AnchorFree enables users to browse the web on desktop and mobile devices, with privacy and security through our Hotspot Shield application. Hotspot Shield is the world's most popular consumer virtual private network (VPN). It allows people worldwide to access content on the Internet without restrictions or censorship.
Hotspot Shield has been downloaded more than 70 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 50 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), DougMaine (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 - Mountain View, CA. The office contains a gym, foosball, a pool table, ping pong, free food and drinks. Position:
As a Reliability Engineer at AnchorFree, Inc. you will be working with our engineering team to improve the reliability and performance of our products. You will be deeply involved with the design process, and build the next generation of web applications and systems infrastructure. This individual will be responsible for monitoring connectivity, latency and throughput as well as improve reliability of AnchorFree’s services.
Job Responsibilities: Work closely with engineering groups to design, build, and maintain systems. Write scripts to monitor and automate processes. Troubleshoot issues across the whole stack - hardware, software, applications and network. Document current and future configuration processes and policies.
Qualifications: Experience in operations of a large-scale Internet service. 4+ years of experience with Linux/Windows/Mac. Familiarity with systems management tools like Puppet, Nagios, Monstat. Demonstrable knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, security, and memcached. Practical knowledge of shell scripting and at least one scripting language (Python, Ruby, Perl). Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently. Track record of practical problem solving, excellent communication, and documentation skills.
Desired: Experience building fault tolerant, scalable systems Experience automating systems administration tasks Experience with existing open source projects such as Apache, Hadoop, MySQL, Scribe, Zookeeper, etc B.S. in computer science
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
Pease email your resumes to jobs(at)anchorfree.com