Software Engineer

Creative Technology UK; Baltimore, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

NEP Group Inc. is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain embedded and desktop applications for advanced broadcast hardware.

You will work with embedded processors, control interfaces, and video transport architectures while collaborating across firmware and PC software layers to ensure high reliability and performance. The role emphasizes full SDLC responsibilities, from requirements and architecture to deployment and long-term maintenance, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Computing and/or Engineering related field or certifications as well as equivalent experience.
• Must have extensive embedded and desktop application development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain software for embedded hardware platforms.
• Develop desktop applications for video, audio, and RF systems and perform system-level testing.
• Work with interfaces such as SPI/I2C/RS-232/485/CAN/Ethernet and manage cross-processor communications.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Assembly Language

Multithreaded Programming

Bare-metal programming

Real-time programming

User interface design

Inter-processor communications

Bootloader development

Schematics understanding

Hardware test equipment

SPI/I2C/CAN/Ethernet

ARM/ATmega/STM32

System level GUI design

System level testing

Test application development

C#/C++, Python

.NET Development

WPF/Windows Forms/ASP.NET

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computing/Engineering

Tools

Git

Job description

Career Opportunities with NEP Group Inc.

A great place to work.

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

This position is responsible for the design, development, testing, and ongoing support of software systems that enable and enhance advanced broadcast, video, and RF-based hardware platforms. The role focuses on building reliable, high-performance software that interfaces closely with custom electronic systems, including embedded processors, control interfaces, and video transport architectures. Responsibilities span the full software development lifecycle, from requirements definition and architecture design through implementation, verification, deployment, and long-term maintenance.

Essential Job Functions

• At least 5 years’ experience in Embedded application development in C/C++ and Assembly Language on embedded 8-bit/32-bit processors
  • Video, audio, RF / UHF processing and control
  • Multithreaded Programming (FreeRTOS or equivalent)
  • Bare-metal programming
  • Real-time programming
  • User interface design
  • Multi-processor system programming/inter-processor communications
  • Bringing up custom boards
    • Bootloader development
    • Understanding of schematics
    • Ability to use hardware test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.)
  • SPI, I2C, RS-232/485, CAN bus, Ethernet interfaces
  • ARM/Atmel AVR/STM32
• At least 5 years’ experience in Desktop Application development
  • System level control GUI design for Video, Audio, and RF systems
  • System level testing and troubleshooting
  • Test application development
  • C#/C++, Python
  • .NET Development
  • WPF, Windows Forms, ASP.NET
  • Software configuration management: Git

Preferred Experience

• FPGA development in VHDL/Verilog
• DSP programming
• Wireless communications
• Familiarity with RF test equipment, spectrum analyzers, etc.
• Background in broadcast or digital video
• Exposure to any of the following technologies:
  • Wireless communications in UHF and microwave bands
  • Video compression, MPEG-2, H.264, H.265
  • Audio compression, MPEG-1 layer 2, MP#, AC3, AAC

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a Computing and/or Engineering related field or documented certifications as well as equivalent experience.
• Occasional (up to 25% of time on job): Sitting, Standing, Lifting (max. 10-25 lbs.), Reaching, Repeated Bending Frequently (25 – 75% of time on the job): Repetitive Finger Movements, Near Vision