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Python Engineer - Live

Job Category:
Engineering / Technical Services
Career Level:
Mid Career (2+ years of experience)
Job Type:
Full Time/Permanent
Positions:
2
Company Name:
BitTorrent
City:
San Francisco
Country:
USA
Description:

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.

Role

As a Python Engineer, you'll help develop a new live streaming protocol and service created by the inventor of the BitTorrent protocol.  The system is currently in beta, and we're now building the team that will take beta tester feedback and internal director to turn it into a finished product.
 
Preferred Experience

Ideal candidates will possess a strong combination of the following experience: 

  • Python and network programming experience a must
  • C/C++ experience preferred
  • Experience with video codecs, streaming protocols, and Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) a plus
  • Comfortable with Linux/BSD and command line tools in general