Senior Software Engineer

About AnchorFree:

AnchorFree enables consumers with secure browsing and privacy online through its popular Hotspot Shield application. Hotspot Shield is the world's most popular consumer virtual private network (VPN). Hotspot Shield is becoming the standard for users browsing the web securely on desktop and mobile devices. It is also an enabler for accessing content for expats and users in markets with restrictions or censorship. Hotspot Shield has been downloaded more than 120 million times and is the number one security app on the iPhone. Hotspot Shield has over 100 million monthly user sessions. Securing over 3 billion pages per month for its users, AnchorFree is ranked among the top 60 online destinations as far as total traffic (by Quantcast). AnchorFree is funded by blue chip investors that include: Goldman Sachs, Bert Roberts (former chairman and CEO of MCI), Doug Maine (former CFO of IBM); Esther Dyson, Subrah Iyar (founder of Webex), Greg Coleman (former president of Huffington Post), Rick Roth (former CEO of OgilvyAction). AnchorFree is located at the heart of Silicon Valley, in Mountain View, CA. The offices contain a gym, foosball, a pool table, ping pong, free food and drinks.

Position:

We are actively seeking a rock star QA Support Engineer. You will work with our QA team to make our product more stable and bug free. You should have a passion for, and expert-level of proficiency and a sharp eye for detail. You will become a key technical contributor to our QA team, responsible for implementation and execution of our automated test suites. You will also work closely with our platform team in functionally testing new and existing infrastructure components, as well as diagnosing customer and operational issues.

Job Responsibilities:
Design and develop application-level client software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux / Unix Operating Systems, including full development of secure high-performance Local Proxy Server, modification of the Virtual Private Network client to support the Local Proxy Server and development of custom modules for Web Browsers working with the Local Proxy Server (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome). Design and develop application-level server software for Linux / Unix Operating Systems, including custom modules for the Shared Proxy Server. Gather requirements, acquire resources, and promote communication in a distributed office environment Provide technical leadership and guidance to other team members

Job Qualifications:
Master in Computer Science, Mathematics or related plus 2 years post master degree experience in software development, OR Bachelor in Computer Science, Mathematics or related plus 5 years progressive experience in software developmen.

Experience:
Network protocols and architecture; client-side development of high-performance applications in areas of security and networking: Windows, Linux / Unix, BSD or Mac; Server-side development of high-performance security and networking applications: Linux / Unix.

Compensation and Benefits:
Highly competitive salary
Excellent employee stock option plan
Relocation assistance available
Free food and drinks
Foosball, Small gym and showers, Pool table, Table Tennis
FREE Medical, Dental and Vision
401k
Easy Access to Caltrain and Light Rail (free pass)
New Laptop (mac or pc) and Monitor
Employee discounts on HP, Apple and Verizon