Jobs at BitTorrent
BitTorrent, Inc. provides revolutionary digital content distribution solutions. We maintain the BitTorrent protocol, are vocal champions of the Open Source Community, and develop publishing tools that are utilized by millions of users worldwide. We are looking for a few exceptional people to help take our company to the next level. Our current open positions are in San Francisco, CA unless otherwise stated:
- Experienced Peer-to-Peer Software Engineer
- Frontend Engineer
- Product Manager - Apps
- Product Manager - Conversion and Analytics
- Sales Engineer
- User Interface Designer
- Visual Designer
- Windows GUI Developer
A note to recruiters: The fee we pay to outside recruiters is $2000/hire, NO EXCEPTIONS. We are happy to work with you under that pricing formula, but will stick to it regardless of the candidate or the internal hiring manager.
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Experienced Peer-to-Peer Software Engineer
BitTorrent is looking to hire an exceptional engineer with real peer to peer experience. Candidates must have written code which sends real peer to peer packets over the real internet. Simulation doesn't count. HTTP and everything else RPC-ish doesn't count. If you don't know what that last sentence means, you shouldn't apply.
This is a full time gig. BitTorrent Inc. has been around for a while but still has a significant equity stake as part of compensation. We're in downtown San Francisco, and our application is getting over a quarter of a million new installs per day.
Requirements:
- experience writing peer to peer software
- fluency in C/C++
To apply for this job, send a resume, in plain text format, to: jobs@bittorrent.com and include "Experienced Peer-to-Peer Software Engineer" in the subject.
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Frontend Engineer
We seek a candidate with experience with:
- UI design
- Writing complex Ajax applications in modern JavaScript
- Advanced CSS
- HTML/XHTML
- Table-free layouts and web standards
- RESTful Web Services
- Web Mashups
You will be working on developing the next generation of BitTorrent services in close concert with the community and client development team. The challenges of the project are many, including redefining the way that users interact with their BitTorrent clients, building rich user interfaces, and introducing social aspects to BitTorrent.
To apply for this job, send a resume and your portfolio to: jobs@bittorrent.com and include "Frontend Engineer" in the subject.
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Product Manager - Apps
The PM for Apps will have responsibility for working on BitTorrent's new "Apps" platform as presented in the uTorrent Labs' Project Griffin. Apps for BitTorrent are built on top of a web-based extensions framework and allow for an almost limitless range of extension functionality that can be enjoyed by our global user base of tens of millions of monthly unique users.
Work is organized around:
- Internal Apps: Working with BitTorrent employees to design and build Apps that will be presented to our user base as optional extensions. Apps will enrich the user experience and will either drive popularity, revenue or both.
- Partner Apps: Supporting a wide range of partners in building and tuning Apps that can be presented to our user base.
The main goals for BitTorrent are:
- easing the discoverability of our software and optimizing the conversion process from new to experienced user
- meeting and exceeding the very high consumer expectations for our category-leading software
- extending consumer usage in ways that drives value to our business strategy
The right candidate will have experience of working with Agile product development methodologies to partner with engineers and designers to build great consumer-focused software products. Experience with customer development methodologies for driving continuous performance improvements is preferred.
The candidate must also have a strong track record in relaying and expressing ideas in a technical forum with lead developers, and various other marketing, business and technical team members.
Additional Requirements:
- 5 years or more of product management experience
- Experience working with development of consumer-focused web-apps
- Experience working external partners as well as internal teams
- Ability to work with engineering and marketing teams
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and people skills
- Receptive to feedback and direction from others
- Degree in a math or technical discipline is a plus
- Degree in business, marketing or economics is a plus
- A good understanding of the BitTorrent ecosystem is a plus
To apply: please send resume to jobs@bittorrent.com. Please, no agencies. This is not a contract. Individuals only.
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Product Manager - Conversion and Analytics
The PM for Conversion and Analytics will have responsibility for monitoring conversion data and statistics relating to our ongoing business as well as continuous improvements in usability of BitTorrent's products. This job combines a heavy emphasis on data-driven decision-making with an emphasis on product feature evolution and experimentation.
Work is organized around:
- KPIs: Supporting the ongoing business, including developing, maintaining and monitoring Key Performance Indicators and intervening or escalating when appropriate.
- Customer Development: Supporting ongoing customer development activities to align product development priorities with tangible business outcomes, including designing and running A/B tests, new feature experiments, user surveys and managing a range of other investigations.
The main goals for BitTorrent are:
- easing the discoverability of our software and optimizing the conversion process from new to experienced user
- meeting and exceeding the very high consumer expectations for our category-leading software
- extending consumer usage in ways that drives value to our business strategy
The right candidate will have experience of working with Agile product development methodologies to partner with engineers and designers to build great consumer-focused software products. Experience with customer development methodologies for driving continuous performance improvements is preferred. Advanced proficiency with data analysis packages is essential, starting with MS Excel. Experience with modern business intelligence tools is a plus.
The candidate must also have a strong track record in relaying and expressing ideas in a technical forum with lead developers, and various other marketing, business and technical team members.
Additional Requirements:
- 5 years or more of product management experience
- Data-driven GUI experimentation and improvement experience
- Ability to work with engineering and marketing teams
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and people skills
- Receptive to feedback and direction from others
- Degree in a math or technical discipline is a plus
- Degree in business, marketing or economics is a plus
- A good understanding of the BitTorrent ecosystem is a plus
To apply: please send resume to jobs@bittorrent.com. Please, no agencies. This is not a contract. Individuals only.
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Sales Engineer
The Sales Engineer must be able to articulate technology and product positioning to both business and technical users.
Sales Engineers are the primary technical resource for the Business Development team. Sales Engineers are responsible for actively driving and managing the technology evaluation stage of the sales process, working in conjunction with the Business development as the key technical advisor and product advocate for our products.
The Sales Engineer must be able to articulate technology and product positioning to both business and technical customer prospects. Must be able to identify all technical issues of assigned accounts to assure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process. Must be able to establish and maintain strong relationships throughout the sales cycle and post implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Development and delivery of product demonstrations
- Representing solutions to customers and at field events such as conferences, seminars, etc.
- Able to respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs
- Document and communicate customer requirements to Product Management and Engineering teams
- Coordinate implementation phase of customers and provide on-going support and service consultation, and capitalize on post sale "value confirmation" opportunities
- Travel to customer sites
Qualifications:
- Ideal candidate must be self-motivated with a proven track record in software sales and knowledge of technology.
- Comfortable in the dynamic atmosphere of a technical organization with a rapidly expanding customer base
- Must possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate professionally in written responses to emails & RFPs
- Organized and analytical, able to eliminate sales obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches
- 5+ years relevant experience in vendor sales
- 3+ years of experience using Internet technologies, standards and protocols
- Experience and familiarity of our products and line of business a plus
- A B.S. in Computer Science or a related field is strongly preferred
To apply: please send resume to jobs@bittorrent.com. Please, no agencies. This is not a contract. Individuals only.
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User Interface Designer
Come work with a small, tight-knit, creative team and apply your design skills towards a whole new way to understand content. At BitTorrent you can really make a difference – there's no rigid framework; there's no one right way. We encourage people to bring the best ideas to the table. Come be a leader in an environment where you can really make a difference. We're doing a lot and having fun while we're at it.
Responsibilities:
- Work with Engineers and Product Managers to design and implement product solutions.
- Concept development and idea creation.
- Create visual design solutions that address business, brand, market, and user needs.
- Production of aspirational mock-ups, functional wireframes, site architecture, screen layouts, color palettes, typography, user interface elements and final asset production.
- Manage own workflow, documentation, deadlines on multiple and simultaneous projects.
- Be extremely attentive to detail, architectural on approach to design, and a driving force in UI quality standards with modular, reusable solutions.
- Reports to VP, User Experience.
Technical Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Interaction, Graphic or Industrial Design. Architecture, or related field.
- 3+ years interactive design experience.
- Solid portfolio with a range of creative samples that demonstrate relevant work or projects.
- Process-oriented. Ability to work with different UI materials and rapid prototyping.
- Proficiency with Adobe suite of design software.
- HTML, CSS, AJAX and/or DHTML expertise (HTML5 and CSS3 a welcomed skill!)
- Solid understanding of Web usability guidelines.
- Experience in branding, visual communication design, marketing and advertising.
- Expertise in Macromedia Flash, welcomed.
- Experience with user-centered design, a must.
- Any scripting experience for creating working prototypes, a plus.
To apply: please send resume to jobs@bittorrent.com. Please, no agencies. This is not a contract. Individuals only.
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Visual Designer
Come work with a small, tight-knit, creative team and apply your design skills towards a whole new way to understand content. At BitTorrent you can really make a difference – there's no rigid framework; there's no one right way. We encourage people to bring the best ideas to the table. Come be a leader in an environment where you can really make a difference. We're doing a lot and having fun while we're at it.
Responsibilities:
- Work with Engineers and UI designers to design and implement product solutions.
- Concept development and idea creation.
- Create visual design solutions that address business, brand, market, and user needs.
- Production of aspirational mock-ups, prototypes, screen layouts, color palettes, typography, iconography, user interface elements and final asset production.
- Manage own workflow, documentation, deadlines on multiple and simultaneous projects.
- Be extremely attentive to detail, architectural on approach to design, and a driving force in design quality standards with modular, reusable solutions.
- Reports to VP, User Experience.
Technical Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic or Industrial Design, Illustration, Fine Arts, or related field.
- 3+ years visual design experience.
- Solid portfolio with a range of creative samples that demonstrate relevant work or projects.
- Process-oriented. Ability to work with different graphic software and rapid prototyping.
- Proficiency with Adobe suite of design software.
- Good understanding of Web usability guidelines.
- Expertise in branding, communication design, illustration, marketing and advertising.
- Expertise in Macromedia Flash or Motion Design tools, welcomed.
- Experience with user-centered design, a must.
- HTML, CSS, AJAX and/or DHTML familiarity a welcomed skill.
- Any scripting experience for creating working prototypes, a plus.
- Demonstrated copy-writing skills, a plus.
To apply: please send resume to jobs@bittorrent.com. Please, no agencies. This is not a contract. Individuals only.
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Windows GUI Developer
BitTorrent is looking for a brilliant Windows GUI Developer with Consumer Product experience. This position will lead the Window GUI Development of µTorrent – an extremely popular consumer product.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Participating in the architecture of the new GUI
- Hands-on front end coding
- Improving users conversion rate
- Improving usability
- Experimenting with different GUI's to attract new types of users
The GUI Developer must also demonstrate the ability to relay and express ideas in a technical forum with lead developers and team members. The ability to clearly communicate with business and system analysts is required, as well as leading the effort to create those new components.
Hands on experience developing at least one successful Windows consumer product is a must.
Additional Requirements:
- 5+ years coding C++, C, or C# on Windows
- Ability to interact with end users
- Data-driven GUI experimentation and improvement
- B.Sc. in Computer Science
To apply: please send resume to jobs@bittorrent.com. Please, no agencies. This is not a contract. Individuals only.
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Thank you for taking the time to review our open job requisitions. If your background matches any of the above positions, we would very much like to hear from you. If not, please take a moment to reflect upon who in your circle of friends or business associates might benefit from these opportunities and pass it along. Your selfless act may propel them on to a career of a lifetime.
Please understand that due to the large volume of responses, we are not able to acknowledge each of you individually. Be assured, however, that we will thoroughly examine each resume received and will arrange interviews with the best qualified candidates. Thanks again for considering these opportunities and we look forward to your early response.
