Team Lead – Visual C++ (Lancaster, PA)

Position Summary

This position is for a software engineering technical lead to work as part of our company’s PC Applications Development group. The successful candidate will lead a development team in developing software development kits (SDKs) and applications targeted at the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) security industry.

Principal Responsibilities

· Based upon the defined software requirements and architecture, define, manage, and support software engineers’ design, implementation, and testing tasks.

· Facilitate peer reviews of design artifacts and source code.

· Define and drive software engineering method and tool improvements to improve time to market, minimize rework and create high quality software.

· Develop well-documented software applications and components according to department standards.

· Plan, design, and execute comprehensive and repeatable software unit and integration tests.

· Ensure product quality and reliability.

· Participate in project teams under the direction of a project manager.

· Participate in the development and maintenance of existing products.

Education

Required: B.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Preferred: M.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Required Experience

o 10+ years of professional experience designing and implementing object oriented C++ software

o 8+ years of Microsoft Visual C++ experience

o 8+ years of Object Oriented Design experience, including experience with relevant tools

o 6+ years of experience leading a team of software engineers

o 6+ years of ATL/COM experience

o 6+ years of multithreading experience

o 3+ years of automated software testing experience

Desired Experience (in order of preference)

o API development experience

o Experience with Microsoft DirectShow

o Knowledge of video streaming protocols

o Experience with .NET and C#

Special Skills

Excellent communication (both written and verbal), self-motivation, and interpersonal skills are essential. The ability to work well in a team environment is also necessary.

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Manager Software Engineering (Lancaster, PA)

Position Summary

To manage the SW application group, and actively work on the definition, design, and implementation of a Video SDK (Software Development Kit), which allows the seamless integration of video devices into CCTV application software like our company’s Video Management System.

Principal Responsibilities

· Manage the SW team – applications, testing and embedded (work plan definition, appraisals, team development, etc.)

· Contribute to the planning process, including the identification of tasks, creation of work estimates, and contribution to the creation of viable project plans.

· Preparation and alignment of SW Engineering budget

· Manage contracts, etc. with off-site development sites

· Drive and initiate activities to improve Quality and TTM of our company’s products

· Drive and maintain significant new developments in relevant technology and standards.

· Develop competences within the SW group.

· Provide strategic direction by development of design methods, tools; resulting in definition and implementation of design guidelines

· Develop SW requirements base on customer needs and technical constraints (e.g. architecture)

· Manage design, implementation and validation of SW based on a given set of requirements

· Design test harness to assist in integration testing/functional testing.

· Effectively use and report against defect tracking and change management systems.

Education

Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline (e.g. Computer Science)

Preferred: Master’s Degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline

Experience

Minimum: 5 years experience in SW design/implementation, 3+ years experience as SW development lead or SW manager

Special Skills

Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills are essential. Requires a self-motivated individual with strong problem solving skills and the ability to work on multiple multi-site projects in parallel. Strong SW development methodology experience in object-oriented environments is required. Programming experience in C++ and knowledge in Microsoft COM technologies are mandatory.

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