Senior Software Developer – Cloud Platform (Job Req #2025-289)

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:

We are reshaping live media production through innovative cloud and hybrid solutions designed for flexibility, scalability, and security. We’re seeking a Senior Software Developer with deep expertise in cloud-native development to join our growing team. In this role, you’ll help build the secure, scalable, and high-performance systems that power our next-generation products. It’s a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a collaborative, agile environment and embraces modern software engineering practices.

As one of the first engineers on our newly formed Cloud Platform team, you’ll help lay the technical foundation for Ross’s cloud-native future. This team is responsible for developing core shared services and infrastructure—including identity and access management (IAM), logging, monitoring, messaging, user management, and web delivery frameworks. The platform you help build will underpin our SaaS, BYOL, and managed offerings, enabling product teams across Ross to deliver robust, secure, and scalable applications on a unified platform.

Who you report to: Manager of Software Development, Cloud and Enterprise Management.

What We Offer

Ross offers competitive salaries and comprehensive health plans, as well as several perks to help you perform at your best.

Some of these perks include flexible hours, generous paid time off, fitness/wellness allowance, 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 a pretty energizing environment here.

What the job is all about:

• Lead the design and implementation of cloud-native services and components with a focus on performance, security, resilience, and scalability.
• Design and implement platform services, internal frameworks, and robust, well-documented APIs and microservices that support cross-product needs—such as identity and access management (IAM), observability, messaging, and web infrastructure—following established architectural patterns for both internal and external consumption.
• Apply a Zero Trust approach to securing applications and system components.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code using software engineering best practices such as object-oriented design, design patterns, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Develop prototypes, proofs of concept, and conduct technology evaluations to support innovation and decision-making.
• Contribute to and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting cloud-native application delivery.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver well-integrated, end-to-end solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, supporting their growth and development.
• Stay current with cloud-native technologies, tools, and practices; advocate for relevant improvements in processes and infrastructure.
• Utilize modern debugging and profiling tools to diagnose and resolve performance or reliability issues.
• Lead and participate in peer code reviews to maintain high standards for code quality and alignment with team goals.
• Advise management on software development strategies, tools, and architecture to support effective planning and decision-making.
• Respond to and resolve internal issues related to software behavior, stability, or integration.
• Assist in onboarding and training team members to ensure shared knowledge and effective collaboration.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement of team practices.
• Develop expertise in Ross Video products through hands-on engagement, documentation review, and collaboration with technical stakeholders.
  
  

Who you are:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development with a strong emphasis on cloud-native applications.
• Full lifecycle software development experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience building cloud platforms or internal developer tools for multi-product SaaS environments.
• Familiarity with shared service patterns and infrastructure supporting authentication, observability, and service-to-service communication.
• Experience designing and documenting software architectures using tools such as Lucidchart or similar diagramming platforms.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g. Golang, Java, C#, Python, etc.)
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, and system architecture.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
• Strong debugging, performance optimization, and problem-solving skills.
• Solid experience with CI/CD tools and practices, infrastructure as code (Terraform), and Kubernetes (Helm).
• Proficient with source control and CI/CD platforms such as Git, GitLab, and Jenkins.
• Solid understanding of messaging systems such as Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Experience with Redis, Elasticsearch, and document-based databases like MongoDB or CouchDB.
• Experience with secure software development and Zero Trust principles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skill in an agile team environment, with a team first mindset.
  
  

Bonus points if you have the following:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• AWS certifications or equivalent hands-on cloud experience.
• Proficiency with modern front-end frameworks such as React, along with strong skills in TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and/or leading technical initiatives.
• Familiarity with high-availability SaaS architectures and production-grade systems.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
• Comfortable working in both Windows and Linux environments.
• Background in media, entertainment, or broadcast industries.
  
  

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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.