Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Embedded Applications Engineer

We are looking for ace Applications Software Engineering for our stealth-mode startup in Palo Alto. We have plenty of funding, in fact the VC’s are tripping over themselves to be part of the party. Our product is good for the world and the business model is awesome. The challenge is thrilling. The rewards are potentially HUGE. Funding is solid. Frankly, you will kick yourself if you don't at least check us out. As one VC said: "If any other team told me they were going to build this device, I'd say they were crazy. But these guys will pull it off, I know they will. And when they do, the first thing people will say is "Why did it take so long for someone to invent this?"

As an applications software engineer on the team, your responsibilities will range from implementing graphics and applications frameworks to building our user interfaces. You should have an excellent understanding of object-oriented software design and 5+ years of programming, a solid C and C++ programming background, good debugging skills and an eagerness to work hard and learn a lot. As our team is small and loves to collaborate, you should have a good understanding of systems in general and excellent communication.

Required Experience:

BS in computer science or equivalent experience
Strong object oriented programming and design skills
Experience developing at the application and user interface level with C/C++
Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
Excellent understanding of optimization and performance issues across OS software layers

Additional Success Factors:
Experience developing reusable public or private APIs
Experience designing systems with many moveable parts