We give bright minds the tools to be truly creative and innovative. Join our team!  

At Christie®, we create award-winning light technology solutions and services that help our partners and customers deliver unforgettable shared experiences. We’re a global group of passionate people at a company committed to leading-edge innovation, creating high-quality illumination products and solutions, and inspiring our customers and one another. We like to say we’re a global company with local roots. We work collaboratively to support our partners in every market and region we serve around the world.

About the opportunity:

We’re looking for an intermediate software developer for our Integrated Media Block software team.  The team is a good mix of experienced senior and junior developers with plenty of opportunity for both learning and mentoring.  Additionally, we work alongside some of the most talented FPGA Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and QA specialists in the industry.

This job is for you if:

• You want to learn more about how real, tangible products are developed and not just develop code for a faceless server room deep in a building or in the cloud.
• You have an interest in how movies make it from studios into thousands of theatres around the world securely and onto their respective silver screen (literally).
• You’re tired of (or are uncomfortable with) developing software on bare metal.
• You want to build software on a full Linux operating system that’s complete with useful libraries, as well a modern C++ compiler (C++17)
• You want the challenge of working with a well-established code base and figuring out how to develop new features cleanly into it.
• You understand the importance of a good build environment and CI pipeline and are willing to put in time into keeping it healthy. 

Responsibilities:

• Developing new features for our family of Integrated Media Block products based on written requirements and specifications
• Fixing defects logged by our QA specialists
• Working closely with FPGA and Electrical Engineers as required
• Becoming fluent (with support / mentoring) on everything to do with DCSS, CTP, and FIPS
• Working closely with our QA team to reproduce defects as necessary
• Updating and fixing our build scripts / CI Pipeline as required
• Performing code reviews
• Mentoring / supporting junior developers 

Location: hybrid position based in Kitchener, ON
 

What we’re offering

A competitive salary, vacation, health & dental benefits and employer-matched pension plan.  You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow, and collaborate with professionals on a global reach. Whether you’re working with the leading minds in the industry on high-profile projects, with internal teams to support continuous improvement, or with our customers to inspire and delight—your contributions will make a difference.

The experience and skills we value:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent field of study. 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficient in C++ (C++98 up to C++17) and object-oriented software design
• Practical work experience with:
• Multi-threaded and multi-process software architectures
• Software development under Linux
• Understanding of core Linux OS concepts such as (but not limited to) “kernel”, “userspace”, device nodes, proc / sys file systems
• Working with the Linux command line (any shell is fine)
• Experience (academic or otherwise) with:
• Using (and preferably setting up) development environments using Docker
• cmake, python, and shell scripts
• Configuring and maintaining CI pipelines

• Software development using Qt5 signals and slots
• Experience with CPU/FPGA interfacing and familiarity with protocols such as I2C, SPI, CAN, TCP/IP, or UDP
• Knowledge and experience with video standards and interfaces such as HDMI, Display Port and SDI
• Experience reading schematics and datasheets 

What will put you ahead:

• Experience with video / audio formats (JPEG2000, MPEG2, PCM, AES67, etc.)
• Experience working on projects that required mandatory certifications (such as security, medical, military)

Christie is an equal opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender identity, gender expression, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability.   

Christie is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment. We will endeavor to accommodate the needs of qualified applicants in all parts of the hiring process. All offers of employment at Christie are conditional upon the successful completion of a background screening and we engage a third party vendor to complete the process. Your consent is required prior to the process beginning.