Player SDK team. You will help create and optimise high‑quality video playback experiences for Android mobile and TV devices, supporting the Max streaming service used by millions worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain components of the Android Player SDK for both mobile and Android TV platforms.
• Implement new video‑playback features across the WBD Android app suite, ensuring performance, low latency and smooth streaming.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and other engineering teams to enhance the overall playback experience.
• Optimize streaming performance using Android media APIs, DRM and buffering techniques.
• Write unit and integration tests, participate in code reviews and uphold code quality standards.
• Stay current with Android SDK updates, Jetpack libraries and Compose to evolve the SDK.

Required profile

• Proven experience building high‑performance Android applications, especially those involving video playback.
• Strong understanding of Android architecture, design principles and mobile/TV form‑factor constraints.
• Effective communicator able to produce clear technical documentation.

Required skills

• Android development
• Kotlin
• Android Studio
• Gradle
• CI/CD pipelines
• Git (source‑code control)
• Android Media APIs
• Jetpack Compose and other Jetpack libraries
• Unit and integration testing
• DRM and streaming optimisation

What we offer

• Competitive salary of 12,000 BRL plus benefits
• Opportunity to work on a global product used by millions
• Collaboration with talented engineers across multiple regions
• Access to the latest Android technologies and tools