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POOJA S

Principal Software Engineer
BANGALORE

Summary

Goal-driven Principal Engineer skilled in technical research and expert in OTT streaming. SME in Dynamic Advertisement and AD Reporting for Linear/VOD OTT content, MPEG DASH and Widevine DRM. Experienced Technical Program Manager & Certified Product Owner, Managing & Delivering, large-scale E2E Embedded STB (Satellite,IP & Hybrid), OTT Platforms (STB), Dynamic Ad Insertions and substitution features.

Seasoned and passionate leader with 18+ years in Agile Methodologies, Managing Product/Program/Cross Functional Teams/Delivery/Requirements & Stakeholder. Experience in Grooming Product Backlogs & Customization to Sprints, Bug Triage & Prioritization and aligning the Sprint Plans accordingly

Collaborated with customers and vendors to ensure high-quality products that adhere to schedule timelines for high profile project deliverables for OTT devices. Demonstrated ability to create high performance team capable of delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments by keeping teams focused and motivated.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Principal Engineer

Synamedia
BANGALORE
12.2018 - Current
  • Currently leading team of 5+ person team to design develop OTT player to support multiple Apps on Android platform
  • Led multi-disciplinary 10+ person team to design, develop and launch complex feature of Dynamic AD substitution for Linear OTT contents
  • Streamlined the Quality control process to enhance product quality, reduce risks and gain production efficiencies.
  • Reviewed plans, documents, and related materials to assess projected actions and advise on changes.

Technical Lead

Cisco
07.2013 - 12.2018
  • Drove development of OTT solutions for products like OTT ABR based Netflix/YouTube and MPEG DASH standalone applications limiting defect leakage ratio to 5%.
  • Designed, developed and delivered solution for DASH WV Encrypted VOD/Linear OTT content playback with optimum results
  • Proactive involvement in new initiatives that brought innovative ideas to mainstream road map via POC's
  • Explore new technologies like Extreme Programming, TDD and perform suitability study for implementation on Cisco platform.

Senior Software Engineer

NDS
04.2006 - 07.2013
  • Technical owner of NDS Proprietary Product: EIT Management - MHSI
  • Involved in Design and development of Data Acquisition Module, Memory Manager and Data Storage Module
  • Metadata Manager Component for acquiring and managing On Demand metadata for contents from remote servers.

Software Engineer

Tata Elxsi
04.2004 - 04.2006
  • Development of MAC (Middleware Adaptation Component) layer between XCOM middleware and Conexant drivers
  • Designing and implementing functional test cases for different set-top box modules.

Education

M.SC Electronics Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Pune University
Pune
07.2000 - 04.2002

Diploma in Embedded System Designing -

C-DAC Pune
Pune
09.2002 - 02.2003

Skills

    Problem-solving abilities

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Certification

Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) , Scrum Alliance

Timeline

UMass PGP Project Management Program

12-2023

Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) , Scrum Alliance

02-2023

Principal Engineer

Synamedia
12.2018 - Current

Technical Lead

Cisco
07.2013 - 12.2018

Senior Software Engineer

NDS
04.2006 - 07.2013

Software Engineer

Tata Elxsi
04.2004 - 04.2006

Diploma in Embedded System Designing -

C-DAC Pune
09.2002 - 02.2003

M.SC Electronics Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Pune University
07.2000 - 04.2002

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