Software Developer - Media I/O (Job Req #2025-103)

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.

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:

Reporting to the Software Manager of Media I/O, the ideal candidate will be an integral part of our high performing Media I/O product development team, driving the creation of world-leading next-generation broadcast technology. Your focus will be on developing our Media I/O video processing product.  You will design and code features, fix bugs, write tests and support our product in any way needed.

Our Media I/O video processing product is written in C (75%) and C++ (25%) and encompasses over 20 years of product development.  The product was initially created by Building For Media in the Netherlands, was subsequently purchased by PrimeStream in the US and in June of 2021, was purchased by Ross Video.  All this to say that it has a lot of history and is an extremely powerful ingest and playout solution for broadcasting.

We follow the Agile model of product development which means that you will collaborate closely with the team and our product owner to develop the product.  The team consists of both developers and product verification specialists as well as documentation writers, our product owner, and our product manager.  We work in 2-week sprints; and you will participate in sprint ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily standups, and end-of-sprint demonstrations, reviews and retrospectives. 

This position is located at our main Ottawa campus on Auriga Drive.  We work in a hybrid work environment where team members come into the office once a week for collaboration and sprint ceremonies.  Other in-office opportunities include participating in demos, and Ross Video team activities that are hosted on-site.

Who you are:

• University or college degree/diploma in computer science or a discipline closely related.
• 2 years of experience developing complex applications in C and C++.
• Solid grasp of C and C++ programming concepts.
• Excellent debugging skills.
• Any knowledge of the broadcast industry would be great!
• Bonus point for knowledge and experience with Behavioral Driven Design.
• Experience with automation testing would be helpful.

• A strong desire and motivation to build industry-leading software.
• Curious about how things work and how they could be improved.
• A love of technology.
• A team player who enjoys collaboration.
• A self-starter with a passion for learning and improving.
• Excellent organization, time management and communication skills.
• A desire to have fun!

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.