Client Engineer (SoHo)

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kikin makes the web more enjoyable by integrating search, social networking, sharing, your favorite sites, and when available, content that is relevant to what you are doing. kikin brings all of this to you immediately, i.e. no need to open a new tab, click over to a new site and/or go to search. kikin is a private company that was founded by successful serial entrepreneurs, and is located in exciting SoHo, New York City. For more details or to try kikin, please visit www.kikin.com.

kikin engineers work on a variety of hard problems (semantic indexing, named entity recognition, federated search, behavioral profiling, on-the-fly 3D presentation, latency reduction, etc.). We work in several programming languages to best solve each problem (Java, python, PHP, JavaScript, C++, Objective C); and by leveraging several programs and markups (Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, CSS, SVG), we design and build elegant user interfaces. Our application spans a user’s domain (browser plug-in with a JavaScript business layer); reaches our servers and CDNs; and extends to third party APIs (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Amazon). We learn something new and make our product better every day … and this is what makes it so fun to come to work.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain multi-platform suite of browser plug-ins

• Maintain and improve multi-browser, multi-O/S client-side installers

• Remain up-to-date on desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone clients

• Work closely with the server team to maximize performance

• Deep understanding of iterative development, from compiling and vetting specifications through integrated QA/testing

• Strong contributor on a high-performance engineering team

• Embrace and extend company culture

Qualifications

• Win32 and/or Objective C development experience

• Strong knowledge of HTTP protocols, HTML, DHTML, Javascript, and XML

• Prior development experience with Microsoft COM, .Net, etc., a plus

• Experience with ATL, WTL, or MFC boost is a strong plus

• Experience developing plugins for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari

• Experience with MS Windows Installer, Nullsoft Scriptable Install System NSIS, or Google installer

• Experience with toolbars, BHO, GUIs, browser applications desired

• Multithreading, multithreaded application experience desired

• Experience with developing client side code in a multi-user, high-volume, highly diverse software and hardware environment is a strong plus

This position is full-time in New York City (SOHO). This is not a telecommute or contract role.

No third-party, sub-contractors/agencies. Unfortunately, sponsorships are not available.

  • Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience. Performance-based stock options; comprehensive healthcare; etc.
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