Engineering Manager (Mobile Player SDKs)

Core skills: Leadership, Coaching, Career Planning, Agile Software Delivery, Hiring, Project Management, Design for Scalability, Cloud Native, Microservices, Kotlin, Android, iOS, Docker, Kubernetes, DevOps, AWS

Bitmovin is a global Series-C SaaS scale-up that provides award-winning video streaming technology to world-renowned brands including Disney+, Discovery+, BBC, Red Bull Media House, Hulu, fuboTV, and The New York Times, to name just a few. 

Our solution suite consists of a Video Encoder, Player, and Analytics platform, enabling content owners to redefine the viewer experience through API-based workflow optimization, fast turnaround, and scalability. Innovations include the first commercial HTML5 MPEG-DASH.

“We are constantly seeking out forward-thinking individuals who want to shape the future of video… come and work with us!”

Stefan Lederer, CEO

At Bitmovin we value cognitive diversity and the huge part this plays in not only creating a global culture second to none, but in how this underpins our ability to create truly representative, Emmy award-winning products. Diversity in all its forms is encouraged and celebrated at Bitmovin; everyone has a role to play in helping us shape the future of video.

Why us? 

Bitmovin  is looking for an Engineering Manager (Mobile Player SDKs) to lead our Mobile team across Android and iOS platforms.

You will lead a team of 5 engineers building and evolving our industry-leading Mobile Player SDKs, used by some of the biggest streaming platforms worldwide. These SDKs are mission-critical components powering premium video playback experiences across mobile and TV devices.

This is a hands-on leadership role. We are looking for a technical Engineering Manager who actively contributes to architecture and coding (primarily Android), while coaching and guiding the team toward engineering excellence.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability across mobile ecosystems.

This is an opportunity that offers:

• Leading a highly skilled mobile engineering team in a global video tech scale-up

• Remaining technically hands-on while growing as a people leader

• Building SDKs that power streaming experiences for millions of users worldwide

• Working with modern mobile architectures and best practices

• Driving engineering excellence in performance-critical environments

• Being involved in product ideation, architectural decisions, and execution

Your Impact

You will make an impact that matters by:

• Leading, mentoring, and growing a team of 6 mobile engineers

• Contributing hands-on to Android development and architectural decisions

• Driving technical excellence in mobile SDK performance, stability, and API design

• Coaching engineers through regular feedback, career planning, and goal setting

• Supporting the team in delivering high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code

• Collaborating cross-functionally to align product requirements with technical feasibility

• Strengthening CI/CD, testing strategies, and release processes for mobile platforms

• Exploring and applying agentic engineering practices to improve development efficiency and autonomy

• Continuously evaluating emerging mobile technologies and streaming standards

What can you bring

• Experience leading software development teams
  
  
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills with a passion for developing engineers
  
  
• Professional coding experience in Android development
• Experience contributing hands-on to production-level mobile applications or SDKs
  
  
• Exposure to or interest in agentic engineering practices
• Strong communication skills in English (written and spoken)
  
  
• Solid understanding of mobile architecture, performance optimization, and testing practices
  
  
• A positive, resilient mindset and strong ownership mentality

Nice to have:

• Professional experience with iOS and/or tvOS development
• Experience building SDKs or developer-facing products
  
  
• Knowledge of video streaming technologies or media playback systems
  
  
• Experience in a performance-critical or real-time environment

You don’t have experience with all the points above? Don’t worry, we will support you with learning, training, and coaching on the job.

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