Engineering Development: Software Developer, AV Platform

LOCATION:

Waterloo, Ontario Canada

WHO ARE WE?

Kaleidescape: The Ultimate Entertainment Experience, without Compromise.

At Kaleidescape, we're still small, but well established – the best of both worlds. The Kaleidescape System, called the Best of the Best by The Robb Report™, delivers a completely new movie-viewing and music-listening experience. Kaleidescape provides the entertainment cornerstone for our clients' houses, yachts and private planes.

The Kaleidescape System's Servers, Movie Players and Music Players work seamlessly with our award-winning user interface through IR remote, personal computer, in-wall touch pad, or a sophisticated yet elegantly simple screen. We design and build all components from the operating system to the circuit boards, interfacing with a wide range of advanced control systems for audio and video playback. Learn more at http://www.kaleidescape.com/.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Kaleidescape is seeking a senior software engineer to design and develop our next generation player platforms. The successful candidate will help choose the media decoder chips, the image processors, and other components that will comprise our high-performance media players.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and optimization of low-level drivers for all types of audio/video hardware. This role requires device driver programming experience, excellent debugging skills, the ability to comprehend complex systems without loosing focus on the details, and a strong desire to build high quality products.

Candidates should be able to work independently, have excellent written and oral communication skills, be eager to learn, and enjoy movies and music. Experience with some of the following is an asset:

  • C++, GNU toolchain
  • Embedded real-time operating systems
  • Highly concurrent thread-based architectures
  • Embedded data/control buses, digital video, I2S, I2C, SPI
  • Working from register manuals, datasheets, PCB schematics
  • Digital media formats, MPEG-2, AC3, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC

 

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

No Recruiters Please!

This position is located in Waterloo, Ontario. Working hours are flexible; compensation/benefits packages competitive. Don't miss this opportunity to join an incredible team, working on extraordinary products, providing exceptional quality. Submit your resume and an introductory letter to: careers-sw@kaleidescape.com

We regret that we are not able to respond personally to all submissions, but each and every one is evaluated and considered for placement.

 

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