(sorry to the SCONE people for the cross post)
Hi all,
We're looking for a developer to join the team here at Skype in Tallinn, details below (also at http://bit.ly/YFFBfM).
Feel free to get in touch if you have questions.
Cheers,
Martin
The Role
Skype Video Development Team is creating technology that enables high quality, multi-way, multi-modal, multi-platform video communications experience over the Internet. The video team is responsible for delivering the Skype Video Engine for Skype Desktop clients as well as Mobile and Embedded devices. The work is done by a set small teams (4-6 people) each focusing on particular aspects of our product. We practice agile.
We are looking for a new member to join our Streaming team
As an engineer in the Streaming team you are responsible for developing cross platform components and protocols of Skype core video technology. The engine is running on X86 based desktops, ARM based mobile and embedded consumer electronics platforms with various architecture. The key responsibility of the streaming component is to manage Skype video connectivity between nodes participating in the call as well as assuring interoperability with proprietary and standards based media streaming protocols. You will be working with a small team of highly skilled development and testing professionals to deliver a new release of the streaming component every 2 months for the Skype video platforms. We are looking for a star quality C++/C# developer based in the Skype Tallinn office, but will involve travel to other Skype offices in Europe and the U.S.
Pre-requisite Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Strong knowledge and substantial experience in C++ and/or C#
- Experience developing distributed and scalable services
- Experience with development of frameworks, libraries and APIs
- Familiar with media streaming, transport, and signalling protocols (e.g. RTP, RTCP, RTMFP, SDP, XMPP)
- Experience working in a software development team
- Excellent communication skills (English is a must)
Big plus if you have
- Developed and deployed applications on Azure, EC2 or other cloud platforms
- Experience developing real-time + multi-threaded systems
- Experience with video or signal processing in general
- Understanding of how a video codec and processing pipeline functions
- Cross-platform development experience
- Experience with automated testing and continuous integration
- Positive attitude, proactive and self guided
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