# Raphael Bernardo

> Senior Android TV and streaming engineer with ten-plus years of Android experience, focused on streaming since 2021: TV apps, video players, DRM and store releases on Android TV, Fire TV (Fire OS), LG webOS, Samsung Tizen and Apple tvOS. Takes business-to-business contract work with US companies, remotely from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Key facts:

- Title: Senior Android TV and Streaming Engineer
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (one to two hours ahead of New York, four to five ahead of the US Pacific coast)
- Platforms: Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV (Fire OS), LG webOS, Samsung Tizen, Apple tvOS, Android, iOS
- Playback and DRM: Media3, ExoPlayer, AVFoundation, HLS, DASH, Widevine, PlayReady, server-side and client-side ad insertion
- Languages: Kotlin, Java, Swift, C++ (JNI)
- Engagement: business-to-business contracts through his own company in Brazil, invoiced in US dollars
- Contact: LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelbgr/

## Profile and work

- [Homepage](https://raphaelbgr.com/): streaming engineering profile, selected work and published apps
- [CV](https://raphaelbgr.com/cv/default/): full role history with dates and stacks (FreeCast, Claro TV+, Uber Maps SDK and earlier roles)
- [CV as PDF](https://raphaelbgr.com/cv/default/cv.pdf): the same CV for download

## Services

- [Android TV app developer](https://raphaelbgr.com/android-tv-developer/): Android TV and Google TV apps, from remote-control navigation to the Play Store release
- [Fire TV app developer](https://raphaelbgr.com/fire-tv-developer/): Fire OS apps released on the Amazon Appstore
- [Media3 and ExoPlayer developer](https://raphaelbgr.com/media3-exoplayer-developer/): streaming playback on Android with HLS, DASH, DRM and ad insertion
- [Apple TV (tvOS) app developer](https://raphaelbgr.com/tvos-developer/): SwiftUI and AVFoundation apps for Apple TV
- [Android TV vs Fire TV](https://raphaelbgr.com/android-tv-vs-fire-tv/): what changes when one app ships to both stores

## Published apps

- [Archive - Home Video Player for Apple TV](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6781049173): native tvOS player for home videos on a network drive, with HLS playback
- [Archive - Home Video Player for Android TV](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arquive.tv): the Android TV version, built with Media3, recently launched

## Books

- [Books](https://raphaelbgr.com/books/): practical guides by Raphael Bernardo
- [Automate Your Work Once and for All](https://raphaelbgr.com/books/automate-your-work-once-and-for-all/): a practical guide to AI-assisted software work

## Elsewhere

- [GitHub](https://github.com/raphaelbgr): code and projects
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelbgr/): professional profile and contact
- [Goodreads author page](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/58564531.Raphael_Bernardo)
- [Open Library author page](https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL16611523A/Raphael_Bernardo)