Senior Software Engineer

Avanti Recruitment has partnered with a Reading-based tech company that specializes in providing innovative rasterizer and analysis solutions that can generate and inspect video signals in real-time at speeds of up to 100Gbps. They develop technology for both emerging and existing broadcast solutions, working with both IP and SDI standards to enable their customers to deliver and broadcast high-quality 4K, High-Dynamic-Range (HDR), High-Frame-Rate content. Their solutions are used globally by many of the largest broadcasters, Outside Broadcast (OB) trucks, electronics manufacturers, and video production environments.

You will join their rapidly growing engineering team to lead the development and innovation of new signal analysis and generation solutions, working from product specification through to implementation and validation. You will be involved in the entire software stack, from high-level software (that powers our UI, integration services and control software) all the way down to the bespoke Linux device drivers that interface with our custom hardware. You will learn about emerging broadcast technologies and will build solutions that use them, leveraging some of the latest embedded-compute platforms. Some of the technologies used within their products include Qt, Linux, C++, Yocto, ARM and FPGAs.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
• Degree in Computer Science, related field or other relevant and equivalent experience
• 5+ years of relevant software development experience with a track record of successful delivery through the entire software development lifecycle
• 2+ years of professional experience with C++ (minimum C++11)
• 2+ years professional Linux development experience
• Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design
• Experience in current best practices for software development, including design reviews, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, CI, build processes, testing, and operations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
In addition to the required qualifications, the following experience is preferred:
• Experience developing solutions for embedded Linux platforms
• Linux Distribution building
• Linux Kernel configuration
• C++17
• Python

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Although not a pre-requisite, the following experience would be useful for the role but can otherwise be learnt on the job:
• Experience developing Linux device drivers and an in-depth understanding of the Linux operating system
• Knowledge of networking including TCP/IP, routing and multicast
• Gitlab
• Amazon Web Services
• Experience designing, developing and working with RESTful interfaces
• Experience with Qt
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including close product development with hardware and FPGA engineers to provide a full system solution

On offer is a great benefits package including private healthcare, private pension, hybrid working flexibility, and a salary up to £100k.

There's a 2 stage interview process, with interviews beginning next week, so if this role is of interest - apply now or contact Kirstin at Avanti Recruitment for further details.