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Responsibilities:• Head of R&D OS teams in India, providing foundation layer SW stack in embedded multimedia devices • Define OS Foundation strategy, align and commit product roadmap features with key stakeholders• Adopt agile methodology across multiple teams using SAFE framework, enable cross-functional teams to drive solution readiness and product delivery• Work closely with multiple partners (SOC vendors, OEMs, and SW Providers) to port STB Middleware (OpenTV OS) on various HW platforms for product development and customer projects• Recruit, develop and retain top talents; grow main skills and capacities in Bangalore, India• Responsible for cost center budget and customer project scoping

• Design, Development, Enhancement, Porting and Debugging of Tungsten Middleware and platform software which runs on Linux multi-process (MIPS &ARM) environment with Qt & D-Bus framework.• Integration and maintenance of opensource software like Qt, Webkit, DBus, Glib, GStreamer etc• Worked on memory optimization and performance improvement in Foxtel project

Worked in PVR/DVR technology for NDS/OPEN TV core. Got involved in implementing the XCatalog, XPush (VOD), PVR (Pause, Record/Rewind), Series (Series Recording), PDL (Download content from IP Server) feature of PVR boxes for key customers like SKY Italia, Foxtel, Tata Sky, Airtel, Viasat, Sky NZ, B Sky B, Astro etc.

Worked in Low Level Device Drivers. - HW schematics analysis, low level and high level diagnostics software for hw validation - Device driver development for off-chip devices (EEPROM, FP keys/Display, AVMATRIX, FLASH, RF Modulator, IR, etc) - Porting from one platform to another platform - System level debugging (memory leak, random crash issue, etc)