sensibledevelopment

Position:

Java Programmer

Company Description:

Sensible Development is a small but growing company, based in Brighton’s North Laine, which specialises in developing scalable real time web applications. We are technology focused, innovative and look to provide good practical solutions for our clients. We are also a company which believe communication is paramount. We have recently developed an auction system on which one of our clients recently ran an auction that took 4,000 bids in its last 3 hours (an average of one bid every three seconds).

We have also recently built a prototype peer to peer betting application for another client, which again is a real time system, providing users with the ability to place bets on any subject they feel there is a market for. As well as developing client products we have also taken time to develop our product. This is an online football manager simulation, more specifically a strategy football manager game for the internet. This is a product that has a loyal user base and has allowed us to develop an in-depth knowledge of online communities, whilst allowing us to play with artificial intelligence engines.

We like to get involved in the offline Brighton technology community as well, having sponsored recent Brighton Girl Geek events and the entrepreneurial event the “£5 app”. If you wish to work in a friendly, collaborative, relaxed and creative environment then perhaps we are your man?

Job Description:

This is a permanent position and we are looking for a Java Developer with 5+ years' commercial web application experience along with a computer related degree. You will need to be a good communicator and able to work in a team, as well as being able to work to deadlines, be dynamic and able to juggle more than one project at a time.

The successful candidate will have a keen technology brain, an eye for detail and the ability to see projects through to a successful conclusion. They will have the ability to assimilate complex business concepts and turn them in to a finished, well-coded product. Therefore, you will need to be analytical and willing to understand aim and intent of the business requirements. We will be looking for someone with an ability to add value to our (and our clients') ideas and the solutions we develop.

They will also need to be progressive and take the quality of the code we produce forward, perhaps in the form of improving testing frameworks and implementing quality control procedures. We are looking for someone to be innovative and make suggestions and actively look for solutions, tools and other mechanisms to improve the quality of the software we develop. It would also be handy, but not essential, if you have an interest in football and artificial intelligence.

Skills:

Must have:

• Java, J2SE, J2EE.
• In particular JSP and Struts (or Java Server Faces), JDBC.
• Good knowledge of EJB 3.0 or Hibernate and Java Persistence API.
• Good grasp of Model View Controller Structures.
• SQL Database programming - in particular MySQL 5.0
• CSS/HTML
• Java Script
• Unit testing frameworks such DBunit, JUnit and perhaps JMeter
• A good working knowledge of Tomcat.

• AJAX
• AJAX frameworks and tools such as Google Web Toolkit (GWT), Direct Web Remoting (DWR) and WebWork.
• A good working knowledge of JBoss.
• PHP

• Apache administration
• General Linux Admin (Debian and RedHat) – or at least be happy at the command prompt.
• Cruise Control.
• Ruby on Rails, Python and a general interest in other technology.

Salary:

£25-£28k

Holiday:

20 days per year, plus 3 days at Christmas, and of course Bank Holidays.

How to Apply:

In the first instance send a CV, covering email and it would be usefull to also have (but not essential) some links to web applications you have built or helped build and any other useful information such as a blog or community site you contribute to to alan sensibledevelopment.com STRICTLY NO AGENCIES, PLEASE.

Contact Name:

Alan Newman

Company:

Sensible Development

Email Address: alan at sensibledevelopment.com

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES