2016-10-31

About Us:

Would you like to build technology that millions of people use every day? Imagine a company dedicated to bringing music to our customers whenever they want it, wherever they are, and on any device. Come work with us and make that happen.

With more than three million subscribers and over 37 million songs worldwide on more than 70 consumer electronic products and both Android and iOS Platforms, Napster is a leader in the Streaming Subscription Music Services industry.

About the Role:

This role will work closely with Technology Leadership, Program Managers, and Product Owners while figuring out how our new products and features should be architected. This role will also have a focus on developing best practices that will be used by the iOS Team. You will lead the team in building an engaging experience that will allow our members to listen, search, share, and discover music in ways that have not been created on iOS prior.

About You:

You enjoy leading your team through all the technical challenges that arise with building the world’s next generation music experience. You have a background in practical development of the iOS Platform that is strong enough to assist engineers on the team that may not have similar experience.

You are a whiz at thinking through complex situations quickly while keeping your eye on big picture goals and understand how all the pieces will fit into place. Last but not least you have the desire to collaborate across the organization, have superior communications skills, and a passion to lead your team.

Technologies:
SWIFT – Mac OS X – Objective C – Cocoa – Core Data – Core Audio

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the iOS Development Team

Architect new features on iOS

Build next generation Music applications across the iOS Platform

Iterate with Product Management and Design team to fine tune user experience

Actively participate and lead design discussions and code reviews

Work closely with QA engineers to identify and fix product defects

What you bring to the table:

Enthusiasm for developing in SWIFT

Have a passion for Music

Passion for the iOS Platform

4+ years of comprehensive experience with iOS development or Mac OS X development

4+ years of working in-depth with Objective C

Experience in planning and estimating software projects

Expert knowledge of major frameworks like Core Data and Core Audio

Familiarity with other audio applications and digital music

Ability to react swiftly to changing requirements and develop/explore alternative solutions

Strong communication skills

Demonstrated experience developing multi-threaded mobile apps that leverage web services

Solid experience writing unit tests

Comfortable with agile/scrum development process

Successfully released apps in the app store (please include names)

A strong commitment to developing quality applications

Strong knowledge of object oriented development and design patterns

Well versed in software development best practices

Strong execution skills: getting things done, delivering on schedule

Problem solver: thinks things through, knows when and how to ask for help

Computer Science B.S. degree

What Sets Napster Apart:

We are very proud of the culture that we have built at Napster. Below is a snapshot of some of our benefits and perks, but what you will be most blown away by is the amazing talent you will get to work with here.

Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance

Free Napster Premium Account (with great music discovery advice from your peers)

Brand new state of the art office in downtown Seattle’s Columbia Tower

Centrally located near public transportation, ferries, bike parking, as well as subsidized commuting options.

Highly collaborative, hardworking, open environment where you’ll work alongside extremely creative and dedicated people.

Over 5 weeks of PTO (and you are encouraged to use it!)

8 paid holidays

Brown bag Lunch & Learn sessions

In office snacks, soda and coffee

Sponsored off-site events-Movies and baseball games to name a few

In house live music performances

Lots of Company Sponsored events

Fine Print: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Rhapsody International Inc. is an equal opportunity employer

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