Principal Software Developer - Catena (Job Req #2025-095)

Why Work at Ross Video? We have a great group of people working together to create and deliver cutting edge products that look amazing and are easy to use. We go all out so that our customers can have the best possible experience and achieve quality results. With a product focus, continual learning, results driven processes, and creative thinking, we constantly strive to improve our solutions and to deliver results. If you've ever watched live television, news, sports, or entertainment, you've seen our products in use. All of the major Hollywood award shows, most professional sports teams, and many of the largest broadcasters in the world use Ross Video technology. Get behind the scenes and learn about what it takes to make live events possible. If that resonates, and you’re someone with integrity, commitment, and a strong drive to deliver great products, we’d love to hear from you.

Ross Video is looking for a Principal Software Developer to provide technical leadership for the development of Catena, an open-source project aimed at creating a secure, vendor- agnostic control plane for the media production industry. This role will guide the development of interface definitions and SDKs in C++ and Java (with more languages planned) and help integrate Catena into Ross's products to enhance their security. This is a hands-on role where you will be the ultimate technical authority for the SDKs, the governance of the GitHub repo, and the design of related Ross products.

Ideally this position will be based at our Ottawa HǪ at least 3 days per week when needed.

Who you report to: Vice President, Product Security and Ross Research Labs

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 a pretty energizing environment here.

What the job is all about:

• Lead and coordinate the development of Catena, a secure media systems control plane.
• Serve as the technical authority for Catena's SDKs and the day-to-day governance of its GitHub repository.
• Deliver solutions that use Catena to secure Ross's legacy products, utilizing a protocol translation gateway into an enclave following the NIST SP 800-207 Enclave/Gateway model.
• Contribute directly to the codebase in C++, Java, and other planned languages like Go.
• Guide the adoption of new technology stacks and mentor junior engineers in secure software development practices.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver secure, effective solutions for Ross's customers.
• Foster ongoing collaboration and on-boarding with Ross product lines that use Catena and external users.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, or a comparable field.
• 8 years of experience in software development, with at least 3 years in leadership roles for successfully shipped products or services.
• Expertise in security architecture and secure software design.
• Strong proficiency in C++, Java, Node.js, and Go.
• Experience securing gRPC and REST services using TLS and OAuth2.
• Mastery of secure network architectures, including VLAN, NAT, load balancers, and service meshes for both cloud and on-prem environments.
• Familiarity with tools like GitHub Actions for CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, UML, and doxygen.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers.
• Strong analytical skills to solve complex challenges in SDK and product development.

Bonus points if you have the following:

• Broadcast industry or live production experience.
• Experience with a wide range of application targets, from embedded systems to SaaS.
• Contributions to open source projects with high reputation scores.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
At Ross, we embrace diversity, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work. We are committed to building a team that includes a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Inclusivity drives innovation and creativity, and that’s something we’re passionate about at Ross!  We believe everyone should be able to enjoy a rewarding career at Ross, regardless of race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability. If a disability means that you need any additional support during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.