Sr Lead Development Engineer - MEDIA

Barco designs technology to enable bright outcomes around the world. Seeing beyond the image, we develop visualization and collaboration solutions to help you work together, share insights, and wow audiences. Our focus is on three core markets: Enterprise (from meeting and control rooms to corporate spaces), Healthcare (from the radiology department to the operating room), and Entertainment (from movie theaters to live events and attractions). We have a team of 3,600 employees, located in 90 countries, whose passion for technology is captured in 400 granted patents. As part of BCR Software Development group at Barco our vision is to be a world class software team partnering with our businesses to offer successful software solutions and outcomes that delight our customers and set the trend in our dynamic markets.

The Barco Control Rooms business unit is making workflow and visualization solutions for the Control Room market since 1994 to help operators collect, visualize and share critical information for optimal mission-critical decision making. Today, we are still the number one choice for control room professionals who want to stay on top of their situational awareness with 12000+ installations for critical infrastructure and critical operations.

We are seeking a skilled Software Developer to join our dynamic product development team who can be part of the Media Platform team in Barco CTRL product group. Barco CTRL’s media platform is a high-performance software toolkit that enables efficient audio and video decoding and rendering within graphical applications across different product lines. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing embedded software applications using C/C++, Python and has experience in GStreamer, WebRTC and RDP. You will work closely with our global feature teams to design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions.

As Sr. Lead Development Engineer – Media Platform you will:

• Collaborate with Developers, Product Owners, System Architects, System validation across different locations to design and implement quality product increments.
  
• Create and sustain robust backend logic for reliable and scalable systems. With keeping speed, reliability, and data in mind.
  
• Write reusable, efficient code with automated tests to maintain our high-quality standard.
  
• Analyse the needs of internal customers to determine system requirements
  
• Design embedded software algorithms for commercial applications
  
• Define and execute testing and maintenance procedures for software and its hardware platforms
  
• Gain a deep understanding of the Barco control room product, becoming proficient in all its features.
  
• Work with cross-functional teams across multiple groups, geographies, and time zones.
  
• Guide and mentor fellow colleagues.
  

We are seeking experience with the following technologies/domains:

• B. Tech./B. E./M. E./M. Tech. in Computer Science/Electronics/Multimedia Engineering
  

• 8-12 years of enriched embedded development experience with good proficiency in C/C++ and Python in Linux OS environment
  
• Knowledge in the multimedia framework/stack: Gstreamer, WebRTC and RDP.
  
• Integration knowledge through Git and Jenkins
  
• Virtualization knowledge through Docker and Vmware
  
• Knowledge of Rust is a plus
  
• Strong analytical abilities with a keen eye for detail and quality
  
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  
• Eagerness to learn, grow, and stay updated with industry trends.
  
• Ability to provide insightful design and code reviews.
  
• Strong command of spoken and written English.
  
• As a collaborative team player, you are comfortable working closely with developers and product owners, product managers, sharing ideas and knowledge.
  

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