Director of Software Development

Edmonton, AB

Who we are:

INVIDI Technologies Corporation is the world's leading developer of software transforming television all over the world. Our two-time Emmy® Award-winning technology is widely deployed by cable, satellite, and telco operators. We provide a device-agnostic solution delivering ads to the right household no matter what program or network you're watching, how you're watching, or whether you're in front of your TV, laptop, cell phone or any other device. INVIDI created the multi-billion-dollar addressable television business that today is growing rapidly globally.

INVIDI is right at the heart of the very exciting and fast-paced world of commercial television; companies benefiting from our software include DirecTV and Dish Network, networks such as CBS/Viacom and A&E, advertising agencies such as Ogilvy and Publicis, and advertisers such as Chevrolet and Verizon.

INVIDI's world-class technology solutions are known for their flexibility and adaptability. These traits allow INVIDI partners to transform their video content delivery network, revamping legacy systems without significant capital or hardware investments. Our clients count on us to provide superior capabilities, excellent service, and ease of use.

The goal of developing a unified video ad tech platform is a big one and the right Director of Software Development like you--flourishes in INVIDI's creative, inspiring, and supportive culture. It is a demanding, high-energy, and fast-paced environment. INVIDI's Director of Software Development is a self-motivated quick study, can-do individual who embraces the challenge of solving difficult and complex problems.

Job Summary

The Director of Software Development is a highly dedicated, collaborative, motivated, and passionate leader who is responsible for providing technical leadership, vision, direction, and mentoring to the software development teams. They direct and oversee the SDLC function in developing, releasing, and maintaining software applications according to business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop strategies and execution plans that support both the short and long-term objectives of the company.
• Lead the software development team to ensure delivery of high-quality software or Software-as-a-Service offerings that meet the customer's
• Guide and motivate engineering teams comprised of onsite and remote
• Provide oversight on overall technical product/solution design, delivery, and ongoing production support.
• Communicates and establishes relationships with vendors and other functional areas of the business.
• Provide leadership within the development organization to promote/implement transparency and continually review, adapt and adopt best practices in software engineering, technology selection and product
• Collaborate with the leaders of many departments and with product management to set and deliver against product
• Work to constantly challenge and improve existing application platforms and processes to accelerate software releases to the
• Foster innovation and creativity as well as facilitate decision-making, impediment resolution, and consensus among team
• Participate, and lead as required, in departmental administrative oversight processes such as budget preparation and implementation, personnel supervision and performance management, value alignment, and other areas as
• Participate in the on-call activities as incident manager.

Our Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent practical
• High-caliber, energetic leader with 10 plus years' experience, including extensive hands- on software engineering
• Experience leading software development teams, managing priorities, setting expectations and delivering upon
• Track record of building high-performance software development
• Strong familiarity with most of the implemented languages including but not limited to Kotlin, Java, Python, C++.
• Extensive experience with design and development of complex distributed
• Occasional travel as required
• Excellent interpersonal skills and judgement with strategic thinking abilities.
• Good understanding of agile methodology, scrum process, and DevOps.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines in a fast-changing

Highly Preferred:

• Experience with SaaS deployments in a cloud deployment.
• Experience developing distributed systems.
• Experience working in a UNIX environment, Linux is preferred.
• Embedded/Set-top Box software development.
• Knowledge of Cable subsystems and Satellite Systems.
• Broader video engineering experience such as MPEG encoding and transport, multiplexing and ad insertion.
• Knowledge of web languages and technologies, like JavaScript, Perl, Python, HTML, XML, etc.
• Experience using ALM tools like Confluence and JIRA.

INVIDI Offers Competitive Benefits & Total Rewards:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Vacation
• Company Holidays
• Medical & Prescription
• Dental & Vision
• RRSP, STD, LTD, AD&D and Life
• Corporate Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program

Physical requirements:

• INVIDI is a conscious, clean, well-organized, and supportive office environment.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer are normal.

Equal Opportunities and Accommodations Statement

INVIDI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds. INVIDI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources by email at [email protected] at least one week in advance of your interview.