ActiveVideo, web-based application platform for TV applications | Netherlands | Product owner, C++/Java developers | full-time, onsite in Hilversum
At the Hilversum office of ActiveVideo (which has HQ in San Jose and another office in LA), we're looking for a product owner for my team, as well as C++ or Java developers for our end-to-end development teams. We're a deeply technical bunch, working on a platform to deliver TV UI/UX through a web application development platform in a way that makes it easy to deliver apps to set-top boxes and smart TVs (as well as any other devices, really), with a very thin client layer. Our goal is to obviate "fat" set-top boxes, which are expensive and just get out of date quickly, and move their capabilities into the software cloud. Software Defined Television, if you're into this buzzword thing. ;)
For my team, I'm especially looking for a strong product owner. You will work with our end-to-end development teams comprising Java and C++ developers to deliver business value to our global customer base and drive our product innovation. You'll need a good understanding of our customer's needs and must be able to explain their use cases to the engineering teams. You will also have to understand the nuances of our product's feature set and can identify gaps between the current product and our customers' feature requests.
Some requirements:
- Communicate with Product Management, customers and engineers at their own level
- Connect our long-term product vision to implementation-ready use cases
- Balance business value and engineering stewardship
- Experience in agile development, preferably as a product owner
- Excellent verbal and written English
- You will thrive in a small company environment
Apart from the product owner role, we're also currently looking for strong C++ or Java software engineers. Note, especially for Java folks: we're not looking for web programming or CRUD apps, but for strong distributed systems thinking. We maintain our own web browser engine (WebKit fork) and we have very deep in-house video and codecs knowledge.
We have a highly informal organization and pretty flat structure. This enables our employees to be flexible and to research their ideas. And of course we offer a competitive package.
Our hiring process is generally a quick online coding test, then a phone/Skype call, then two or three face-to-face interviews on-site. Can do VISA if necessary -- we're a diverse team already, with a bunch of Dutchies, plenty of Eastern Europeans, some NZ/Aussies and Indians.
If you're interested, please email me: d.ochtman at activevideo dot com.
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