Senior Design Engineer

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We are seeking a Senior Software Design Engineer with deep expertise in real‑time media systems, audio/video compression, and high‑performance software development. You will play a critical role in building scalable, low‑latency encoding pipelines that operate across cloud, edge, and bare‑metal environments. This position involves working with advanced codecs, open‑source frameworks, and IP‑based broadcast standards.

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize software for real‑time video and audio compression (e.g., H.264, HEVC, AV1, JPEG XS, VVC, AAC, AC‑3, NDI)

Translate product vision and system requirements into concrete, software deliverables

Work with media frameworks such as FFmpeg and GStreamer for both audio and video pipelines

Implement CPU and GPU‑based acceleration paths (e.g., SIMD, CUDA, NVENC, NVDEC) for low‑latency media processing

Architect modular, scalable components for deployment in cloud native and bare metal environments

Profile and tune software for throughput, latency, and system resource efficiency across varied hardware targets

Develop and support IP‑based live media systems using standards like SMPTE ST 2110, NMOS, and PTP

Work with real‑time transport protocols like RTP, UDP, MPEG‑TS, SRT, RIST

Maintain clean, testable C/C++ code with attention to reliability, performance, and maintainability

Conduct design and code reviews; contribute to internal standards and software architecture practices, share technical knowledge and mentor junior team members

Collaborate with QC and product teams on validation, CI/CD, monitoring, and deployment of live systems

Qualifications

7+ years of hands‑on C/C++ development in high‑performance or real‑time systems

Strong understanding of video and audio compression standards and formats

Experience with media frameworks such as FFmpeg or GStreamer in production systems

Solid understanding of Linux systems programming, including memory management, file I/O, scheduling, and process control

Familiarity with inter‑process communication (IPC) mechanisms: shared memory, sockets, pipes, message queues

Experience with multithreaded and parallel programming techniques

Working knowledge of GPU or SIMD‑based performance optimizations

Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Shell for automation and build tooling

Understanding of network transport protocols (TCP, UDP, RTP)

Additional Technical Experience

IP‑based broadcast standards: SMPTE‑ST 2110, NMOS‑IS‑04/IS‑05, PTP / IEEE
1588

Low‑latency A/V synchronization in live production

Hardware codec APIs: NVIDIA Video Codec

SDK, Intel oneVPL, AMD AMF

Adaptive bitrate streaming (HLS, MPEG‑DASH) and multi‑profile encoding

Debugging tools: ffprobe, gst‑launch, tcpdump, Wireshark

OpenCV for image/video processing or computer vision preprocessing

Vulkan API experience for high throughput GPU compute or future codec acceleration

Contributions to open source media, vision, or systems libraries

What we offer

Employer funded benefits program

Competitive total compensation package

Work‑life balance

Employee Assistance plan

Employee Discount Platform

Career progression

Casual work environment

Social events and sports teams

Location:

Burlington, Ontario

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 40 hours.

Vacancy:  This is an existing position.

Salary Range:  $90K CAD - $120K CAD, based on experience.

About Us
Evertz Microsystems (TSX:

ET) is a leading global manufacturer of broadcast equipment and solutions that deliver content to television sets, on‑demand services, WebTV, IPTV, and mobile devices (like phones and tablets). Evertz has expertise in delivering complete end‑to‑end broadcast solutions for all aspects of broadcast production including content creation, content distribution and content delivery. Considered as an innovator by their customers, Evertz delivers cutting edge solutions that are unmatched in the industry in both hardware and software.

Evertz delivers products and solutions that can be found in major broadcast facilities on every continent. Evertz’ customer base also includes telcos, satellite, cable TV, and IPTV providers. With over 2,000 employees, that include hardware and software engineers,…