Software Engineer

Imagine Communications; Toronto; On-site; CAD 107,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media software company based in Toronto is seeking a Software Engineer to develop large-scale, real-time control systems. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in back-end development for both Linux and Windows environments, with a strong proficiency in C/C++ and C#. This full-time position offers an innovative work environment with a focus on cutting-edge technologies.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

RRSP options with company matching

Employee Wellbeing programs

Paid time for community volunteering

Qualifications

• 3+ years of back-end software development experience for Linux and Windows environments.
• Proficient in developing large-scale, low-latency back-end services.
• Experience with debugging in multi-threaded environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and debug a large-scale real-time control and monitoring application.
• Back-end software development in C++ and C#.
• Front-end development using C#, WPF, and HTML5.

Skills

C/C++

C#

WCF

Websockets

VueJs

REST APIs

Linux

Windows

Multi-threading

Object-oriented programming

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

Overview

Imagine Communications Corp. (“Imagine”)

Position: Software Engineer – Regular, full-time

Work location: 40 Ridgetop Road, Toronto, ON M1R 4G3

Wage range: $107,815.50 – $115,000 CAD

Every day, Imagine Communications is delivering billions of media moments all over the world — anywhere, anytime and on any device. Imagine Communications delivers innovative, end-to-end media software and networking solutions to over 3,000 customers in more than 185 countries, including the top broadcast facilities and the most technologically advanced sports and live-event venues.

Why Imagine?

Imagine Communications offers a generous Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance package and RRSP options with company matching. We like to make sure all our employees are safe when travelling so we’ve got travel insurance covered too. Employee Wellbeing is a priority for us, so all employees and their family have access to our EAP and Wellness programs. Volunteer in your community and we will pay for that too.

A Bit About The Role

Working with cutting edge broadcast and media processing technologies, the successful candidate will be delivering software and frameworks for Imagine Communication’s Networking product family. You will be working on design, and implementation of advanced media distribution systems control and monitoring user applications. You will contribute to software development within the full release lifecycle for the Magellan Control System and Magellan RCP/VRCP.

• Develop and debug all layers of a large-scale real-time control and monitoring application.
• Design and develop a resource-constrained Linux environment using C/C++
• Back-end software development and design in C++ and C# for a Windows Environment using .Net, WCF and Websockets
• Front-end development using C#, .Net and WPF for native Windows applications
• HTML5 web application development using VueJs
• Unit test, system test, integration, and general troubleshooting of media centric software systems.
• Research and provide technical evaluation of relevant technologies for the real-time control and monitoring system.
• Troubleshoot and reproduce issues found in customer environments using available tools.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (or equivalent degree)
• 3+ years of strong hands-on experience with back-end software development technologies for a Linux environment including C/C++.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with back-end software development for a Windows environment including C++, C#, WCF, Websockets and .Net
• 3+ years of experience of proficiency with front-end software development for native Windows applications using C#, WPF and .Net.
• 3+ years of experience with strong knowledge of HTML5 web application development using VueJs.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with designing, developing and consuming REST APIs.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with developing and debugging low-latency, asynchronous, non-blocking TCP socket code in C#.
• 3+ years of proven experience developing large-scale, highly-responsive, low-latency, long-running and timing critical back-end Windows Services for a real-time control and monitoring system.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with debugging in a multi-threaded environment.
• Good understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns.
• Detail oriented with an ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment.
• Well-developed communication skills, both written and oral, and leadership skills. Able to communicate with both internal and external customers and convert requirements to technical specifications.

For consideration, resume must be submitted to Corey Hilbrands at [e-mail] and reference position number 2025-00031.

Celebrating difference, together stronger

At Imagine Communications, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our customers, our employees, our products, and our communities. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. Imagine Communications is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.