Software Engineer (TypeScript/Player Engineering)

Do you want to be part of a team which is at the core of engineering a global product that’s used by millions of users daily? DAZN is one of the fastest growing video streaming companies in the world and stream over 40 different sports, from more than 300 different leagues, in over 200 countries. Since we launched in 2016, we have streamed more than 600 million hours of content! DAZN Engineering is truly enterprise scale with hundreds of engineers working with some of the latest technologies and sharing ideas and best practices in a dynamic and collaborative environment.  Location: Hammersmith, London, UK with flexibility to work from home and remotelyA BIT ABOUT YOUR TEAMThe Player Engineering domain is one of the most crucial parts of the DAZN stack. We build, own and support the frontend playback experience across customers’ devices at DAZN. We strive to deliver the best possible video experience across all devices (web, set-top boxes, TVs, games consoles, mobiles) regardless of network conditions. To do this we build everything from our own tooling and automation applications to test and evaluate devices to our own complex heuristics to ensure that we deliver the highest quality video streams to customers as often as possible based on their network conditions. THE WAY WE WORK  We obsess over data and use it to measure how we are performing against our customers’ and the business’ expectations, as well as using it to build our backlog and to inform where we should focus our development efforts. We value agile delivery practices and are continually evolving and reviewing our processes. Delivery teams are typically made up of around 5-8 Engineers, a Product Manager, Scrum Master and a Team Lead. Our teams are from various and diverse backgrounds and we welcome and encourage new perspectives and opinions openly. Whilst we welcome anyone with experience in the streaming or OTT industry, it is by no means a prerequisite to work on this team. Successful engineers are people who love to solve challenging problems and enjoy the opportunity to work on a variety of features and devices.  HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO  You’ll join one of the Player Engineering Teams looking at providing a perfect streaming experience for millions of sports fans across the world. Your responsibilities will include innovating, developing and maintaining: 

• The player UI, customer interaction, and working with our design teams
• Supporting a variety of players on many devices 
• Low level adaptive bitrate (ABR) optimisation and features to ensure a smooth playback experience for all customers
• Integrating Ads to increase engagement and revenue
• Creating bespoke tools and testing frameworks 
• A/B testing and having a data-driven approach
• Optimising the test and release process in our goal to Continuous Deployment 
• Monitoring and supporting our production systems and customer satisfaction 

DO YOU HAVE THESE ESSENTIALS:

• Vanilla JavaScript/TypeScript (should be comfortable not working within FE frameworks like React etc) 
• Spike Driven Development Mindset (curious, inquisitive, and persistent) 
• Performance Mindset 
• Strong Web Engineer 

NOT ESSENTIAL BUT GREAT IF YOU ALSO HAVE:

• Reactive Programming (We use RxJs) 
• Video Engineering and OTT (Streaming Protocols: DASH, HLS, MSS. DRM) 
• ABR Libraries (Shaka, AVPlay, HasPlayer etc) 
• MSE/EME 
• Living Room Device XP (Smart TVs, Set-top boxes, gaming consoles) (video Playback technologies Tizen, SkyQ, WebOS, WebMAF) 
• Testing, CI/CD 
• APM tools (We use Conviva, New Relic) (Other examples: App Dynamics, Splunk, etc.) 
• Experience maintaining JS libraries 
• AdTech (team dependent) (Pre-rolls, DAI, VAST) 

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.If you're ambitious, inventive, brave and supportive, then you're the kind of person who's going to enjoy life at DAZN. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity and where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, 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. We will do our best to accommodate adjustments for interviews.We look forward to hearing from you.