Staff Applications Development Engineer

About the Team

Vizio pioneered streaming to the TV and continues to innovate and lead the industry. While we are well-positioned to help shape the future of television and streaming media, continued success stems from experienced software engineers like you developing core features for the Vizio platform.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Staff, Application Development Engineer for our TV platforms, specializing in native application development to help develop and maintain Vizio's core operating environment. Staff Engineer will be contributing extensively to our embedded UI/UX development, algorithm implementation for complex features to make it more user intuitive and underlying architecture. You will be working closely with product management to understand new features or extending current features for market needs, development using modern & native java script language and integration of third-party apps. You will also be engaged in developing tools which can help larger development community within Vizio.

A proven track record of shipping high-quality software on embedded platforms is essential. This is a great role for a senior professional who enjoys a high level of visibility and thrives on great business impact. The features and performance improvements you implement directly impact millions of users every day. This is a great role for an experienced professional who has innovative ideas for complex problems and can translate these ideas into ultra-reliable software. We are a close-knit team, focusing on challenging problems that make a difference in our business. We pride ourselves on working in a collaborative environment, and to do so we are in our Dallas, TX office 5 days a week.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop and deliver high-quality, intuitive, and easy-to-use embedded UI interfaces/applications which runs on Vizion OS/TV platform.
• The Staff Engineer will own the design and architecture of software components and modules in building new products and features.
• Staff Engineering will technically lead the team and communicate designs and decisions within the team and will encourage new ideas and solutions.
• Drive the execution and delivery of features by collaborating with many cross functional teams, architects, product owners and engineer
• Make critical decisions that contribute to the success of the product
• Participate in cross-functional coordination, planning, and reviews with leads from other engineering teams
• Design APIs/SDKs used by other teams, both internal and external to the company.
• Be a multiplier and have a passion for team and team members' success
• Maintain high morale and motivate the delivery team to go above and beyond
• Vocally advocate for technical excellence and helping the teams make good decisions
• Lead, coach, and mentor the software engineering team, through product discovery that helps identify and break our product goals into technical projects.
• Help continuously improve team productivity, code quality, tool, and technology adoption. Optimization and fine-tuning of the software application.
• Working in Agile mode, which includes attending the daily status meeting with the entire team.
• Responsible for resolving the complexity of business rule to the form which can be understood by Dev team
• Research and implement new design patterns & standards to improve the existing workflow for the development of the team.
• Collaborate within and across teams including QA, release management, operations and 3rd party partners to deliver a project on time.
• Research and implement a functional requirement using up to date technology and skills.
• Review the software design and implementations.
• Maintain the code clean, extensibility and modular for cross-platform architecture.

About You

• B.S or Master's degree in computer science.
• Must have 8+ years of experience in front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, and native JavaScript like Angular, ReactJS to write clean, efficient code.
• Must have worked on full stack development using NodeJS, JavaScript, React, TypeScript and SQL
• Should have experience C++ and frameworks.
• You know when to use an existing solution and when to build something new.
• Strong software development and design experience with C++, RPC, Websockets and REST framework.
• You are proactive in foreseeing issues and resolve them before they happen.
• It should be a given that the role really needs excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be a team player participating in Agile ceremonies and collaborating with the team on sharing technical knowledge and capabilities, perform peer code reviews and provide technical guidance to junior team members.

About VIZIO

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Headquartered in Irvine, California, VIZIO is a leading HDTV brand in America and the #1 Sound Bar Brand in America. VIZIO's mission is to deliver high performance, smarter products with the latest innovations at a significant savings that we can pass along to our consumers. Our loyal following and industry-wide praise continues to grow as we redefine what it means to be smart.

VIZIO, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. We will not pay fees to any third-party agency, outside recruiter or firm without a mutually agreed-upon contract and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.