November 28, 2011

Technical Program Manager

Filed under: Jobs — Tags: , , — olenka @ 7:28 pm

Technical Program Manager

Pushbutton is seeking a Technical Program Manager, for the delivery of TV applications for Amazon and Lovefilm. The role will provide high-impact, cross-functional, customer-facing projects.

The TPM role requires hands-on project management skills, deep technical expertise, and excellent leadership skills. The person will be responsible for collecting business and systems requirements from internal and external customers, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch.

The Amazon digital video service delivers streaming and downloadable video content to Amazon customers’ personal computers and IP-enabled Televisions, Blu Ray players, and set top boxes. The catalog contains over 100 000 titles, including new and popular titles as well as long-tail and self-published content. The team is committed to delivering the highest quality customer experience, from massive selection and intuitive living room viewing experiences.

You will be working with global teams that deliver our high quality experience, including:

  • Content ingestion, encoding, and digital rights management
  • Distribution, including content delivery network (CDN) management, streaming, and quality of service
  • Client playback, including games consoles, connected living room devices like LG, Panasonic, Sony, Vizio, and Samsung TVs and Blu Ray players, set top boxes like Roku, and mobile clients like the Kindle Fire

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field
  • 3+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a related industry, including hands-on management of large, cross-functional software efforts
  • Experience managing efforts in Unix/Linux environments, distributed systems and/or developing large scale web applications
  • Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical individuals
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong bias for action and “get it done” attitude
  • Deep technical expertise and strong analytical skills are a must

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters in computer science or related technical discipline
  • Experience with embedded video clients for Games Consoles, IPTV, STB, or mobile
  • Experience with video playback, encoding, DRM, and packaging

Please send a current CV to: jobs@pushbutton.tv

No agencies.

About Pushbutton

Pushbutton is an award winning user interface design and development company. We work with all of the key digital platforms and devices, and put engaging interactive media applications into the hands of, and onto the TV screens of, millions of people across the globe.

Having recently been acquired by Amazon Inc, Pushbutton is expanding and looking for talented individuals to join our team of experienced developers and designers at our friendly, and supportive studio in the heart of quirky Clerkenwell.

Our company culture encourages creative thinking, initiative taking and the production of work that pushes the limits of platforms and sets a benchmark for quality.

Senior Development Manager

Filed under: Jobs — Tags: , , , , , , , — olenka @ 7:02 pm

Senior Development Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a high caliber Senior Development Manager within our growing organization based in London.

As a leading provider of TV software systems across devices the Snr Dev Manager will have the chance to work on a range of infrastructure and software projects in a vibrant and challenging environment. You will be working in a team of software development engineers and report to the CTO.

The role will focus around managing the development teams across connected TV’s, games consoles and set top boxes.

You will need to be confident and passionate about technology and user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of high caliber Software Engineers working on building world class, scalable distributed systems.
  • Recruit, hire, mentor and coach Software Development Engineers.
  • Interface with our internal customers to understand requirements, set priorities and communicate direction and progress.
  • Own all operational metrics and support for your team’s software.
  • Help develop long-term development and business technology strategies.

Qualifications

  • Candidates must possess strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated technical leadership.
  • 5-10 years experience in Software development with experience as a Development Manager, managing teams of software engineers and delivering on a technology roadmap.
  • Strong business and technical vision.
  • Experience in development of distributed/scalable systems and high-volume transaction applications.
  • Strong technical credentials – knowledge of TV platforms, set top boxes, CE devices, networking, content security, DRM, streaming technologies, web browsers and the 2D/3D graphics.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related degree.


Please send a current CV to: jobs@pushbutton.tv

No agencies.

About Pushbutton

Pushbutton is an award winning user interface design and development company. We work with all of the key digital platforms and devices, and put engaging interactive media applications into the hands of, and onto the TV screens of, millions of people across the globe.

Having recently been acquired by Amazon Inc, Pushbutton is expanding and looking for talented individuals to join our team of experienced developers and designers at our friendly, and supportive studio in the heart of quirky Clerkenwell.

Our company culture encourages creative thinking, initiative taking and the production of work that pushes the limits of platforms and sets a benchmark for quality.

Webkit / Embedded Developer

Filed under: Jobs — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — olenka @ 6:55 pm

Webkit / Embedded Developer

Pushbutton is looking for a full time Webkit / Embedded Developer to join our talented, creative and supportive team based in Farringdon, London. You’ll be working with some of the biggest and brightest entertainment brands as well as our own IP.

Specifically, we’re looking for someone who can join our team of experienced developers to build cross-platform, standards based solutions using open source tools including WebKit and Javascript Core. You’ll have already built these technologies into software stacks, preferably for devices such as a connected TVs, STBs or games consoles.

We are looking for candidates who can get on well in a team, are passionate about tech and application development and have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

Essential

  • Development experience with WebKit and Javascript Core including integration onto new platforms
  • C++ & STL for resource-constrained devices
  • Embedded multithreaded systems
  • Javascript & Javascript Frameworks
  • TCP/IP
  • Open source tools, development & debugging
  • Comfortable developing using a Windows or Linux environment

Desirable

  • Visual C++
  • Code management systems (e.g. Perforce, Git)
  • UML, TDD
  • Experience with Connected TVs, STBs or games consoles
  • Experience with streaming media/IPTV
  • Experience integrating other scripting engines and VMs, e.g. LUA, J2ME
  • Configuration of build environments and scripts on diverse platforms
  • WebGL, graphics engine integration (2D/3D)


Please send a current CV to: jobs@pushbutton.tv

No agencies.

About Pushbutton

Pushbutton is an award winning user interface design and development company. We work with all of the key digital platforms and devices, and put engaging interactive media applications into the hands of, and onto the TV screens of, millions of people across the globe.

Having recently been acquired by Amazon Inc, Pushbutton is expanding and looking for talented individuals to join our team of experienced developers and designers at our friendly, and supportive studio in the heart of quirky Clerkenwell.

Our company culture encourages creative thinking, initiative taking and the production of work that pushes the limits of platforms and sets a benchmark for quality.

Snr Technical Program Manager

Filed under: Jobs — Tags: , , , , , , , , — olenka @ 1:04 pm

Senior Manager, Technical Program Manager

Pushbutton is seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Program Management, for the delivery of TV application for Amazon and Lovefilm. The role will lead high-impact, cross-functional, customer-facing projects.

The Senior Manager, TPM role requires hands-on project management skills, deep technical expertise, and excellent leadership skills. The person will be responsible for collecting business and systems requirements from internal and external customers, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch.

The Senior Manager, TPM will also be responsible for setting project management standards and expectations, managing, leading and mentoring other TPMs, and delivering large, cross functional projects.

The Amazon digital video service delivers streaming and downloadable video content to Amazon customers’ personal computers and IP-enabled Televisions, Blu Ray players, and set top boxes. The catalog contains over 100 000 titles, including new and popular titles as well as long-tail and self-published content. The team is committed to delivering the highest quality customer experience, from massive selection and intuitive living room viewing experiences.

You will be working with global teams that deliver our high quality experience, including:
- Content ingestion, encoding, and digital rights management
- Distribution, including content delivery network (CDN) management, streaming, and quality of service
- Client playback, including games consoles, connected living room devices like LG, Panasonic, Sony, Vizio, and Samsung TVs and Blu Ray players, set top boxes like Roku, and mobile clients like the Kindle Fire
.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field
  • 7+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a related industry, including hands-on management of large, cross-functional software efforts
  • Experience managing efforts in Unix/Linux environments, distributed systems and/or developing large scale web applications
  • Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical individuals
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong bias for action and “get it done” attitude
  • Deep technical expertise and strong analytical skills are a must
  • Experience managing, mentoring and developing junior program managers
  • Experience identifying, hiring, developing top talent

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters in computer science or related technical discipline
  • Experience with embedded video clients for Games Consoles, IPTV, STB, or mobile
  • Experience with video playback, encoding, DRM, and packaging

Please send a current CV to: jobs@pushbutton.tv

No agencies.

About Pushbutton

Pushbutton is an award winning user interface design and development company. We work with all of the key digital platforms and devices, and put engaging interactive media applications into the hands of, and onto the TV screens of, millions of people across the globe.

Having recently been acquired by Amazon Inc, Pushbutton is expanding and looking for talented individuals to join our team of experienced developers and designers at our friendly, and supportive studio in the heart of quirky Clerkenwell.

Our company culture encourages creative thinking, initiative taking and the production of work that pushes the limits of platforms and sets a benchmark for quality.

November 11, 2011

Snow me the Money

Filed under: Camelot, Work — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , — olenka @ 4:38 pm

Snow me the Money is the first interactive scratchcard game that Pushbutton have developed for Camelot and the National Lottery website.

Virtually scratch off pairs of snowmen and discover cash prizes up to £80,000 when you match two symbols, it couldn’t be simpler! Pushbutton have added slick animated details such as snowflakes, a moving scarf on the snowman and money falling from the sky.

The game concept is based on an initial creative brief from Camelot, which was then designed and built by Pushbutton.  Snow me the Money went live on the National Lottery website in November 2011. It is available to play now for a limited period (over winter we imagine!).

SEE LIVE GAME

Maze of Fortune

Filed under: Camelot, Featured, Lead, Work — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — olenka @ 11:29 am

Pushbutton have designed and developed Maze of Fortune, a new National Lottery ‘Instant Win’ game for Camelot.

Using 3D animation of the game characters and rich graphics, Maze of Fortune is both visually interesting and enjoyable to play.

Find your way through the Maze of Fortune searching for treasure as you explore. Use directional arrows to explore the maze and open the treasure chests with your silver keys. Within the chests are random mini games where you are challenged to charm a snake, select the correct lamp to release the treasure genie, and empty old vases to find hidden treasure. The more treasure you find, the higher the chance of winning!

Maze of Fortune is the second online game that Pushbutton have designed and built for National Lottery operator, Camelot. Treasures of the Deep was the first game which launched in March 2011.

Take a look at behind the scenes design on our Facebook Page – from initial sketches to 3D modelling.

SEE LIVE GAME

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