Senior Software Developer (Job Req #2025-106)

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 be helping conceive, design, develop and deliver UI tools that are used in a variety of broadcast applications. You will work to improve and grow the technical competence of our designs. Our small teams encourage outside of the box thinking, we value innovation and feedback, and you will work alongside a diverse group of people with a broad range of skills and experience. You will be working on design systems used in real-world applications and get to see the results of your hard work firsthand.

The Aura Team is responsible for the development, maintenance, and support of the Front-End tools, components, and the design system consumed across a range of Ross Video products.

The team is based in Ottawa ON and works primarily remote with the expectation that all team members come into office on the same day, once every other 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, 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:

• Work with stakeholders and the team to integrate, educate and support new tools and practices
• Participate in the planning, development, testing and delivery of high-quality ReactJS components and related solutions
• Work directly with stakeholders to guide, advise and support the use of our platform
• Work closely with the team to develop a complete design system serving an ecosystem of diverse products and platforms  
• Participate in code reviews
• Help identify and implement improvements to the quality, maintainability, and sustainable delivery of our products
• Provide support to consumers/implementers of our tools and systems
• Thoughtfully apply Lean and Agile principles to develop the highest quality solutions
• Work across teams and job functions to leverage our varied platforms and experiences to create solutions that only we can
• Learn how operators make use of our products to make informed product decisions

Who you are:

• 8+ years of experience in software development or a related industry
• Expert knowledge of ReactJS, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript
• In-depth knowledge of component-driven development, encapsulation, and reusability
• Vision for building maintainable, reusable design systems and patterns
• Excellent communication skills for working with diverse teams, across roles and functions
• Focus on team mentorship and fostering innovation
• An aptitude for continuously improving development processes and practices
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Professional experience collaborating closely with User Experience and Visual Designers
• Deep knowledge of Web Accessibility standards and implementation
• Experience with testing and refactoring
• Working knowledge of GUI test automation

Bonus points if you have the following:

• Experience applying Functional Programming principles in TypeScript
• Experience with various package managers and build tools
• Experience working in an Agile software development context including any of Scrum, Kanban, Lean, or XP
• Experience with collaborative development methods including Pair Programming and Ensemble (aka Mob) Programming
• Experience with build automation pipelines
• Experience with test automation frameworks
• Knowledge and/or experience in practices such as Domain Driven Design, Behavioral Driven Development, Test Driven Development, etc.
• Experience with different aspects of manual or automated software testing (acceptance testing, end to end testing, performance testing, pen testing etc.)
• Familiarity with broadcast production environments and automation

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.