7digital - #1 in digital media deliveryDeveloper

We are a well-funded startup developing a new product that will transform the online music industry. We offer a dynamic and challenging experience within a highly creative and entrepreneurial work environment. This is an opportunity to join the founding team and have a key role in defining a large scale consumer web site.

We're looking for highly motivated developers who are exceptionally bright, well organised, and see the possibilities rather than capabilities of technology. You'll work in a small team at all stages of development, to create innovative back and front end features for a global audience.

Reports To:
Lead Developer (Operational Tasks).
Development Manager (Line Manager).

Salary: £neg depending on experience

Start Date: ASAP

Location: We're based in Zetland House, Shoreditch

IMPORTANT:

  • You must already be fully eligible to work in the UK
  • Due to the volume of applicants we get, if you do not hear back from us within 21 days of applying please assume you have been unsuccessful

    • To apply, please e-mail your CV and a covering letter to careers.inbox+development (at) 7digital.com

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    "7digital: I am applying for DEVELOPER"

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    ABSOLUTELY NO AGENCIES

    Purpose:
    The purpose of the Developer role is threefold; To produce software assets from functional and technical specifications; To produce associated assets (such as documentation) for a software system and; To provide technical expertise for system design, implementation and support.
    Responsibilities:
    Within the context defined above, the responsibilities of a Developer are as follows:

  • To produce code assets adhering to departmental development standards.
  • To produce associated assets adhering to departmental development standards.
  • To provide input into the design of software systems, offering advice and thoughts and providing feedback.
  • To adhere to departmental development standards for all activities.
  • To provide support for a system including analysis, tracking and resolution.
  • To utilise approved technologies for the development of systems.
  • To understand and actively engage with departmental processes.
  • To demonstrate a logical and structured approach to time management and task prioritisation.
  • To ensure current skills are up-to-date through research and practice.
  • To participate in team activities and team planning with the aim of improving team skills, awareness and quality of work.
    • Experience and Skills:

    Core Skills:

  • C#
  • ASP .NET
  • MS SQL Server (2005)
  • XML
  • Web Services (evidence may include WSE, WCF)
  • HTML (cross browser)
  • Javascript/JSON, Javascript Libraries (evidence may include JQuery, Prototype, Ajax.Net)

    • Essential Skills:

  • OO Design (evidence may include UML, Design Patterns)
  • TDD (evidence may include NUnit, MbUnit, CsUnit, NCover, NDepend, Rhino Mocks)
  • Refactoring (evidence may include Resharper, Refactory)
  • Continuous Integration (evidence may include Cruise Control, NAnt, MSBuild, TeamCity)
  • Version Control (evidence may include SourceSafe, Team Foundation Server, CVS, Subversion)
  • Software Development Lifecycle (evidence may include Team System, SourceForge Enterprise Edition, Methodologies; e.g. Waterfall, RUP, Scrum, Agile)

    • Desirable Skills:

  • Object Relational Mapping (evidence may include NHibernate, IBatis .NET, EntityBroker, Linq To Sql / Entity Framework)
  • Third party libraries - including open source (evidence may include dotLucene/Solr, Memcached, Spring.NET, Castle project, Rhino)
  • Web development frameworks (evidence may include Asp MVC, Monorail, Rails, Django)
  • Load testing (evidence may include WAS, ACT, OpenSTA)
  • Automated testing (evidence may include Selenium, Fitnesse, Watir/Watin, RSpec)
  • Scripting Languages - Ruby, Python
  • Experience with Linux, & Cloud Infrastrucures (e.g. EC2/S3)