Remote React Native Developer (TV Streaming)

About the role

A professional management consultancy and IT services provider, working with startups and large corporations, is hiring a React Native developer for a 12-month remote contract based in South Africa. You will own, maintain and scale a single shared React Native codebase for mobile (iOS, Android) and TV ecosystems (tvOS, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV).

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement user interfaces and navigation optimized for 10-foot TV experiences, with focus management and D-pad navigation.
• Implement, optimize and maintain high-performance video playback engines using HLS and DASH streaming protocols.
• Configure and troubleshoot DRM systems (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady) and secure premium content workflows.
• Integrate and maintain video ad insertion protocols (VAST, VMAP, SSAI) for seamless ad delivery on big screens.
• Manage submission, compliance and release across App Store, Google Play and TV stores, with a focus on Amazon Fire OS submission.
• Maintain high-quality JavaScript/TypeScript code optimized for TV streaming sticks and older smart TVs.

Required profile

• 2-4 years of React Native experience, with JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Experience deploying apps on tvOS, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV, including Fire OS submission.
• At least one successful app launch on the App Store or Google Play (mobile or TV).
• Understanding of HLS, DASH and DRM systems, and practical knowledge of VAST, VMAP and SSAI.

Required skills

• React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript
• iOS, Android, tvOS, Fire TV
• HLS, DASH, DRM (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady)
• VAST, VMAP, SSAI