ActiveVideo® is in the business of making TV smarter.   We empower it with more interactivity, personalization, and social intelligence.  And we can deliver it to virtually any entertainment device out there!  We call this empowerment . . . CloudTV™: our cloud-based app platform that unifies all forms of media content — web, television, social, VOD, and more, all onto one screen.  So now you can intelligently watch your favorite TV or Web entertainment — anywhere, anytime, in any place. The best of all worlds.  CloudTV.

Technical Writer

ActiveVideo Networks is looking for a Technical Writer who is highly organized, can work independently in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment and produce multiple deliverables with frequent deadlines. The Technical Writer should have the flexibility to learn new products and technologies quickly and have the versatility to move from product to product as needed. An ideal candidate will have a strong interest in innovative solutions to documentation challenges; local candidates in the Silicon Valley are preferred.

Responsibilities and skills: 

• Learn and document software platforms as they are being developed
• Writes and/or edits original and highly technical documentation, such as architecture, installation and configuration, troubleshooting, user guides and software release notes
• Projects involve preparing individual sections of complex manuals or other technical documents, or organizing the complete production of a basic manual
• Write and edit technical articles and white papers
• Prepare illustrations, photographs, diagrams, and charts, and assist in graphic layouts
• Researches technical information and interacts closely with engineering resources
• Drive the technical review process
• Test documentation against software for accuracy and usability
• Experience with Windows and Linux environments
• Work closely with software engineers and development team
• Research, scope, and manage documentation projects
• Understand the principles of software development life cycle
• Learn and use software tools for document production
• Write and edit programming guides and application programming interface (API) references for software developers

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Journalism, English, Technical Communications, Computer Science, Engineering or related field.

ActiveVideo Networks offers competitive salaries, stock options, medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, and PTO starting at 15 days for the first year of service.

If you are interested and enjoy working hard and having fun, in a team oriented environment, please send your resume to jobs@activevideo.com for immediate consideration.

Please indicate job title in the subject line. Note, there is no relocation offered for this position, local candidates preferred.
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ActiveVideo® is in the business of making TV smarter. We empower it with more interactivity, personalization, and social intelligence.  And we can deliver it to virtually any entertainment device out there! We call this empowerment . . . CloudTV™: our cloud-based app platform that unifies all forms of media content — web, television, social, VOD, and more, all onto one screen. So now you can intelligently watch your favorite TV or Web entertainment — anywhere, anytime, in any place. The best of all worlds.  CloudTV.

System Test Engineer

System Test Engineer is responsible for end-to-end  functional, scale and performance testing  of a cloud based web application streaming solution (CloudTV) to various types of set-top boxes, including Blu ray, IP and legacy RF Set-top boxes. Duties include but not limited to design of system level test cases, test execution, trouble shooting of issues, and installation/configuration of all components of the solution. The position requires development or utilization of applicable software or diagnostic tools for troubleshooting or automation of repetitive tasks. As a senior Test Engineer, the individual in this position will also play a key role in performance and scale testing at system level and if necessary at Component level. 

Required Qualifications/Skills/Education:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software QA or software development or system engineering
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent
• Prior experience in system test, or deployment testing of complex solution for  Service Provider customers, or CDN type products is highly desirable
• Ability to understand product at architectural level and strong trouble shooting skills are must requirements
• Prior experience with performance, scale and fault tolerant   for distributed systems is required
• Prior experience working with Set-Top box technology is highly desirable
• Solid skills in software QA methodologies especially in software test case design and writing of test plan is required
• Hands on coding experience in one or more of following languages: Shell Script, Perl, Python
• Working experience Linux OS  is a requirement
• Experienced working in cloud based Web /Enterprise software is desirable
• Working experience with XML, RSS Feeds, HTML,  HTML5,  Database, and SQL is desirable
• Solid experience in   TCP/IP and related suits of protocols and some familiarity with Networking Devices (Router, switches) is required
• Prior experience /knowledge of video delivery standards (MPEG TS) and video compression standards such as  MPEG2 and H.264 is big plus
• Prior experience with IP analyzer is a must
• Prior experience with video analyzers is highly desirable
• Knowledge or experience of  RF/CABLE  plant  is highly desirable
• Ability to document complex topologies including data flow and subsystems is required

ActiveVideo Networks offers competitive salaries, stock options, medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, and PTO starting at 15 days for the first year of service.

If you are interested and enjoy working hard and having fun, in a team oriented environment, please send your resume to jobs@activevideo.com for immediate consideration.

Please indicate job title in the subject line. Note, there is no relocation offered for this position, local candidates preferred.
EEO Employer

ActiveVideo® is in the business of making TV smarter.   We empower it with more interactivity, personalization, and social intelligence.  And we can deliver it to virtually any entertainment device out there!  We call this empowerment . . . CloudTV™: our cloud-based app platform that unifies all forms of media content — web, television, social, VOD, and more, all onto one screen.  So now you can intelligently watch your favorite TV or Web entertainment — anywhere, anytime, in any place. The best of all worlds.  CloudTV.

Sr. Tools Developer-Temporary Position

ActiveVideo Networks is seeking a temporary Sr Tools Developer who can combine deep technical knowledge and expertise in the areas of developing infrastructure and tools required to deploy large scale mission critical solutions and services. The scope of expertise will include managing and monitoring n-tiered complex deployments to meet high availability SLA’s of 99.99% uptime. The temporary assignment will be for 3-6 months.

Responsibilities and skills: 

• Understand requirements and evaluate products/solutions for provisioning, configuration, alerting and monitoring, reporting dashboards
• Define and develop appropriate programming abstractions and APIs for various backend services
• Experience with writing plug-in and extending some or all of the following tools: Chef, Puppet, CF Engine, Spacewalk, Splunk, Nagios, OpsView, Open NMS
• Should have in depth knowledge of following technologies: CentOS, Linux, Apache, Java, Javascript, SNMP MIBS and Traps, rsyslog, syslog, CRON, http, XML, JSON, lighttpd, FastCGI
• Must have proficient coding skills in scripting languages Ruby, Perl and python
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to debug integration issues across complex n-tiered systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong initiative and drive
• Strong technical background and knowledge especially with the major tools and technologies used in the Cable industry and the internet video streaming technology space.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in writing tools
• Minimum 7 years programming experience
• Familiarity the industry standard deployment and monitoring tools
• Ability to leverage existing technologies and innovate
• Strong network operations and technology background

Education

• Requires a Bachelors degree in a Computer Science or a related technical field.

ActiveVideo Networks offers competitive salaries, stock options, medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, and PTO starting at 15 days for the first year of service.

If you are interested and enjoy working hard and having fun, in a team oriented environment, please send your resume to jobs@activevideo.com for immediate consideration.

Please indicate job title in the subject line. Note, there is no relocation offered for this position, local candidates preferred.
EEO Employer

ActiveVideo® is in the business of making TV smarter.   We empower it with more interactivity, personalization, and social intelligence.  And we can deliver it to virtually any entertainment device out there!  We call this empowerment . . . CloudTV™: our cloud-based app platform that unifies all forms of media content — web, television, social, VOD, and more, all onto one screen.  So now you can intelligently watch your favorite TV or Web entertainment — anywhere, anytime, in any place. The best of all worlds.  CloudTV.

SQA Engineer

As a member of Active Video networks platform software QA team, the candidate participates in review of design specification, devise test cases, develop test plan, execute tests and maintain test setup. The candidate is expected develop test scripts for regression automation and highly motivated to acquire new knowledge and perform gray level testing.  The software is cloud TV software made of several scalable components so it is expected that test planning and execution cover performance and scaling scenarios as well.

Required Qualifications/Skills/Education:

• Minimum BS or equivalent
• 5-7 sears of experience in software QA or software development or system engineering
• Team player with strong desire to improve coverage and test efficiency
• Solid skills in software QA methodologies especially in software test case design and writing of test plan
• Hands on coding experience in one or more of following languages (Shell Script, Perl, Python, Java, C, C++)
• Experienced working in cloud based Web /Enterprise software
• Experienced working on multi-subsystems, distributed software products
• Experienced working in LINUX based software
• Working experience with XML, Database, and SQL is highly desirable
• Basic networking experience related to TCP/IP is required
• Prior experience /knowledge of video delivery standards (MPEG TS) and video compression standards such as  MPEG2 and H.262 is big plus

ActiveVideo Networks offers competitive salaries, stock options, medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, and PTO starting at 15 days for the first year of service.

If you are interested and enjoy working hard and having fun, in a team oriented environment, please send your resume to jobs@activevideo.com for immediate consideration.

Please indicate job title in the subject line. Note, there is no relocation offered for this position, local candidates preferred.
EEO Employer

ActiveVideo® is in the business of making TV smarter.   We empower it with more interactivity, personalization, and social intelligence.  And we can deliver it to virtually any entertainment device out there!  We call this empowerment . . . CloudTV™: our cloud-based app platform that unifies all forms of media content — web, television, social, VOD, and more, all onto one screen.  So now you can intelligently watch your favorite TV or Web entertainment — anywhere, anytime, in any place. The best of all worlds.  CloudTV. 

New Deployment & Installation Engineer

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks

• Installation and setup of AVN Networks and Applications onsite at customer locations and remotely
• Maintain an up to date in-depth knowledge of the entire service architecture and system flow
• Server OS setup and configuration
• Provide feedback loop to engineering on installation and deployment issues
• Provide system/network design help to network engineering
• Enter detailed data into ticket tracking system for all installations/issues worked
• Write tools/scripts to facilitate installation, support and maintenance of AVN Networks and Applications
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation
• Travel from 25% - 50%

Qualifications
Must be able to demonstrate detailed technical knowledge in all of the following areas:

• Windows and Linux server experience. Expertise in system configuration, administration, troubleshooting
• Understanding of internet standards such as -DNS, FTP, SSH, HTML, XML, SNMP and other protocols
• IP communication and packet structure, with focus on HTTP protocol and experience with network protocol analyzers
• Network concepts including experience with load balancing equipment, switches, routers, firewalls and network troubleshooting
• Expert use of monitoring and troubleshooting utilities to effectively diagnose problems
• Basic understanding of Capacity Planning
• Experience with Windows and Linux Imaging Software: Ghost, Symantec Live State Backup Recovery, Spacewalk
• Experience building out servers – Linux/Windows-based
• Knowledge of relational databases/SQL
• Bachelor’s degree in technical field
• Storage (SAN, NAS) a plus
• Cable head-end and RF knowledge a plus
• Experience in at least 2 relevant scripting or programming languages (Python, Perl C or Java) a plus

Communication and Leadership Requirements
Must be able to demonstrate competency in the following areas:

• Excellent verbal and written communication to operational personnel at customer sites
• Communication of ideas and solutions in a clear and organized manner
• Clear and effective presentations/training sessions to groups of operational customers
• Ability to design and deliver training to AVN Staff
• Mentoring of Jr. Staff on technical material
• Viewed as a reliable technical resource for others

ActiveVideo Networks offers competitive salaries, stock options, medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, and PTO starting at 15 days for the first year of service.

If you are interested and enjoy working hard and having fun, in a team oriented environment, please send your resume to jobs@activevideo.com for immediate consideration.

Please indicate job title in the subject line. Note, there is no relocation offered for this position, local candidates preferred.
EEO Employer

ActiveVideo® is in the business of making TV smarter.   We empower it with more interactivity, personalization, and social intelligence.  And we can deliver it to virtually any entertainment device out there!  We call this empowerment . . . CloudTV™: our cloud-based app platform that unifies all forms of media content — web, television, social, VOD, and more, all onto one screen.  So now you can intelligently watch your favorite TV or Web entertainment — anywhere, anytime, in any place. The best of all worlds.  CloudTV. 

Web Application Architect

The Web Applications Architect is a senior technology leader who will drive the definition and refinement of ActiveVideo’s Web-based application development environment, including platform requirements on the future product roadmap.
The ideal candidate will possess a breath of knowledge in frontend and backend technology, design and development. Additionally, he/she would have deep technical expertise in front end technologies required to lead the vision, design, and development of the next generation applications, toolsets, and services supporting web applications on the platform.

Responsibilities and skills: 

• Define product roadmap features that focus on facilitating application development
  
• Develop appropriate programming abstractions and APIs for the core services
  
• Develop an application framework which in-house and 3rd party application developers can leverage in their development
  
• Guide the refinement of an application development kit with all of its tools to enable developers to quickly and efficiently create applications
  
• Own the company technical strategy around application programming environment
  
• End to end ownership of designing, developing, deploying and highly scalable applications
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
• Ability to work well in a team environment
  
• Strong leadership qualities
  
• Some travel required
  
  

Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science or a related technical field, MS preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in web-based application technologies around DHTML, Javascript, HTML5, AJAX, Flash, etc.
  
• Object-oriented programming expertise, applicable to the Javascript environment
  
• Must have expertise in either C++ or Java development
  
• Familiarity with the most common browser application development environments
  
• Ability to leverage existing technologies and new industry trends to innovate around application development tools and frameworks.
  
• Strong technology background

ActiveVideo Networks offers competitive salaries, stock options, medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, and PTO starting at 15 days for the first year of service.

If you are interested and enjoy working hard and having fun, in a team oriented environment, please send your resume to jobs@activevideo.com for immediate consideration.

Please indicate job title in the subject line. Note, there is no relocation offered for this position, local candidates preferred.
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