Software Developer (Job Req #2025-139)

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.

Streamline is a Media Asset Management (MAM) system focused on content delivery for live broadcast. Our platform provides a central and convenient interface for organizing media, editing metadata, previewing assets, searching for content, managing orders, and fulfilling requests. Additionally, we offer automated workflows that move content on-air, clean up old content, and generate detailed reports across a wide range of data points.

Live broadcast environments contain vast amounts of diverse content — from video packages for news stories to sports team logos — requiring careful organization and management. Our system ensures that all this content is easily accessible and efficiently handled.

As part of our team, you will help develop new features and functionality using cutting-edge web technologies for our Media Asset Management systems. Whether dealing with graphics or video production, you will work collaboratively with the team to create systems that organize, manage, search, and report on media content used in every facet of live broadcast.

This role combines software development with teamwork, problem-solving, and continuous learning. It offers opportunities for technical growth, while fostering cross-functional collaboration with other teams to enhance the overall system.

Our team is primarily based in Ottawa, ON, and operates in a dynamic hybrid work environment. We value collaboration and flexibility, offering team members the ability to work remotely most of the time. Team members are expected to come into the office once a week for in-person meetings and collaboration.

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:

As a Software Developer your role involves working with the development team to develop and maintain high-quality software solutions including the following key responsibilities:

• Agile Collaboration: You'll work closely with team members in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality software products.
• Full Development Lifecycle: You'll engage in all stages of the software development process, including gathering requirements, designing, implementing, reviewing, testing, documenting, delivering, and maintaining solutions.
• Task Estimation: You'll estimate the effort and time required for various development tasks, helping the team plan and prioritize work.
• User-Centered Design: You'll gain an understanding of how operators use the products, which will help inform decisions about product features and improvements.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: You'll collaborate with other teams to leverage different platforms and expertise, helping create innovative solutions.
• Troubleshooting and Support: You'll be involved in debugging, troubleshooting, and offering support for users who may encounter issues with the software.
• Other duties as are required.

Who you are:

• A post-secondary degree in Computer Science or a related Engineering discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience with full stack software development in an agile environment.
• Experience with the following languages and technologies: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS. Familiarity with frameworks/tools like Jetty, Ajax, Eclipse, OSGi, Struts, Hibernate, React, Redux.
• Demonstrated experience with writing and executing unit tests to ensure code reliability and functionality.
• Experience with Git version control system.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Bonus points if you have the following:

• Hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proficiency in relevant operating systems: Windows, macOS, Linux.
• Experience with Jira or similar project management tools to collaborate effectively within team environments and track progress.
• Familiarity with Domain Driven Design (DDD), Behavior Driven Design (BDD), Test Driven Development (TDD), and solid understanding of Java Design Patterns and principles of Object-Oriented Design (OOD).
• Experience in automating test cases and integrating them into the development lifecycle.
• Understanding of professional broadcast equipment and television standards, particularly in relation to the media and entertainment industry.

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.