Software Development Manager

Job Description

 The Software Development Manager - IP will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and actively participating in the development of software for IP/CDN video delivery products. This includes but is not limited to Unified Origin servers and storage, intelligent request routing, content ingest and content transcoding. The position will report directly to the VP of Development and have team of business analysis, developers, and team leads. The Software Development Manager - IP will work closely with product and architecture teams to implement the company’s Cloud and Service oriented architecture (SOA) strategy.

Essential Duties:

• Day to day activities of the development of IP/CDN video delivery products. 

• Developing status updates, reports and metrics. 

• Responsible for evaluating the architecture of the solution and developing a comprehensive technical implementation plan. 

• Working with the Program management, Product Management, and the Architecture teams; explaining business value of the technical backlog and help prioritize the release backlog. 

• Improving and driving the Software Engineering and implementation of technology related products. 

• Continuous improvement in process and implementing controls to increase efficiency and productivity of engineering practices. 

• Improve the team’s technical ability, utilization, and overall efficiency by establishing best practices and creating individual development plans.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree required (preferably in a technical discipline),  

• Masters in an engineering discipline preferred. 

• 5+ years of successful experience as a manager of strong and diverse software engineering teams that support revenue generation in IP Video in a CDN environment. 

• Strong experience with IP networking, routing/switching, security. 

• Excellent technical skills and knowledge coupled with strong leadership, planning, and management abilities. 

• Scrum/Agile methodologies knowledge helpful. 

• Documented solid and successful experience in managing multiple complex software engineering projects for the last 8+ years, solid experience in project management, as well as effectiveness at managing several concurrent internal/external customers. 

• Experience with Video solutions particular in IP delivery scenarios is a must. 

• Expertise in ABR video 

• Experience with Cloud-based solutions preferred 

• Experience working with open source solutions. 

• Experience with video streaming in a CDN environment 

• Must demonstrate a solid understanding of technology trends and utilization for video solutions. 

• Solid understanding of storage concepts for video and data – particularly Object Store.  

• Leadership experience in a fast-paced and demanding development environment. 

• Excellent understanding of modern networking protocols and technologies. 

• Focus on product and technology innovation. 

• History of setting aggressive yet attainable goals, and motivating teams to achieve them. 

• Passion to dig in and lead the development of ground-breaking networking products. 

• Proven track record of successful and timely product delivery, and of driving technical innovation. 

• Strong communication skills, both inward and outward. 

• Experience developing and presenting information to C-level audiences.

Additional Information

This is an immediate opportunity!  Please contact us so we can help you get that first interview!