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Ascendion · 2 hours ago

Software Development Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$146K/yr - $150K/yr

4+ years exp

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company, and they are seeking a Software Development Engineer 4 to improve the debuggability of media and codec usage. The role focuses on designing and implementing validation layers and diagnostics to enhance developer support and reduce bug reports.

Augmented RealityCloud ComputingConsultingSoftware Engineering

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Tushar Ranjan Sahoo

Responsibilities

Improve debuggability of media and codec usage by application and driver developers

Expose clearer runtime validation, diagnostics, and actionable error messages

Reduce low‑quality bug reports by helping developers self‑diagnose issues

Shift the Media team's effort from reactive bug triage to proactive tooling

Design and implement media‑specific validation layers, checks, and diagnostics similar in spirit to the D3D debug layer

Identify common media misuse patterns and failure modes and surface them with clear warnings, errors, and guidance

Improve diagnostic logging, traceability, and developer‑facing error messages for media pipelines

Collaborate with Media, Graphics, and developer support teams to understand top recurring bug categories

Create developer‑friendly debugging guidance, examples, and recommended workflows

Validate tooling against real‑world media apps, drivers, and reproduction scenarios to ensure usefulness

Measure success through reduced bug volume, faster resolution times, and higher‑quality incoming issues

Qualification

Systems-Level DebuggingDeveloper-Facing Diagnostic ToolingTechnical CommunicationMedia / Graphics Systems ExperienceDebugging & Diagnostics EngineeringSystems Programming BackgroundCollaboration & CommunicationDeveloper Experience Mindset

Required

Systems‑Level Debugging & Diagnostics Engineering (4–6 years)

Hands‑on experience debugging low‑level, performance‑sensitive software such as media pipelines, graphics systems, runtimes, or OS components

Proven ability to analyze failures, design runtime validation checks, and turn complex issues into clear, actionable diagnostics

Developer‑Facing Diagnostic Tooling & Validation (3–5 years)

Experience designing or enhancing debug layers, validation logic, error messaging, logging, or tracing that helps application developers identify incorrect API usage or configuration issues early

Ability to prevent bugs through tooling rather than reactively debugging them after release

Technical Communication & Bug Taxonomy Analysis (3+ years)

Strong capability in translating recurring bug patterns into structured diagnostics, validation rules, and developer guidance

Demonstrated experience writing clear technical documentation, debugging guidance, and actionable error descriptions that reduce low‑quality bug submissions and speed root‑cause discovery

Media / Graphics Systems Experience

Strong understanding of media pipelines, graphics APIs, or runtime validation concepts in complex systems

Debugging & Diagnostics Engineering

Proven experience building developer diagnostics, validation layers, runtime checks, logging, or trace tooling

Developer Experience Mindset

Ability to translate low‑level failures into actionable, understandable feedback for developers

Systems Programming Background

Experience working close to OS, drivers, runtimes, or performance‑sensitive components

Collaboration & Communication

Comfortable working across platform teams and advocating for tooling improvements that reduce ecosystem friction

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

09-10 days/hours of paid time off

Company

Ascendion

Ascendion is a trusted ally for enterprise business and technology leaders engineering the digital future.

Founded in 2022

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA

10001+ employees

https://ascendion.com

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