STAFF, SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Job Description

Position Summary... Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace. Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy. Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events. We are seeking an enthusiastic Staff, Application Development Engineer for our TV platforms, specializing in native application development to help develop and maintain Vizio s core operating environment. Staff Engineer will be contributing extensively to our embedded UI/UX development, algorithm implementation for complex features to make it more user intuitive and underlying architecture. You will be working closely with product management to understand new features or extending current features for market needs, development using modern & native java script language and integration of third-party apps. You will also be engaged in developing tools which can help larger development community within Vizio. A proven track record of shipping high-quality software on embedded platforms is essential. This is a great role for a senior professional who enjoys a high level of visibility and thrives on great business impact. The features and performance improvements you implement directly impact millions of users every day. This is a great role for an experienced professional who has innovative ideas for complex problems and can translate these ideas into ultra-reliable software. We are a close-knit team, focusing on challenging problems that make a difference in our business. What You Will Do Design, develop and deliver high-quality, intuitive, and easy-to-use embedded UI applications/interfaces which runs on Vizion OS/TV platform. The Staff Engineer will own the design and architecture of software components and modules in building new products and features. Staff Engineer will technically lead the team and communicate designs and decisions with onshore team and will encourage new ideas and solutions. Participate in cross-functional coordination, planning, and reviews with leads from other engineering teams Design APIs/SDKs used by other teams, both internal and external to the company. Maintain high morale and motivate the delivery team to go above and beyond Lead, coach, and mentor the software engineering team, through product discovery that helps identify and break our product goals into technical projects. Help continuously improve team productivity, code quality, tool, and technology adoption. Optimization and fine-tuning of the software application. Working in Agile mode, which includes attending the daily status meeting with the onshore/offshore team. Research and implement new design patterns & standards to improve the existing workflow for the development of the team. Collaborate within and across teams including QA, release management, operations and 3rd party partners to deliver a project on time. Research and implement a functional requirement using up to date technology and skills. Review the software design and implementations. Maintain the code clean, extensibility and modular for cross-platform architecture. About You B.S or Master s degree in computer science, experience in TV/STB application development is a big plus. Must have 8+ years of experience in front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, and native JavaScript like Angular, ReactJS to write clean, efficient code. Must have worked on full stack development using NodeJS, JavaScript, React, TypeScript and SQL Should have experience C++ and frameworks. You know when to use an existing solution and when to build something new. Strong software development and design experience with C++, RPC, Websockets and REST framework. You are proactive in foreseeing issues and resolve them before they happen. It should be a given that the role really needs excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be a team player participating in Agile ceremonies and collaborating with the team on sharing technical knowledge and capabilities, perform peer code reviews and provide technical guidance to junior team members. Minimum Qualifications... Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelors degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 6 years experience in software engineering or related area. Preferred Qualifications... Master s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years experience in software engineering or related area Primary Location...