Gracenote has an open full-time position for a Systems Engineer. Join our dynamic Software Development Team and help improve Gracenote's award-winning technologies such as MusicID(tm), an essential ingredient in today's Digital Media Players. For over 10 years, Gracenote has given users access to information and metadata for close to 100 million music tracks and over 7.5 million CDs from more than 200 countries in 80+ languages. Be part of an incredible team that defines the software that powers virtually every device capable of playing digital media, including home entertainment systems, iPods/MP3 players, car stereos, and personal computers. Now Gracenote is defining cutting-edge multi media systems that will deliver metadata and content to Blu-Ray DVD Players, live streams, and mobile devices
As Gracenote's Systems Engineer you will take ownership of our software development tools and systems. You will be in charge of designing and implementing systems that automate our development and production processes.
Join our team of highly motivated, creative, and talented developers! We have a team-oriented environment where individual contributors are empowered to bring in their own ideas.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Required
- B.S. in CS or EE, 4+ years applicable industry experience
- Current C/C++ and Java programming and debugging skills
- Familiarity with Windows development tools
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Perl)
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
Desired - Proficiency in embedded systems programming, development, and debugging
- Familiarity Linux/UNIX platforms and development tools
- Experience with internet technologies, communication protocols, and techniques
- Knowledge about database methodologies and database systems
This opening is located at Gracenote's corporate offices in Emeryville, California, not far from the east end of the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge.
Gracenote, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, is a global leader in embedded technology, enriched content, and data services for digital entertainment solutions within the Internet, consumer electronics, mobile, and automotive markets. Formerly known as CDDB(r), Gracenote delivers a substantially improved consumer experience in digital media devices and applications, plus media monitoring and other data services to the recording industry, making it an integral part of the digital media economy.
