Company
BitTorrent is the world’s largest peer-based technology company. We’ve created a globally recognized ecosystem of technology protocols, consumer software, and electronics devices that help people find, share and move digital media. Our technologies are used by hundreds of millions of people around the world and drive between 20% and 40% of global Internet traffic.
We are a profitable, multi-national company that is backed by some of the world's leading investors, including Accel Partners (Facebook, Groupon, Dropbox, AdMob, etc.) and DCM (About.com, Foundry Networks, Sling Media, Clearwire, etc). Our company is led by a team of proven entrepreneurs that have generated billions of dollars in shareholder returns. We're looking for talented and motivated people to join our rapidly growing team.
Culture
BitTorrent offers a unique and compelling work environment. We are proponents of the open Internet and we serve one of the largest user demographics in history. We take these responsibilities seriously and hire accordingly. We work with only the brightest engineers and the most talented business people we can find. Everyone on our team is here to do meaningful work with broad reaching impact. We have a fun yet challenging work environment that fosters diversity, creativity and teamwork. Our team members receive industry leading salaries, stock options, premium benefits, and state-of-the-art offices in San Francisco’s SOMA district.
Role
You will be part of a small team of engineers bringing the BitTorrent experience to Android. Our BitTorrent and µTorrent Android client apps are the highest ranking apps of their category in the Android Market garnering over 50 million installs in the last year, complemented by our BitTorrent and µTorrent Remote apps. And we are just getting started with our plan to connect BitTorrent, content, and mobile users. Bring your love of Android and mobile development, a focus on users, and fresh ideas.
Preferred Experience
Ideal candidates will posses a strong combination of the following experience:
Contributed to successfully released apps in the Android Market with sample code available for review
2 + years of programming for Android devices.
- Familiarity with C++ and bash
Self-directed work as a member of an Scrum development team
Computer Science degree or equivalent experience