Software Developer - Caprica (Job Req #2025-082)

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.

As part of the development team, you will play a key role in conceiving, designing, developing, and delivering products for a variety of broadcast applications. Your contributions will help improve and expand the technical competence of our designs. Our small teams foster innovative thinking and value both creativity and constructive feedback. You will collaborate with a diverse group of people, each bringing a broad range of skills and experiences. You'll be working on real-world applications and will see the direct impact of your hard work.

The Caprica Team is responsible for the development and maintenance of control systems for various devices, including but not limited to Production Switchers, Cameras, Audio Mixers, and the in-house CX Panel. Other Ross products, such as OverDrive and Quorum, rely on Caprica for their device control capabilities.

Caprica is an embedded platform built in C/C++, with the current UI utilizing DashBoard, another Ross product.

The team is mostly based in Ottawa, ON, and works primarily remotely, with the expectation that all Ottawa based team members come into the office once a week.

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, professional development support and a ton of fun social activities and events!

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

What the job is all about:

• Participate in the planning, development, testing, and delivery of high-quality software solutions.
• Develop new features using C/C++.
• Participate in test automation and implement Unit tests as needed.
• Engage in code reviews to ensure quality and best practices.
• Work on integrating hardware and software to create cohesive solutions.
• Learn how operators use our products to make informed product decisions.
• Collaborate with the team in an Agile environment to develop high-quality solutions.
• Work with other teams to leverage our diverse platforms and experiences to create unique solutions.

Who you are:

• Hold a graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Have one to five years of software development experience in a Unix environment using VS Code.
• Have experience with C/C++.
• Be familiar with Git.
• Possess a solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and practices.
• Be eager to implement development processes and adopt best practices, particularly in improving quality and performance.
• Be prepared to tackle challenging tasks and explore and integrate various tools and technologies into applications.
• Have strong debugging skills.

Bonus points if you have the following:

• Experience working in an Agile Scrum software development team.
• Experience with React and JavaScript is an asset.
• Experience in embedded software development.
• Experience with collaborative development methods such as Pair Programming and/or Mobbing.
• Knowledge of TDD, BDD, AWS (or other cloud platforms), and production switchers is an asset.

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.