Staff Engineer

Request to everyone: Please ensure that only candidates with hands-on experience in the OTT domain apply for this role.

Why Join DAZN

Joining DAZN in Hyderabad means being part of a cutting-edge sports streaming company in a vibrant tech hub. You'll work alongside passionate, talented professionals on innovative projects that reach millions of fans worldwide. Hyderabad offers a dynamic work environment with a great balance of career growth and lifestyle. If you're excited about shaping the future of live and on-demand sports entertainment, DAZN Hyderabad is the perfect place to make your mark and grow your career.

Role Summary

An engineering expert in the Player Engineering team specialising in HTML5-based video playback prototyping across web platforms. You will work with subject matter experts and video specialists to design and evaluate browser-native playback solutions, leveraging modern web APIs and standards to address complex streaming challenges.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

• Create and implement web-based solutions to improve network handling, ABR algorithms, and playback resiliency using HTML5 video and Media Source Extensions (MSE).
• Collaborate on experimental improvements to the video player experience across browsers and devices.
• Lead engineering delivery as the primary technical point of contact for new web playback initiatives.
• Improve and steer DAZN's internal engineering standards and integrations.
• Motivate and sponsor junior engineers to improve processes and software excellence.
• Work horizontally with other Streaming & Broadcasting teams to collaborate on cross-domain projects.
• Triage and debug production issues across browsers, devices, and complex web architectures.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Required Qualifications:

• Professional software engineering experience with a strong delivery track record and/or research background.
• Deep expertise in HTML5 video playback, including MSE, EME (DRM), and browser media pipelines.
• Experience in designing and evolving SDK, API or platform components used across multiple teams or products.
• Proven ability to self-organise personal time investment across multiple initiatives.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web technologies, with strong knowledge of performance optimisation and cross-browser compatibility.

About DAZN

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.

DAZN VALUES – THE HOW IN WHAT WE DO:

Agility and creativity fuel growth and innovation, to Make It Happen.

Prioritising what matters drives progress and positive outcomes, Focusing On Impact.

Collective ambition builds optimism and success, in order to Win As One.

At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. 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, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.

We look forward to hearing from you.