Software Development Engineer - iOS & Living Room

Tennis Channel is building the future of digital sports streaming. We are rebuilding our entire Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) platform—from mobile to connected TVs—to deliver world-class live and on-demand tennis experiences to millions of fans. This is a rare opportunity to join a small, senior engineering team building a greenfield sports product from the ground up, where every line of code directly shapes the fan experience.

As a Software Development Engineer (iOS & Living Room), you’ll help design, build, and scale next-generation hybrid iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS applications using a combination of React Native and Swift. You’ll collaborate closely with engineers working on backend systems, CMS, and video streaming to deliver seamless content discovery, playback, and personalization. You’ll own impactful features used by millions of tennis fans and have the autonomy to make technical and product decisions that directly influence our platform’s performance and quality.

You’ll also work closely with an experienced, hands-on leadership team (ex-Amazon, ex-Prime Video) as part of a small, high-ownership environment where collaboration, creativity, and execution go hand in hand. Together, you’ll build the foundation of Tennis Channel’s mobile and Living Room experience—defining the future of how fans engage with the sport they love.

This role is onsite and is located in Seattle, WA.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain hybrid iOS and tvOS applications using React Native and Swift.

Implement native integrations for performance-critical features like video playback, analytics, and push notifications.

Collaborate with backend engineers to deliver live and on-demand streaming experiences.

Work with design and product to ensure consistent user experience across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.

Integrate advanced playback features (DRM, adaptive bitrate streaming, live DVR, ad markers).

Ensure high app performance, stability, and quality through automated testing and monitoring.

Contribute to architecture, component design, and developer tooling that support hybrid app scalability.

Stay current with Apple and React Native ecosystem improvements.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

5+ years of experience building and shipping iOS or tvOS applications

Strong proficiency in React Native and Swift

Deep understanding of UIKit, SwiftUI, AVFoundation, Combine, and concurrency

Familiarity with video streaming (HLS, MPEG-DASH, DRM, offline playback)

Experience consuming REST or GraphQL APIs

Experience building for tvOS or other Living Room platforms

Strong debugging and performance optimization skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience integrating React Native with native iOS modules

Familiarity with DRM systems, SSAI, and analytics SDKs

Experience with AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, CloudFront, S3) or similar

Exposure to React Native libraries : Reanimated, React Navigation, Redux, Hermes

Background in sports, entertainment, or media streaming apps

Tennis Channel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About PickleballTV

Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America’s fastest growing sport. With coverage of tournaments throughout the year, the network offers 1,000+ hours of live matches from the game’s top professionals and biggest stars. PBTV also provides viewers with first-class instruction, exclusive lifestyle programming and studio news content and more.

About Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel is the media home to two twenty-four-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, online magazine and podcasts dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq : SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and / or provides services to 178 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair’s AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at  www.sbgi.net .

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse : great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $140,000 to $160,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates’ relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

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