Engineering Development: Software Developer, Web-based User Interface

LOCATION:

Sunnyvale, California US

WHO ARE WE?

Kaleidescape: The Ultimate Entertainment Experience, without Compromise.

At Kaleidescape, we're still small, but well established – the best of both worlds. The Kaleidescape System, called the Best of the Best by The Robb Report™, delivers a completely new movie-viewing and music-listening experience. Kaleidescape provides the entertainment cornerstone for our clients' houses, yachts and private planes.

The Kaleidescape System's Servers, Movie Players and Music Players work seamlessly with our award-winning user interface through IR remote, personal computer, in-wall touch pad, or a sophisticated yet elegantly simple screen. We design and build all components from the operating system to the circuit boards, interfacing with a wide range of advanced control systems for audio and video playback. Learn more at http://www.kaleidescape.com/.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The Kaleidescape System web-based user interfaces allow users to browse and manage their movies and albums easily, as well as control their Kaleidescape System, delivering the power of the Kaleidescape System within a browser window on a client machine. We provide an HTML-based interface for browsing and organizing large music & movie collections. Asynchronous data communication techniques (e.g. AJAX) are used to provide a responsive and graphically rich interface. Adobe Flash is used to provide enhanced graphic and media support. We also provide J2ME & Flash-based interfaces used to control playback of movies and music from the Kaleidescape system.

Kaleidescape Engineering is seeking a developer to continue evolving our web-based interfaces. We want someone to design and implement new features, help migrate to more effective web-based technologies, improve usability, and basically continue the quest to make our web interface a compelling and delightful experience for our users. A good sense for practical UI design is important!

Candidates should have a related University degree or equivalent, excellent written and oral communication skills, experience in web-based development using HTML and JavaScript, interest in providing a compelling user experience, and a strong desire to create high quality products.

Experience with some of the following is an asset:

  • AJAX or similar technologies
  • Macromedia/Adobe Flash and/or Flex; ActionScript
  • C++, Linux, GNU toolchain
  • Java/J2ME programming (AWT)
  • Experience designing & implementing interfaces for web browsers and/or small form-factor devices

 

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

No Recruiters Please!

If you would like to be considered for this position, please send an electronic copy of your resume along with an introductory letter to careers-sw@kaleidescape.com

We appreciate your interest in Kaleidescape and thank you for sharing your resume. We regret that we are not able to respond personally to all submissions. We will contact you if we decide to explore your qualifications in more detail.

 

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