Senior CTV Frontend Developer (all gender)
- Hamburg, remote
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Qvest Engage
Excited to help shape the future of TV apps?
Join us in developing intuitive, high-performance, and scalable TV applications used by millions – including for the ZDF Mediathek.
Your code will run where content truly matters: on Smart TVs, HbbTV, Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and beyond.
Working closely with UX, QA, and project management, you'll help define the future of Connected TV (CTV) – tackling complex technical challenges with a clear product vision.
This is what you will be doing with us
- Develop visually appealing frontends for CTV and Smart TV platforms (HbbTV, Android TV, Fire TV, Apple TV, Tizen, webOS)
- Implement lean-back–optimized UIs using JavaScript, React, SASS , and platform-specific SDKs
- Handle focus management , remote control UX , and performance tuning for embedded environments
- Perform testing, debugging, and continuous integration using modern tools (GitLab, CI/CD, Storybook)
- Collaborate with UX designers, DevOps engineers, QA, and broadcast experts in an agile (SCRUM) setup
- Optionally support adaptation to new platforms (e.g. Roku, Chromecast, Sky Q)
- Tackle non-trivial development challenges and build your own solutions – with the support of your team
You’re the right fit for us if you’re tech-savvy enough to take on the challenge of transforming the TV experience , and eager to dive deep into the world of personalized TV, HbbTV, set-top boxes , and media libraries.
You have
- Minimum 5-7 years of professional experience in web and/or TV frontend development
- Deep understanding of JavaScript, hands-on experience with React, CSS Modules, and SASS
- Solid knowledge of Smart TV–specific development (HbbTV, Tizen, webOS, Ginga)
- Experience with performance optimization, remote navigation, and focus management
- Confident working with Git, GitLab, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines
- Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of TypeScript, Flutter, or React Native
- Experience with streaming technologies (HLS, DASH, DRM, EPG)
- Interest in accessibility (A11Y) for TV interfaces
- Familiarity with platform certification processes (Samsung, LG, Google, Amazon)
Why you’ll enjoy working at Qvest Engage
- Training and Continuing Education
- Company Pension Plan
- Employee Events
- Company Laptop
- Flexible Working Hours
- JobBike
- Hybrid Work
- Capital Accumulation Plan
- Fresh fruit, cool drinks, delicious Elbgold coffee and of course great colleagues and a friendly team looking forward to meeting you.
- Team events and spontaneous barbecues in our courtyard
About Qvest Engage
We are solution provider for digital media products and work in an agile company in Hamburg, Germany. We do have an appreciative working atmosphere in which respectful interaction, passion and enthusiasm for our tasks are just as important as the pursuit of excellence.
