Staff Embedded Engineer, Vizio

Position Summary Contribute to the end-to-end development of middleware, media pipeline, and application development kits for Vizio's Smart TV platform. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement high-performance media solutions that enhance user experience. What You'll Do Analyze product requirements and translate them into clear technical documentation. Architect and design new modules; improve and refactor legacy components. Prototype core functionalities, define implementation strategies, and own delivery. Write high-quality, maintainable code and conduct peer reviews to enforce best practices. Build tools to automate media quality assessment and defect detection. Collaborate with hardware, platform, and app integration teams to troubleshoot and deliver robust solutions. Act as a feature owner within 12 monthsdriving the vision, design, and implementation of complex media features. What You'll Bring Experience: 8+ years in embedded software development for consumer electronics. Solid understanding of media pipeline architectures. Strong debugging, system integration, and performance optimization skills. Technical Skills: Languages: C, C++/C++11+, JavaScript, JSON Media Technologies: DASH, HLS, Progressive Download DRM: Widevine, PlayReady, FairPlay; Secure Media Pipeline Multimedia Frameworks: GStreamer, FFmpeg Formats: H.264, HEVC, MPEG2-TS, MP4, CMAF, HDR, Dolby Vision OS & System Programming: Linux (processes, IPC, logs, shared libs), multithreading, cross-compilation Tools: CMake, Git, shell scripting, unit test frameworks Soft Skills: Effective communication and collaboration across engineering and product teams Proactive attitude, ownership mindset, and ability to thrive in fast-paced environments Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in Computer Science or related field. Experience with REST APIs, WebSockets, Docker, Meson, Conan, Rust, or Python. Exposure to network-level debugging (TCP/UDP), cryptography fundamentals, and CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions.