Coming Soon! Development Manager - Audio/Video Processing

The Consumer TelePresence unit of Cisco's Emerging Technologies Group is looking for a talented and motivated Development Manager to work with us to expand TelePresence into the home. TelePresence is a virtual presence experience that uses advanced visual, audio, and interactive technologies to create an in person experience. If you are interested in combining leading edge networking and multimedia to create new user experiences, then we want to talk to you!

Responsibilities:
- Lead the consumer TelePresence audio/video software team to deliver an outstanding product and user experience.
- Oversee processing and coding algorithm development for both audio and video.
- Analyze and evaluate hardware architectures and components for use in future products.
- Plan, schedule, and prioritize team work items.
- Provide oversight, and mentoring to team members.
- Ensure proper use of software development and quality processes.
- Actively manage incoming defects and analyze quality metrics to improve the product and the team.
- Grow the scale and capabilities of the team through coaching and development planning.
- Collaborate with other teams both in the BU and outside it to coordinate and leverage Cisco's technologies and capabilities.

Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in first level software development management role.
- 5+ years of experience in individual technical leadership role.
- 10+ years experience developing video encoder/decoder products.
- 5+ years experience developing consumer oriented, real-time embedded systems.
- 3+ years experience with audio processing technologies.
- Deep knowledge of block based video codecs, e.g. MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and H.264.
- Knowledge of raw video processing, e.g., scaling, gamma correction, color space conversion.
- Knowledge of digital signal processing and common applications such as digital filtering and transforms.
- Implementation experience with SOCs, DSPs and hardware acceleration blocks.
- Strong, results oriented, project management skills.
- Demonstrated record of delivering high quality products in a timely manner.
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills.
- Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.

Top Priority Core Skills:
First level software development management
Video Processing & Coding (aka Codecs)
DSP implementation experience