Senior Engineer Decoder UI - Randburg, South Africa - Planet10

Description

Purpose of the Position:

• Provide Technical and Team Leadership for the UI Development Team with individual contribution responsibility to Develop the Complex Decoder Stack comprising of multiple inhouse and vendor components while delivering on a holistic satellite operator solution.
• Collaborating with architects to design and deliver STB features and solutions for business requirements.
• Process improvement initiatives for integration of STB and Head End software components
• Training, coaching, mentorship, succession planning, recognition and retention planning.

Qualifications

• B.Sc (Electronic and/or Computer Engineering) or similar qualification
• A Degree in Business Management or equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification would be preferred.
• Post Graduate Degree advantageous

Experience

• Typically, 8+ years of experience in a Consumer Electronic and Embedded Software Stack Development, Tools and Technologies, working through the Design, Development, Testing, Release cycle and Software delivery.
• Solid experience in Java development for multiple platforms (Windows, Linux and embedded devices)
• Strong experience in Core Java, Object Orientated principles and design patterns
• Database Design and Management tools (SQLite, etc.).
• Understanding of Video Streaming and Control Protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, RTP, RTMP, Multicast handling, RTSP, DIAL, SSDP, HTTP, HLS, WebRTC)
• Nice to have experience in Embedded C/C++
• Understanding of Web technologies, HTML, Javascript, CSS
• Understanding of Video Encryption, Decryption, Multiplexing.
• Nice to have understanding of Android TV
• Leadership / Management experience
• Experience of Performance Management and driving Team Efficiencies
• Knowledge of Employee Relationship regulations/laws
• Knowledge of Industry-wide best practices of Processes, Development Methodologies and Tools for Embedded Development

Operational Delivery:

• Individually responsible for delivering on project requirements.
• Assist UI Manager with formulation of the Development line function strategy.
• Process Improvement initiative for Software Development across different platforms and different Technologies.
• Team budget planning, recons purchase orders
• Lead integration strategies of different branches dependency mapping activities for the various work packages of the release
• Day to day leadership of team members across CFTs
• Responsible for knowledge Transfer within the team (Presentations documentation)
• Assign team members to project teams based on the requirement for that project
• Analyze the requirements of different work package and assist in product team with identifying requirements for a feature
• Review work breakdown structure, estimation and risk identification and mitigation
• Infrastructure requirements planning tracking
• Defect triage, engineering validation, technical recommendations (incl. approach focus) lifecycle management
• Responsible for FOSS execution and Reporting
• Responsible for the quality of code delivery with process improvements and using Static code analysis and review tools
• Evaluate Memory Management and ensuring Performance of the software within the benchmark
• Handle Work package escalations from work packages