Senior Media Development Engineer 1

Role Description Summary

The incumbent will contribute to the development and testing of media software components for future media applications in the context of next generation converged satellite terrestrial content distribution networks. This includes the development and testing of media frontend applications running on next generation consumer hardware devices (like STBs, Gateways, TVs, mobile devices) and media backend applications to manage the metadata about content, users, analytics related to the platform and its operation.

The incumbent will collaborate with internal stakeholders as well as with external partners on the overall design of media applications and will support the actual development and implementation process end-to-end including a strong focus on testing, debugging, validation, quality assurance up to the support of actual commercial market roll-outs.

Primary Responsibilities / Key Result Areas

• Define and document software architectures for new systems, requirements and verification methodologies.
• Perform exhaustive exploration of architectural implementations, understand the trade-offs and provide analysis among these.
• Responsible for the specification of sub-blocks towards internal stakeholders and/or external partners.
• Lead software design reviews and implementation meetings with external stakeholders.
• Maintain project plans and run RFI/RFP processes.
• Document design specifications, analysis, test plans, and verification reports.
• Implement both manual and automated test procedures with an absolute focus on assuring the quality of software deliveries.
• Build and maintain lab setups for testing and validation, work with external test labs when required.
• Collaborate with front-end and back-end engineers, providing technical guidance and support to ensure the reliability and performance of newly developed systems.
• Work on maintaining skills and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Work with team of developers to build multivendor system integration and automation tools using GitOps approach and CI/CD workflow.
• Implement monitoring solutions for readiness and operational teams.
• Provide support to operational teams for both on-prem and cloud based systems.

Competencies

• Strong experience in the area of STB and TV application development.
• Good software development skills in C++, Rust, Go, or similar language.
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps for managing software development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong experience in testing software applications running on embedded devices.
• Experience with client-server architectures.
• Experience of developing software for Linux targets.
• Experience with Android and iOS development.
• Experience with interfaces and protocols such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
• Familiarity with A/V streaming over networks.
• Knowledge of DVB broadcast specifications.
• Knowledge of cloud-native application design and deployment using microservices, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with databases, including data modeling and database design.
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, and encryption techniques for securing applications and data.
• Understanding of industry standard best practices for design, verification, test, and deployment.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating system issues.

Qualifications & Experience

• University degree in software engineering, information technology or electronic engineering.
• At least 5 -8 years of professional experience in leading software projects preferably in the media sector.
• Extensive experience in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Software Testing, Debugging and Quality Assurance.