WHAT WILL YOU DO
- Hands-on Integration: Get your hands dirty integrating and deploying Samba TV's ACR client libraries and software modules onto embedded Linux and Android TV based systems.
- System Porting & Bring-up: Adapt and port the ACR solution to new hardware platforms, tackling the challenges of different System on a Chip (SoC) architectures and driver interfaces.
- Low-Level Media Integration: Work deep within the audio and video frameworks on both Linux and Android to ensure our technology can reliably capture and process media streams.
- Debug and Crush Bugs: Dive deep to investigate and resolve software defects, performance bottlenecks, and complex hardware/software integration issues. You'll become proficient with debugging tools and log analysis.
- Pioneer On-Device AI: Contribute to the evolution of our platform from ACR to AI. You'll have the opportunity to explore, prototype, and implement on-device machine learning models for new, intelligent TV features.
- Analyze and Optimize: Use data and logical analysis to measure performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize both ACR and future AI solutions for resource-constrained embedded environments.
WHO YOU ARE
- Bias for Action: You're a builder at heart. You are hands-on, proactive, and thrive on turning ideas into running code.
- Analytical Problem-Solver: You have a curious and analytical mindset. You use logic and data to dissect complex problems and are driven to find the root cause. You're excited not just by today's challenges, but by the future of on-device AI.
- Core Programming Skills: Proficiency in C/C++ and Java is essential. One of the languages you will be using.
- Operating System Fundamentals: A strong understanding of operating systems concepts. Experience with Linux from coursework, personal projects, or internships is highly valuable.
- Collaborative Spirit: You have excellent communication skills and a collaborative spirit. You can articulate technical concepts clearly and are open to feedback.
- Education: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience in these areas is not required but will make your application stand out:
- Familiarity with the Android TV or general Android (AOSP) development environment.
- An interest in or exposure to Machine Learning/AI concepts (e.g., frameworks like TensorFlow Lite, PyTorch Mobile).
- Experience with embedded development tools (e.g., cross-compilers, build systems like CMake).
- Knowledge of scripting languages like Python or shell scripting for automation and testing.
- Experience with version control systems, particularly Git.
Top Skills
What We Do
Television remains a vibrant cultural influence and an essential source of entertainment and information worldwide. Tremendous growth in content choices, and viewing platforms that allow us to watch anything, anytime, on any screen, has actually made it harder for viewers to discover and keep up with all the great programming available. It’s also more competitive for content providers to keep your attention, and for marketers to make strong, measurable connections with their target consumers.
Technology that improves the viewing experience, enables content discovery, and addresses audience fragmentation across screens will strengthen television’s business model and relevance to consumers. Data is at the center of any solution to make TV better.
Samba TV's technology is built into Smart TVs and easily maps to smart phones and tablets. By recognizing what's on screen, Samba TV learns what viewers like and using machine learning algorithms, enables discovery of shows and actors in a whole new way. Likewise, our data and measurement products are transforming the way stakeholders across the media landscape are thinking about their business. Given the dramatic growth in streaming services, connected devices, time-shifting, and multi-screen viewership, our data products solve real problems and create a meaningful competitive advantage for our clients.
