Principal Engineer - Software Development

Company: TiVo Corporation
Location: San Jose
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Principal Engineer - Software DevelopmentXperi invents, develops and delivers technologies that create extraordinary experiences at home and on the go for millions of people around the world. Powering billions of consumer electronics, connected cars and digital content titles, we make entertainment more immersive, driving more intelligent and every interaction seamlessly personalized through our renowned consumer brands: DTS, HD Radio and TiVo.Xperi (NYSE: XPER) is a publicly traded technology company headquartered in San Jose, CA with over 2,000 employees across North America, Europe and Asia. Come join a thriving team where you can play an integral role in shaping the future of entertainment technology.About the role:Come join us and build our next generation of products for video consumption in the digital living room. You will have an opportunity to develop software for new devices used by customers around the world!TiVo helps people get the most pleasure possible from their TVs; we design and develop software applications and user interfaces they love to use. It's all about balancing user experience, technical capability and time-to-market. Easy? No, but we make it look that way for our customers. If you've shipped large, complex embedded systems applications we'd love to talk to you.What you will get to do:

• Develop microservices with your team (in Go/Java) for a wide variety of TiVo consumer applications - IPTV STB, TVs, and Mobile - you will actually code in this job!
• Translation of requirements to operational and optimized software following the complete SDLC - Creating user journeys, estimating, creating frameworks, design documents (High level and low level).
• Understanding existing services, architecture, development/deployment patterns, and functional requirements of the services. Learning and adopting towards fast moving, next generation technologies, tools, and processes.
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues escalated by partners and internal systems, including developing, implementing, and deploying emergency hot fixes.
• Interfaces with Product Management and cross-functional teams to collaborate on quality initiatives.
• Collaborate with Quality Engineering, Solutions, and Operations teams for issue resolution, and timely delivery of end-to-end product.
• Ability to influence, train, mentor, and leverage the skills of others, including business partners and technical teams.Who we are looking for:Must have:
  • You have a Bachelor's in Engineering or Computer Science (Master's degree or higher preferred).
  • At least 10 years of software development experience with strong programming skills in any one language like Java or Go.
  • Experience in Restful web services and microservice architecture.
  • Experience in any Cloud Infrastructure based development like Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • Relational and NoSQL database experience such as MySQL and DynamoDB.
  • Experience in any of the messaging systems like Kafka.
  • Experience in any one containerization technologies like Docker.
  • Experience in any CI/CD pipelining systems/tools like Git, Jenkins, etc.Nice to have:
    • Working knowledge of rapid development project planning concepts in a software development environment, including scheduling and estimation. Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile a plus.
    • Experience in any IPTV solutions.
    • Strong experience in Spring Framework and spring-based tools and libraries.
    • Expert in building highly scalable services using Kafka.
    • Experience in any deployment orchestration systems like Kubernetes.
    • Experience in deployment configuration management systems like Terraform and Atlantis.
    • Strong work experience in AWS and the tools, applications, and technologies therein. Knowledge and exposure in Serverless app development.
    • Experience in a remote work environment with multiple time zones is a plus.
    • Experience in observability systems like Splunk.Life @ Xperi:At Xperi, we value People, Customers, Performance, and Innovation. We are dedicated to creating a workplace where all employees have a voice and sense of belonging, feel safe and valued, and are acknowledged for how their unique differences contribute to organizational culture and business outcomes.Our employees and their families are important to us, and our comprehensive pay, stock, and benefits programs reflect that. Xperi supports personal well-being, builds financial security, and enables employees to share in our collective success.Rewards include:
      • Competitive compensation (salary, equity, and bonuses) and comprehensive benefits designed to foster work-life balance, care for your health, protect your finances, and help you save and invest for the future.
      • Generous paid time away from work, including flexible time off, holidays, and sick time, health and wellness initiatives, and a charitable match program to help you give back to your community.
      • Great perks, which vary by location and can be site-specific: employee discounts, transportation reimbursements, subsidized cafes, and fitness facilities.
      • A flexible, hybrid work environment combining the best of in-office collaboration and community-building along with the benefits of working from home.
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