Job description:

Aspera, a fast-growing software start-up in the San Francisco Bay Area building leading edge data transport technology, is seeking an experienced software engineer for building product installers and packages for its varied, cross-platform line of products. The candidate must be sensitive to the customer's first experience with the product and be able to research, learn and master various software packager techniques.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain software installers and packagers for all supported operating systems (FreeBSD, Linux, Mac, Solaris, Windows and embedded)
• Own the deployment component in all software modules, to ensure compatibility to deployment conventions
• Design and implement automatic product upgrade features for entire product line
• Design and implement installation verification tools for customer support and automated testing
• Manage customer requirements in the area of product deployment and installation

Required Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of shell and scripting languages (Windows batch scripting, Unix shell scripting, Perl, Ruby)
• Working knowledge of C and system APIs for commonly used operating systems
• Good understanding of operating systems and package managers (RPM, Windows installer, etc.)
• Working knowledge of operating system installation and operation (Linux, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS X, Free BSD, virtual machines)
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to thrive in a self-starter, non-hierarchical environment, achieving results on tight timelines

Desired Background:

• B.Sc. or greater in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline
• 2 or more years of professional experience in software engineering

To Apply:

Please send a resume and a cover email to jobs@asperasoft.com.

About Aspera

Aspera Inc. is a software development company creating innovative high-performance bulk data transport technologies that provide maximum speed, complete security, and breakthrough bandwidth control at global distances. With several thousand endpoint and server licenses installed world wide, Aspera's fasp software products are becoming the industry standard for high-speed transfer of digital content in the media and entertainment marketplace and the technology of choice for large enterprise-wide organizations for Fortune 500 companies.