[Scottish] [JOBS] AJAX Developer

[Allan Whiteford]

Hi,

See below for a job advert which may be of interest.

Applications and expressions of interest should be made using the 
contact details provided but I'm also happy to chat with anyone who may 
be interested.

I'm about to go on an email-less holiday so if anyone wants to speak to 
me who doesn't have my mobile number just ask around other ScotLUG 
members and I'm sure someone will put you in touch with me.

Thanks,

Allan

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Envoy International seeks experienced AJAX Developer (Glasgow, UK)

Company             Envoy International

Location               Glasgow, UK

Title                       AJAX Developer

Summary

Envoy International provides Intellectual Property (IP) legal services 
to law firms from around the world via the Envoy website. The website is 
effectively a sophisticated application that lets lawyers instruct and 
manage their cases online. We have legal services in-house, as well as 
an extensive network of legal suppliers that covers every jurisdiction 
in the world. We officially launched on the 1st July 2009 and are now 
looking to really expand our online capabilities. As such, we are 
building an in-house team of designers, integrators and developers.

The AJAX Developer role will play an important part in specifying and 
developing exciting new features for the system. The successful 
candidate will have excellent verbal communication skills and good 
attention to detail. Most likely the successful candidate will be 
someone who has a computer science background with/or considerable 
industry experience.

Duties

- working with the development team and designer/integrator to 
understand Envoy’s business requirements.

- working closely with the designer/integrator to create smart 
user-interfaces for the online system.

- working with the PHP/MySQL team to continue to improve the ‘back-end’ 
aspects of the system.

- contributing to the strategic development and specifications for 
improvements to the online system.

- testing and trouble-shooting.

Skills

- first class AJAX programming skills.

- PHP/MySQL experience would be a considerable advantage.

- considerable experience working within a LAMP development environment.

- experience using version control and disciplined software development 
methodologies.

- a willingness to employ code documentation/commenting practices.

Compensation

This is a full time position and an opportunity to work on a large, 
sophisticated, ongoing international project. The salary range will be 
dependent on the skills, experience, and expectation of the individual 
applicant. In addition to the salary, Envoy also offers the employee 
several benefits such as life insurance, pension policies, and the 
opportunity for ongoing professional development.

Application

Please submit your CV and a letter of application to 
t.hovey at envoyrenewals.com. Please ensure that you also include links to 
projects that you have directly contributed to. We are looking to 
establish our in-house development team as quickly as possible, as such, 
interviews of potentially suitable candidates will take place as soon as 
possible after an appropriate application is received. It is likely that 
our interview process will be in two parts, with the second part 
involving a practical test and/or discussion of a hypothetical brief.

If you require any additional information or clarification, don’t 
hesitate to contact t.hovey at envoyrenewals.com.

Closing Date:     24-Sep-2009