KOBTAN Youcef

Senior software engineer on cutting edge Mobile technology working on all aspects of the software lifecycle from initial analysis through implementation, integration, test and support.

- Managing a software team to analyses software requirements, identify software configuration items for development, and manage the design code and testing activities associated with project through to integration activities.
- Analysis of operator requirements and specifications.
- Responsible for Multimedia software requirements, specification and design.
- Technically liaise with customers to understand requirements, investigate
Problems and negotiate solutions, providing engineering input.
- Coordination and assignment of work packages to team members.
- Deliver customer requested enhancements either as engineering patches or through development of core products.
- Design & development of embedded/non-embedded software in C\C++.
- Manage life cycle of Problem Reports in the Software Problem Report database including participating in Problem Analysis to decide on severity and assignment of resolution parties. Assisting with technical contributions to the pre-sales process.
- Involved in monitoring of junior developers and new team members.

Environment: Windows, ClearCase, Qualcomm environment (chipset ARM, compiler, and Qualcomm toolset), Infenion platform, C\C++, Microsoft project, TestDirector.

Sector: High Tech

Software development for embedded systems. Real Time OS based development including multi threaded programming in C, interfacing to hardware and developing device drivers for set top boxes.

- Design software solution for front-end driver for Satellite set top box.
- Evaluate front-end solution from different Silicon manufacturers.
- Support of the hardware and software team on front-end issues.
- Design test script for hardware team to implement on their environment.
- Design software solution for Off-Air software download to the set top box.
- Design bootstrap loader software for STB.

Environment: UNIX, OS20, Windows, CVS, ST environment (chipset ST5516, compiler), C\C++, Bugzila.

Sector: High Tech