New Video Enterprise Application in EMTG - Lead Software Engineer

The Emerging Markets Technology Group (EMTG) focuses on creating solutions in new and adjacent markets built around advanced video, voice, and data communications. "The EMTG creates an environment for small but fast-moving teams that allows us to cultivate new ideas, using an easily replicated process and set of best practices, to bring new solutions to new markets in a coordinated fashion with the rest of Cisco," says Chief Development Officer of Cisco Systems.

EMTG is starting a new incubation project in the Enterprise Video space. Successful incubation will lead to creation of a new business unit to bring the product to market.

Specific responsibilities during the initial incubation phase:

-Work with product management and customers to clarify, refine, validate, and prioritize product requirements and product roadmap
-Define product hardware and software architecture and system level designs based on product requirements and business model
-Define initial designs for product user interface, API, and SDK
-Develop product functional specifications
-Develop product prototype
-Deliver product development and resource plans, schedule, and budget

Requirements:
-Very high technical competence, track record of strong coding (C, C++) and individual technical accomplishments with proven track record for product delivery
-Direct experience in the following areas:
1) Enterprise video applications
2) Video & audio codecs (MPEG2/4, H.264, WM, AAC, G.711, etc.)
3) media related protocols (RTP, SRTP, MMS, RTSP, SIP, etc.), and
4) UI and API/SDK development
-System level product design experience
-Experience in working with Linux based platforms
-Strong networking background
-Entrepreneurial drive, demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast paced environment
-Ability to deliver results in a small, fast-paced teams and ability to work across teams
-Strong ability to stay in sync with key customer requirements and deliver products to meet the requirements, making appropriate trade-offs
-Strong management skills

Other desired qualifications include:
-Work experience related to areas of media search, transcoding, transrating, media digital rights management, media watermarking, identity management, media access control, and content insertion
-Work experience with successful startups
-Previous innovation track record, e.g. patents, new product development

For immediate consideration, please complete our application here

Fortune Names Cisco a “Best Company to Work For"

For the 10th year in a row, Cisco has been named one of The 100 Best Companies to Work For in the U.S by Fortune Magazine. Cisco catapulted up the ranking to number 11 for 2007 from number 25 in 2006, making the company the largest technology employer in the top 20.

Among large companies (with more than 10,000 employees), Cisco placed third among 39, behind the grocery chains Wegmans and Whole Foods Markets.

Cisco Is an All Star

Cisco is one of only three high-tech companies named to Fortune's All Star list, a compilation of 18 companies that have appeared on the 100 Best Companies to Work For list every year since its inception in 1998. Cisco was also one of 10 companies lauded for having the lowest employee turnover during the 12-month period surveyed.

"Our employees are the foundation of the company's innovation. It's clear that Cisco's inclusion on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list is a strong indication of the passion our employees feel for their work,” says Brian Schipper, SVP, Human Resources. "The fact that Cisco has been on the list for all 10 years indicates that this is a place to build long, successful careers."

Many factors went into the Fortune ranking. More than 400 Cisco employees were randomly selected to fill out a 57-question survey compiled by the Great Place to Work Institute in San Francisco . Results from the survey, which asked about job satisfaction, attitudes toward management, and camaraderie within the organization, account for two-thirds of the overall score.

The remaining third comes from the Great Place to Work Institute's evaluation of the company's responses to a Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about demographic makeup, pay, and benefits programs, and open-ended questions about the company's people-management philosophy, internal communications, development opportunities, compensation practices, and diversity programs.

Fortune also credited Cisco's business success as being one reason for its high ranking, specifically mentioning that John Chambers managed the company through the dot-com bubble burst to achieve record sales and a 60 percent increase in stock prices for 2006. The article mentioned that almost all employees are shareholders.

More than 1,500 companies applied for a place on the 2007 list. The Great Place to Work Institute considered m ore than 446 companies for the top 100.

Test Engineer in Carlsbad

Cisco seeks a Quality Engineer (Test Engineer) to join our award-winning team at our facility in Carlsbad, CA to support, learn from, and be mentored by one of our most senior QE Managers and Engineers, who will manage the Quality Engineering projects/assignments. The Test Engineer will test on both Linux and Window platforms running applications from a consumer approach ensuring quality software is maintained.

JOB PROFILE:
Our Company offers products and solutions that deliver broadcast-quality video, audio and data to multiple users over standard Ethernet/IP networks to the security and infrastructure markets. Our Test Engineer will have the opportunity to try their hand at a wide range of tasks, ranging from CPU Setup procedures, various hardware setup procedures for Video network systems, Surveillance camera setup, Black box testing, and White box testing on Linux.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Our ideal candidate is very organized, able to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously, and has strong attention to details. She or he is comfortable around high tech video networking equipment, white box and Black box testing and a variety of software applications and has a knack for interacting in an effective, gracious manner with customers, prospects, and colleagues. They will fit into and enjoy -- the fun but hard-working culture we have built.

Other qualities we are looking for:
A passion for learning the Video Codecs and Standards behind Video Surveillance networks
Great at organizing work tasks -- then following through so that work gets done efficiently, effectively, and with a minimum of errors
Comfort with learning new technology/ software, and with overcoming technology glitches when they arise
Experience/comfort working in Windows and Linux operating systems.
Good with VI Editor and others like it.
Understanding of MPEG compression.
Able to create basic shell scripts.
Solid understanding of networking.
Experience/Comfort working with various types of RAID arrays.
Be an independent problem solver and have strong interpersonal, written and communication skills.
Having the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot PC systems is a must.

Desirable qualifications:

Video Networking experience
Television Standards experiences both PAL and NTSC
Knowledge of/ experience with Video Codecs

Typically requires BSEE/CS plus 2-4+ yrs related experience, or a MSEE/CS combined with 1-2 years of related experience. 3-6+ years related experience. BSEE/ET or equivalent.

For immediate consideration, please complete our application here