Work At Espial

Working Environment

Espial has a dynamic work environment where employees actively participate in building, delivering and supporting products to a global set of customers.  Our employees have a diverse set of skills and share a common interest in working to make Espial the leading developer of TV Software.  The work is challenging and rewarding.

We're looking for bright and highly motivated individuals to join our team and ensure that Espial becomes the company of choice for our customers.

Positions Available

Manager, Pre-sales Engineering

Posted: May 08, 2012
Location: Canada - USA

Responsibilities

The Manager, Pre-sales Engineering will build and manage the Espial Pre-sales team. The team is responsible for partnering with Sales in achieving revenue and profitability targets while driving the technical qualification and closure of all Espial opportunities globally. This role is ideal for someone with 7-10 years of solution sales and technical sales experience selling to Tier 1 or 2 Pay TV operators (Cable, Telco, Satellite) and who is passionate about building a world-class team.

Requirements

• Assist sales team in the qualification of customer needs and performing pre-demo needs analysis. Perform product demos, both standard and tailored to suspects and prospects.
• Managing pilots and prototypes.
• Work with sales team on the execution of specific sales strategies and develop product centric selling strategies. Map a customer’s business and technical needs to Espial’s technology solutions.
• Respond in writing to customer requirements and Request for Information/Proposal documents. Develop draft services proposals – timeline/cost/risk to include as part of sales proposals
• Meet customers and deliver product centric presentations. Facilitate effective communications with counterparts in local sales regions.
• Coordinate with Product Management when customer requirements need feature development; also sharing insights into market dynamics.
• Perform formal hand-off of closed deals to the Account Team responsibility for implementation.
• Monitor and manage the technical pre‐sales environments.
• Responsible for recruiting, training and managing the global pre-sales team

Ideal Candidate Will Also

• 10+ years experience selling software or systems in a pre-sales role to Pay TV or Telecom operators (telcos, cable, satellite, terrestrial)
• Proven experience managing a remote team
• Technical knowledge and depth in the domain of IPTV or digital TV is a strong asset.
• Solid technical knowledge and understanding of networks, IT infrastructure, client/server software and hardware.
• Results driven and highly focused on meeting goals and closing deals with sales counterparts.
• A BA/BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline is preferred.
• Position will require up to 25% travel.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to hrinfo@espial.com

Software Developer / IPTV Platform Engineer

Posted: Apr 27, 2012
Location: Ottawa, ON

Responsibilities

Espial is seeking a Software Developer/IPTV Platform Engineer with software development experience (J2SE) and Linux platform expertise to join our MSP Platform Engineering team and help build and deliver the Espial Media Services Platform (MSP). MSP is a TV service management and delivery solution that enables operators to manage and deliver TV services over managed and internet (OTT) networks to multiple devices including STBs, TVs, tablets, mobiles, and PCs. As part of the Platform Engineering team, you will be responsible for building the Linux (RHEL) infrastructure that meets the performance, reliability and scalability requirements of our IPTV, OTT and Video on Demand customer base. You will help build the configuration management tools for MSP. You will also build and maintain tools to test and monitor the reliability and performance of MSP. Members of the Platform Engineering team also leverage strong system/network troubleshooting skills to liaise with Espial Customer Support to quickly debug and resolve issues in MSP customer environments.

Requirements

A minimum of 2 years experience in Java programming (J2SE) is required along with strong knowledge and working experience of commercial Linux distributions (RHEL preferred).
• Demonstrable Java (J2SE) development experience
• Linux (RHEL) deployment, configuration and/or development experience
• Working knowledge of Linux networking and/or virtualization technologies
• Experience building utilities with one or more scripting languages such as Python, Jython, UNIX shell and/or Perl
• Knowledge of Carrier Grade and High Availability concepts
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP and other network and internet protocols including SSL/HTTPS
• Excellent system/network level troubleshooting, debugging and problem solving skills
• Ability to assist Customer Support with remote or onsite troubleshooting of customer systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to work well on cross-functional project development teams
• Desire and ability to master new technologies
• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Ideal Candidate Will Also

• Experience with Oracle Databases and Real Application Clusters (RAC) technology
• Knowledge of current server hardware, including RAID configuration, networking and/or security
• Understanding of IPTV and OTT concepts and applications
• Experience working within a Scrum development methodology
• Ability to occasionally deliver product and/or operations training to a targeted audience

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to hrinfo@espial.com

Technical Support Engineer

Posted: Apr 17, 2012
Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Responsibilities

• Technical Support Ticket tracking & resolution via Web, E-Mail and Phone.
• Remote login to customer systems to identify and correct or advise on issues.
• Perform Customer upgrades both remotely and onsite (5-10% travel may be required)
• Act as a customer advocate within Espial to ensure customer issues are heard and fully understood.
• Keep customers informed of new products and services available to them, through the successful completion of Espial Product training.
• Stay apprised of customer upgrade & maintenance cycles and communicate this data to stakeholders at Espial (Engineering, QA, Product Management, Sales)
• Lead regular status meetings with customer and attend onsite meetings when required.
• Communicate regularly (outside of support cases) with the customer to evaluate satisfaction and proactively identify upcoming needs.
• Search for opportunities to generate new revenue through roadmap acceleration, training or consulting.
• Coordinate with internal technical experts as needed to meet customer needs, while managing customer expectations to prevent overload or missed deadlines.

Requirements

• Minimum 1-2 years of work or school experience in Java and/or C programming
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with video-on-demand technology
• Hands-on experience with Linux
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/HTTPS and other network and internet protocols
• Experience with setting up and troubleshooting RAID and Disk Arrays
• Scripting languages such as Shell, Perl and Python
• Relational Database experience
• Working Knowledge of web standards including HTML, JS, XML, CSS
• Self motivated, detail-oriented and organized in order to handle multiple customer requests
• Strong team player who actively participates and contributes to team decisions
• College degree in Computer Science or equivalent

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to hrinfo@espial.com

Linux, C++ Developer

Posted: Apr 16, 2012
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Responsibilities

The Browser Software Developer will be a part of team delivering a next-generation Webkit-based browser for set-top boxes and internet connected flat panel TV's. Your responsibilities will include browser software application development, software porting, integration, debugging and optimization on Linux-based TV platforms.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in C and C++ software development and integration.
• Strong Linux development experience.
• Good track-record of designing and building fast, reliable, multi-threaded, Linux application software and SDKs that are used by other developers
• Excellent debugging, problem solving, and testing skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, juggling multiple projects
• Bachelor of Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.

Ideal Candidate Will Also

• Knowledge of web standards including HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG.
• Knowledge or experience with open-source browsers including WebKit, Chromium, Mozilla.
• Knowledge or experience with integrating and using low-level graphics libraries such as QT, Cairo, and OpenGL.
• Working knowledge of japanese would be an asset

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to hrinfo@espial.com

Junior GUI Developer

Posted: Mar 20, 2012
Location: Ottawa, ON

Responsibilities

Espial is currently looking for a graphical UI developer to build our next generation of user interfaces for mobiles, tablets, STBs and PC devices. These new UIs will take advantage of the latest versions of Android and iOS operating systems along with technologies such as HTML5, Objective C, 3D Graphics and more.

Requirements

• 2 to 3 years of experience in Software Development
• Experience in GUI Development for different target devices (Set-top Boxes, Smart Phones, Tablets and PCs)
• Experience in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, 3D Graphics
• Understanding of good UI Design Principles
• Ability to develop efficient UIs for low resource devices
• Experience debugging, problem solving, and system level testing skills. - Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Bachelor of Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent. - Strong communication skills.

Ideal Candidate Will Also

• Experience in "C" Development
• Experience developing in Linux
• An understanding of IPTV and OTT concepts and applications
• Experience working within a Scrum development methodology
• Knowledge of Open APIs to integrate with Social Networking applications (such as Facebook).
• An added advantage would be having skills to design and create graphics.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to hrinfo@espial.com

Software Development Internship - Sunnyvale

Posted: Mar 20, 2012
Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Responsibilities

We are currently recruiting for a highly motivated student to work at our Sunnyvale office. We have 4, 8 or 12 month terms available. During this work term, the student will be a contributing member of the software development team that builds and delivers our industry leading MediaBase Video On Demand Server product. In addition to working with a talented team of software professionals, you will gain valuable experience in several cutting edge technologies including:
• C++ development in a multi-threaded, multi-process Linux system
• CORBA Interfaces
• SOAP and JAVA API
• RTSP and HTTP video streaming technology
• Redundant, high performance server architecture

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or masters program in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related degree program.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to hrinfo@espial.com

Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer - France

Posted: Nov 22, 2011
Location: France

Responsibilities

Espial is looking for experienced and self-motivated sales engineers that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, to provide pre-sales support and drive technical solutions for commercial and technical engagements. Focusing on telco and cable/MSO service providers, you will be responsible for:
• Working directly with the sales team, customers and prospects to understand requirements and propose solutions to meet customer business and technical needs
• Driving and producing technical solution proposals as well as detailed compliance responses for RFIs/RFPs
• Seeking new technology and ecosystem partners as well as working with existing partners to define integrated solutions to meet customers’ business and technical needs
• Staging, installing, configuring and delivering effective demonstrations and lab trials for prospects, customers and partners
• Preparing and delivering technical presentations and training to customers that describe Espial’s products, technology, solutions and product positioning
• Flexibility to travel ( up to 30% ) to meet with partners, prospects, customers and to participate in tradeshows.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years experience in a solutions engineering, field engineering and/or system integrations position
• Excellent customer facing interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships within customer and partner organizations
• Hands-on experience in IPTV, cable and/or satellite pre-sales and deployments
• Experience in multi-vendor solution architecture definition
• Hands-on experience with Linux and network installation/ administration
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/HTTPS and other network and internet protocols
• Knowledge of web standards including HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG, SOAP
• Knowledge of TV standards applicable to the North American market
• Good at troubleshooting and problem solving
• Scripting languages such as Perl and Python
• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• fluent in French (for position in France)

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to hrinfo@espial.com