Software Developer - Embedded (Job Req #2025-248) - #188025
Ross Video
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Ottawa, ON
Contract type: Full time

Why Work at Ross Video? We have a great group of people working together to create and deliver cutting edge products that look amazing and are easy to use. We go all out so that our customers can have the best possible experience and achieve quality results. With a product focus, continual learning, results driven processes, and creative thinking, we constantly strive to improve our solutions and to deliver results. If you've ever watched live television, news, sports, or entertainment, you've seen our products in use. All of the major Hollywood award shows, most professional sports teams, and many of the largest broadcasters in the world use Ross Video technology. Get behind the scenes and learn about what it takes to make live events possible. If that resonates, and you’re someone with integrity, commitment, and a strong drive to deliver great products, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview:
As an Embedded Software Developer, you will design and deliver Linux-based Board Support Packages (BSPs) and embedded software for our next-generation video processing hardware. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a small, agile team environment and wants to help shape both the product and the underlying technology stack. You’ll collaborate closely with hardware, FPGA, and software teams to bring innovative solutions to market.
Software developers work on projects focused on 3 product lines:
Opengear
Latest generation of the industry only Open signal processing platform OGX : link
Our latest signal processing modular card based on latest FPGA technology : link
Ultrix
Our Hyper converged routing solutions: link
Softgear
Our software-based media processing platform: link
Who you report to: Senior Manager, Software Development
What we offer:
Ross offers competitive salaries, comprehensive health plans, and several perks to help you perform at your best.
Some of these perks include flexible hours, generous paid time off, fitness/wellness allowance, an employee share ownership program, development support, and a ton of fun social activities and events!
Best of all, you will be part of the Ross Video family, and we've got an energizing environment here.
What the job is all about:
What you’ll do
At Ross, we embrace diversity, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work. We are committed to building a team that includes a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Inclusivity drives innovation and creativity, and that’s something we’re passionate about at Ross! We believe everyone should be able to enjoy a rewarding career at Ross, regardless of race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability. If a disability means that you need any additional support during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
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Job overview:
As an Embedded Software Developer, you will design and deliver Linux-based Board Support Packages (BSPs) and embedded software for our next-generation video processing hardware. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a small, agile team environment and wants to help shape both the product and the underlying technology stack. You’ll collaborate closely with hardware, FPGA, and software teams to bring innovative solutions to market.
Software developers work on projects focused on 3 product lines:
Opengear
Latest generation of the industry only Open signal processing platform OGX : link
Our latest signal processing modular card based on latest FPGA technology : link
Ultrix
Our Hyper converged routing solutions: link
Softgear
Our software-based media processing platform: link
Who you report to: Senior Manager, Software Development
What we offer:
Ross offers competitive salaries, comprehensive health plans, and several perks to help you perform at your best.
Some of these perks include flexible hours, generous paid time off, fitness/wellness allowance, an employee share ownership program, development support, and a ton of fun social activities and events!
Best of all, you will be part of the Ross Video family, and we've got an energizing environment here.
What the job is all about:
What you’ll do
- Deliver high-quality embedded software in C and/or C++ for Linux-based systems.
- Contribute to BSP development, including bootloaders, device drivers, and low-level system integration.
- Debug and troubleshoot complex hardware/software issues in real-time environments.
- Clarify requirements, participate in feature definition, and document design decisions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration with FPGAs and video processing pipelines.
- Participate in agile development processes including sprint planning and retrospectives.
- Deepen your understanding of embedded Linux development, including kernel customization and driver integration.
- Gain exposure to real-time video processing systems and broadcast workflows.
- Learn from senior developers through peer reviews, mentoring, and pair debugging.
- Contribute to modular hardware platforms like OpenGear, Ultrix, and SoftGear.
- 1–3 years of experience in embedded software development.
- Proficiency in C and/or C++ in a Linux environment.
- Familiarity with embedded toolchains, cross-compilation, and BSP development.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a systematic approach to debugging.
- Comfortable working closely with hardware and interpreting datasheets or schematics.
- Experience with version control systems such as Git or SVN.
- Clear communicator—able to articulate technical ideas and collaborate across disciplines.
- Familiarity with networking concepts and protocols across various OSI layers.
- Experience with media processing tools like GStreamer or FFmpeg.
- Exposure to cloud deployment environments or containerization technologies.
- Knowledge of Linux kernel development and device driver integration.
- Experience using Yocto, Buildroot, or similar embedded Linux distributions.
- Understanding of embedded system security principles (e.g., secure boot, encryption).
At Ross, we embrace diversity, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work. We are committed to building a team that includes a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Inclusivity drives innovation and creativity, and that’s something we’re passionate about at Ross! We believe everyone should be able to enjoy a rewarding career at Ross, regardless of race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability. If a disability means that you need any additional support during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
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