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Job overview:

Join Ross Video’s XPression team and help redefine the future of real-time motion graphics! Our line of real-time motion graphics systems, clip servers, workflow tools, and purpose-build software applications deliver complete solutions for broadcast, sports, and entertainment.

As an experienced real time system software developer that has previously worked on delivering Windows applications, 3D graphics applications or games, data integrations, and 3^rd party device control. You will be responsible for a full spectrum of development activities form UI changes, designing new 3^rd party communication protocols, to improving the 3D graphics engine, and application design.

You are a highly motivated and goal oriented individual that combines strong technical knowledge and the communication skills to share that knowledge with the team. You’re a self-starter requiring minimal supervision, driven to deliver quality solutions in a dynamic environment.

You will work with our energetic XPression development team providing solutions for live motion graphics. You will be responsible for the full software development lifecycle and assist the production verification team with configurations and testing. At times, you will act as subject matter expert for XPression workflow and assist the customer support team with customer quality issues.

Who you report to: Manager, Software Development

What we offer:

Ross offers competitive salaries and comprehensive health plans, as well as several perks to help you perform at your best.

Some of these perks include flexible hours, generous paid time off, fitness/wellness allowance, employee share ownership program, development support and a ton of fun social activities and events!

Best of all, you will be part of the Ross Video family, and we’ve got an energizing environment here.

What the job is all about:

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle – requirements gathering, scoping, design, implementation, documentation, testing, and maintenance.
• Be a part of a larger team to work on all parts of XPression.
• Collaborate with the leadership, UX, Marketing, and Product Management to enable exciting new features.
• Help identify and implement improvements to the quality, maintainability, and sustainable delivery of our products.
• Work closely with the Product Verification, and Documentation teams to test, and document new features.
• Work with the Technical Support team to triage and manage customer escalations.

Who you are:

• 6+ years of software development.
• Post secondary degree education in Computer Science, Engineering, Broadcast Technology, or equivalent experience (self taught).
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages. (C/C++, Delphi, C#)
• Strong technical background with developing real-time graphic applications and systems.
• Solid experience in object-oriented programming.
• Solid understanding of a secure software development life cycle.
• Working experience in troubleshooting, debugging, and improvement of applications code and interactions with other systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working professionally with diverse teams, across roles and functions.
• Proficient use of software configuration management tools, and defect tracking tools.
• Working knowledge of test automation.
• Curious and lifelong learner.

Bonus points if you have the following:

• Working experience with graphics APIs such as DirectX/OpenGL.
• Experience with troubleshooting real-time embedded systems.
• Experience with text shaping engines.
• Experience with software localization.
• Experience with designing APIs.
• Working knowledge of SQL database, video codecs, streaming protocols, network protocols, containerization, and orchestration tools.
• Proficiency with AWS (Amazon Web Services) technologies.
• Familiarity with broadcast production.