[Gllug] VACANCY: Web Developer

[Walter Stanish]

Position: Web Developer
Start: Immediate
Location: Farringdon, London
Initial salary: £20-25,000
Employer: Saffron Digital Ltd. - http://www.saffrondigital.com/
In short: Entry level role with real growth potential.  Suitable for talented people who are just getting in to the industry. 

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Saffron Digital Ltd. is a successful mobile and web based media company with an impressive track record of delivery into all the largest mobile operators in the UK. entertainment and e-CRM agency. Our clients include T-Mobile, O2, Vodafone, Motorola, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, IPC Media, Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, Disney Universal, Sony Pictures amongst many others. Saffron is a dynamic young company, professional with very high standards. We are looking to recruit someone that can join our team, ideally already working in a similar environment, although this is not a pre-requisite. This is new web development role, and as such you will have the opportunity to grow within this area of our business.

The Role:
We are seeking a motivated Web Developer to join our rapidly growing team. You will be working on leading edge projects in specialist areas with significant opportunity for professional growth.  This is not a 'normal' development position.

All applicants must have:
 - a genuine interest in technology and the ability to learn quickly
 - a capacity from problem solving in web and related systems (UI through backend, architecture, business processes)
 - knowledge of either PHP or perl
 - good understanding of web related technologies (HTML, HTTP, CSS, JS)

The 'ideal' applicant will also possess some of the following:
 - professional experience in the area (this is not a requirement)
 - very strong PHP or Perl skills (both is a plus!)
 - significant exposure to at least one additional language (ruby highly valued)
 - a solid understanding of the UNIX environment (particularly Linux/FreeBSD)
 - basic knowledge of related security concepts (cryptography, digital rights management (DRM), web-based attack vectors such as XSS, SQL injection, etc.)
 - an interest in emerging mobile technologies and protocols
 - SQL skills and an understanding of alternative storage mechanisms (memcache, etc.)
 - some understanding of LAMP performance tuning
 - a broad understanding of digital audio, video and still image compression techniques, including knowledge of related commercial and open source software
 - experience working with revision control systems (subversion preferred)
 - basic understanding of issues surrounding i18n / l10n
 - understanding of the TCP/IP protocol suite, in particular HTTP

Don't worry if you are missing any of these, we are mostly interested in ability and enthusiasm rather than previous experience.  The position will give you the opportunity to broaden and update your skills as you work, and you are guaranteed to find it interesting.  It is an excellent role for anyone with related talents seeking a stable role in an interesting and established company that will appreciate and reward their contributions while affording real opportunities for professional growth.

**NO SUBMISSIONS FROM AGENCIES WILL BE ACCEPTED**
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