Company Overview
Live Planet, Inc. develops infrastructural technologies to enable next-generation video applications. Live Planet was founded by serial entrepreneur Halsey Minor, who to date has founded or co-founded technology companies that have created over $100 billion in cumulative value, including: CNET, Uphold, Salesforce, Google Voice, OpenDNS, and Vignette.
Live Planet's solutions include:
- The Live Planet VR System: the only end-to-end capture, distribution, and monetization system for immersive video. The Live Planet System makes it easy, practical, and affordable to create and deliver stereoscopic VR and 360° video, whether live or recorded, allowing creators to focus on their productions and applications. (www.LivePlanet.net)
- The VideoCoin Network: video infrastructure for a blockchain-enabled Internet. The VideoCoin Network is a decentralized video encoding, storage, and content distribution system that turns all cloud-based video services into an efficient algorithmic market running on a new blockchain with a native protocol token, the VideoCoin. (www.VideoCoin.io)
Position Overview
We are looking for full-stack Mobile (Android/iOS) Developer to build mobile applications which will interface with LivePlanet camera and cloud systems. You will have an opportunity to make an impact at early stages of the VR industry. You will have an opportunity to work on the latest VR platforms such as Oculus, GearVR, DayDream and Google Cardboard to name a few.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in software development, primarily in Swift/Objective-C (iOS) and Android (Java)
- Demonstrable portfolio of applications released on the App Store and Google Play Store
- Development experience with object-oriented, multithreaded, and client-server programming practices
- Experience with software engineering best practices: unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, and continuous integration
- Should be comfortable working with RESTful APIs, OAuth, Json
- Solid CS fundamentals in algorithms and data structures
- Experience working in a dynamic start up environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS or MS in CS, EE or related field
- Experience with OpenGL, DirectX and general shader programming
- Ability to rapidly learn new APIs/SDKs, programming languages, and tools
- Working knowledge of video playback pipeline would be a huge plus
- Bonus points for experience with Unity and VR video programming
- Any past experience with working on any VR headsets would be a big plus
- Algorithm implementation and optimization experience
- Spatial audio knowledge is a plus
Location: San Francisco Bay Area.
Live Planet is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.