Wishy Gupta

About Wishy Gupta

Senior Video Player Engineer at Fox | 13+ Years of Android & OTT InnovationWith over 13 years of experience in the Android ecosystem and a decade-long focus on the OTT and Ad Tech sectors, I specialize in building the high-performance engines that power the world’s most-watched streaming services.Currently at Fox, I am a key contributor to the Player SDK Team, where I architect and develop a Headless API-driven player framework. This decoupled architecture provides a robust, centralized playback core (Media3/ExoPlayer) used across flagship applications like Fox News and Fox One, allowing for unique, brand-specific UI while maintaining technical excellence at scale.Core Areas of Expertise: Video Engineering & QoE: Leveraging Conviva Analytics to drive data-driven optimizations in real-time. I focus on critical telemetry—Video Start Time (VST), Rebuffering Ratio, and Video Start Failures (VSF)—to ensure broadcast-quality reliability for millions of concurrent viewers. Architectural Leadership: Designing Headless SDKs that abstract the complexity of low-latency HLS/DASH streaming, multi-key DRM (Widevine/PlayReady), and sophisticated monetization workflows into clean, reusable APIs. Ad Tech & Monetization: Deeply specialized in the intersection of video and revenue. I have built proprietary Android Ads SDKs and implemented complex SSAI and CSAI architectures to maximize fill rates and viewer engagement for global platforms like Jio Cinema. CTV & Big Screen: Extensive experience tailoring the \"10-foot experience\" for Amazon Fire TV and Android TV (Leanback), delivering premium VOD and Live Sports content for major brands including Universal Kids and Monumental Sports Network.Technical Stack:Kotlin | Java | Media3 | ExoPlayer | Conviva | GraphQL (Apollo)| Hilt | Jetpack | SSAI/CSAI | DRM (Widevine/FairPlay)| Adobe PrimetimeI am a passionate contributor to the global developer community with a reputation on Stack Overflow, where I enjoy solving the most challenging problems in video playback and Android architecture. Let’s connect to discuss the future of OTT, headless player architectures, or scaling video experiences for global audiences.

Experience

1. Android Video Player Engineer

   Fox Corporation

   Jan 2026 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Responsible for architecting and developing the next-generation video playback engine used across the Fox digital ecosystem. My primary focus is the development of a Headless API architecture, a decoupled solution that provides a robust playback core while allowing flagship applications like Fox News and Fox One to build fully custom UI experiences.Key Contributions:Headless SDK Design: Engineering a modular API-driven architecture that centralizes complex playback logic (ExoPlayer/Media3, DRM, Ad-Insertion) into a single, reusable SDK for all Fox properties.QoE Excellence via Conviva: Leveraging real-time telemetry—specifically Video Start Time (VST), Rebuffering Ratio, and Video Start Failures (VSF)—to drive data-driven optimizations and ensure a 5-star viewer experience.Scalable Monetization: Integrating advanced SSAI and CSAI workflows within the SDK to maximize revenue across high-concurrency live events and VOD.Multi-Platform Strategy: Ensuring feature parity and broadcast-quality reliability across Android Mobile, Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV.

Education

• ABES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Android
• J2me Development
• Mysql
• C++
• Sqlite
• Android Development
• Core Java
• Netbeans
• Eclipse
• J2me
• Json
• Data Structures
• Android Sdk
• Mobile Applications
• Java