Senior Software Developer Media Player Team

Exceptional Innovation is relentlessly focused on discovering, developing and delivering innovative solutions that connect our customers to the people they serve through the advanced use of technology. With our reach, range and resources, we provide our customers a universal platform for driving their vision into their markets using consistent and reliable entertainment and connectivity services. Our solutions leverage the platform to assist our customers in making intelligent decisions to actively engage and inspire the people they serve. Exceptional Innovation has more than 30 years’ experience and operates in the key strategic geographies of the USA, Central and Latin America, Europe, Asia, South Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, supporting more than 485,000 guest rooms.

We are currently searching for a Senior Software Developer to join a small team of developers tasked with the design, development, and maintenance of Exceptional Innovation’s media player application. 

If selected, you will be responsible for evaluating requirements and modifying existing software in order to meet the needs of the client, improve performance, or adapt our application to new hardware. You will work alongside our hardware engineering staff to ensure smooth functionality between our software applications and various set-top box hardware components. This will be accomplished by applying your industry specific knowledge (described in the minimum requirements below), scientific analysis, and embedded software development principals to complex situations. 

You will also be responsible for troubleshooting and debugging of error reports from internal staff and external clients and properly documenting fixes. ***Previous development experience with other media players or frameworks and set top box hardware is required.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent field of study. 7+ years of professional software development experience with significant recent experience (minimum 4 years) writing code for set top boxes or other streaming related technologies.

Required Skills:

• Programming languages: C/C++ – 7 years
• RTOS (Real Time Operating System) – 4 years
• Digital Transmission Standards (ATSC, DVB, Section filtering, MPEG Transport Stream) – 2 years
• Linux Device Driver – 3 years
• Scripting languages (such as Bash) – 2 years
• Streaming framework (such as GStreamer) – 3 years
• Media Encryption, DRM, Cryptography – 2 years
• Audio Video Analysis tools – 2 years
• Familiarity with debugging I2C communications – 1 year

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including health, dental, vision, 401K, Paid time off and much more.

Apply today and we’ll review your qualifications to see if you might be the next great member of our team.