Software Development Engineer 4

Software Development Engineer 4

Bcforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Software Development Engineer 4 for an opportunity in Remote

Position Title: Software Development Engineer 4

Location: Remote

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. Bcforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 6+ Months

Job Type: Contract - Remote

Pay Range $70.00

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Job Description:

Summary:

• This project focuses on reducing avoidable media bugs by dramatically improving how developers debug media and codec issues. Much of the Media team's current workload is developer support-triaging issues that could have been prevented with better diagnostics, clearer validation, and self?service debugging tools. Inspired by the Direct3D debug layer, this initiative aims to make media failures obvious, actionable, and debug able early, so developers can identify and fix problems on their own before bugs ever reach the Media team.

Role Expectations:

• 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
  

  Required Qualifications:

  
  


• 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
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:
1. 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 analyse failures, design runtime validation checks, and turn complex issues into clear, actionable diagnostics.

2. 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.

3. Technical Communication & Bug Taxonomy Analysis (3+ years)

Strong capability 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.

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward' s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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