14 DAY TRIAL // The New York-based “cuddly and idealistic” startup company called Boxee has announced two job openings on its website. The company also has offices in both Tel Aviv and San Francisco, but, currently, it needs a Senior Backend Developer around its HQ, as well as a Lead iPad and iPhone App Developer.
The people offering AppleTV owners a workaround to get more free content are now attempting to expand their business on the mobile front. “We consider 'other screens' as important as TVs for enjoying video. In that spirit, we seek a lead iPad and iPhone developer to be the first member of our Mobile Applications team,” they write. “This position will be involved throughout the entire application development lifecycle. You must be confident, take ownership of your projects, work efficiently without management, be personable, and able to articulate yourself well verbally,” the job description reads.
Requirements include Objective-C expertise, 1+ year of professional development experience, and an application developed by you in the App Store. They drop a hint that the company is also eyeing Google’s Android platform, saying that Android development experience is also a plus. “Please send us an email or link to a video describing what you're about, as well as links to Apple-based Apps you've already developed,” the job description ends.
Boxee’s business revolves around creating a whole-new approach to television with a wide spectrum of content and new methods of interacting with it, the company claims. But it needs “impressive people with unique perspectives and personalities to challenge [its] culture, in order to achieve these goals,” it says.
About the Boxee software
For those who aren’t familiar with Boxee, the software acts like a social media center allowing Apple TV owners to extend the functionality of their set-top-box by playing videos and music from their computer, local network, and the Internet. The social part of the software allows users to share with their friends what albums they're listening to, what movies and TV shows they're watching, send recommendations, and more. The software is currently available for Ubuntu Linux (Karmic and Jaunty), Mac OS X (Intel-based Snow Leopard, Leopard and Tiger), the Apple TV and Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista and 7).