Senior Systems Software Engineer

COMPANY OVERVIEW
ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology supporting triple- and quad-play broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver reliable telephony, demand driven video, next-generation advertising and high-speed data services. ARRIS products expand and help grow network capacity with access and outside plant construction equipment, reliably deliver voice, video and data services and assure optimal service delivery for end customers. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Beaverton, Wallingford, State College, Ireland and China, and operates support and sales offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com. Required Skills

The ARRIS On Demand video products development allow you to contribute to a cutting edge innovative next generation video servers comprised of the latest digital video services, from VOD, IPTV, and Network PVR, to advertising and digital programming insertion.  Offering flexible, scalable, and reliable On Demand solutions, with over 200 installations worldwide that represent a diverse set of network environments and infrastructures, ARRIS is the leading provider for IP streaming and advertising insertion, and the second leading provider of VOD.


Senior Systems Software Engineer
Serve as core team member developing and supporting a distributed video delivery application suite. Emphasis on high performance I/O applications, clustering, distributed, and network protocols, multi-threaded and asynchronous applications.Serve as team member or technical lead for the design and implementation of products. Manage complexity at the subsystem level. Resolve technical problems. Initiate design changes and provide engineering support to assess customer needs and solve field issues. Conduct and engage in complex software development requiring direct interface with hardware.  Generate design and product documentation. Perform unit testing and integration testing as required. Participate in source code control and software release activities. Serve as a technical mentor to junior members of the engineering staff.  Perform other duties as required. BS in Computer Science, or equivalent required.
Advanced degree in Engineering preferred.
Required Experience

Demonstrated working knowledge of operating system interfaces.  Demonstratd understanding of high performance applications including multi-threading, synchronization, and asynchronous I/O.  Understanding of client - server applications including message passing paradigms and protocols, or real-time application design, including deadline scheduling and resource management. Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Five years experience minimum. Experience in UNIX `C' application development required. Experience with high performance applications preferred.  Hands-on experience with debuggers and crash dump analysis tools required. Hands-on experience with source-code control systems and bug tracking systems preferred. Experience with MPEG required.

 

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