Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Developer

Location: Brentwood (2-3 days a week onsite)

Employment: 6-12 months minimum contract

About Ovyo

Ovyo is a B2B services company providing flexible engineering teams and talent solutions to the streaming, media, satellite, and communications industries. With a global presence across multiple locations (UK, India, Portugal, South Africa, Brazil, US, and Eastern Europe), we deliver a mix of long-term client engagements and shorter consulting projects. Our teams build the platforms that shape how the world consumes video and connects, rapidly accelerating both industry experience and career growth

About Role

The role requires a high-caliber, hands-o n Lead Software Develop er specializing in embedded software architecture and broadband technologies. Acting as a strategic technical authority, you will manage complex software development projects and programs, drive modern engineering best practices, and lead small engineering teams. This position blends deep low-level networking and platform development (RDK-B/OpenWRT) with data-driven cloud analytics, ensuring high-quality, resilient software releases across millions of production edge devices

Responsibilities

• Project & Technical Leadersh ip: Directly manage projects and programs within embedded software development; mentor engineering teams, drive technical decision-making, and effectively communicate complex technical concepts to broader stakeholders
• Broadband Platform Deliv ery: Drive the development, enhancement, and troubleshooting of E2E issues across core broadband components and architectures, including Wi-Fi/Mesh, DOCSIS, Fiber, and LTE access network technologies
• E2E Component Diagnosti cs: Review source code and analyze system traces, networking protocols, and packet captures to isolate root causes and resolve complex field issues
• DevOps & Tooling Innovati on: Architect DevOps solutions and design internal operational tools to optimize system delivery, metrics tracking, and platform efficiency
• Telemetry & Data-Driven Insig hts: Leverage cloud-based tools (AWS S3, Athena, QuickSight) to analyze device telemetry, building anomaly detection techniques and performing global metric comparisons across hardware modeis
• Release Excelle nce: Ensure timely, high-quality software releases across diverse device fleets by managing defect-tracking processes, metrics dashboards, and critical alerting systems

Requirements

• Embedded Software & Language Bre adth: Deep proficiency in programming languages including C, C++, Rust, and Python within native Linux environments
• Broadband Technology Exper tise: Strong hands-on engineering experience with broadband technology platforms, specifically RDK-B and OpenWRT
• Networking & Open So urce: Solid understanding of advanced networking protocols and standards, alongside a proven track record of contributing to and navigating open-source software and upstream development processes
• Leadership & Team Mentor ship: Demonstrated experience running technical programs, making high-level architectural decisions, and leading or mentoring a team of engineers
• Data, Analytics & Monito ring: Technical experience utilizing SQL/Amazon Athena alongside log management and observability tools like Elastic Stack (ELK), Splunk, and Grafana
• Core Too lkit: Complete comfort with modern Source Control Management (Git & GitHub) and defect management systems (Jira)
• Communica tion: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate technical strategies and convince others of their merits