Software Developer (Php, Python) at Leading Silicon Roundabout Tech Startup (Shoreditch)

Exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic developer to join an award-winning Vc-backed start-up during its rapid growth phase. Skimlinks has been highlighted as an emerging leader by Saul Klein from Index Ventures described by Techcrunch as one of London s leading startups and voted in the top 10 of the Guardian Tech Media Invest. About the role Skimlinks is a technology company. We have launched a range of unique compelling products that have shaken up the online monetization space. We are looking for a developer with a start-up attitude to be involved in building ground-breaking new products be at the forefront of our releases. This exciting role will require someone who cleverly possesses the following skills 3 years of building web applications using Lamp architecture. This will require excellent knowledge of Php5 Oop and MySQL5 and its surrounding technologies Broad interest and experience in other programming languages including Python Code Xhtml and Css to W3C standards Wag accessibility cross-platform compatibility and semantic coding would be highly regarded Javascript and Jquery Any Adobe Air using Javascript is also advantageous Api experience including integration and Api design would be very impressive (we are a bit fanatical about Apis) Experience in affiliate marketing online advertising or other B2B advertising related platform would make you stand out a little bit further Experience developing scalable web applications for high-volume sites is also highly desirable Experience of search with Lucene Solr is advantageous we search a lot of stuff Passion for Open Source technologies active participation in the Open Source Community is very telling (in a positive way) The role is based in Shoreditch London right in the middle of Silicon Roundabout. Our digs have a strong technology culture lots of space and a high-spec setup. About you Here at Skimlinks we value dedication enthusiasm and a love of innovation. We are disrupting the online monetization industry and welcome candidates who want to be a part of this ambitious journey. But its not just hard work we definitely appreciate a bit of quirkiness and fun along the way. You fit the bill of an experienced innovative developer with deep interest in Internet Technologies and a passion for building ground-breaking online tools. You are motivated solutions driven and eager to face the challenges that a startup requires. You strive to push projects to the next level and give that special touch of quality attentiveness and excellence. You are able to give accurate estimations of development times for projects and organise your time to meet project deliverables and deadlines. You thrive in fast-paced environment that iterates quickly. You have a sense of humour are ambitious and love the thrill and madness of working in a start-up environment. Youre interested in the challenges facing online publishers and have an appreciation of the culture of content creation and blogging. You will love to code think of it as recreation rather than work and have a number of your own projects you have done just for fun. You will know the curl library inside out and you will think a table with a million rows is rather puny. About the Company Founded in 2007 Skimlinks is the London-based start-up behind an innovative service that helps online publishers make money from their editorial and user-generated content via affiliate marketing. Skimlinks products are part of an overall platform we re developing for publishers to monetize their content effectively ethically and seamlessly leaving them more time to focus on their content and their community. Our clients include the world s leading online newspaper and content networks including Hearst Digital Conde Nast Hachette Filipacchi Future Publishing and over 10000 more content sites forums web applications and blogs. We have won a myriad of awards including Linkshare Technology Genuis Award 2010 Best New B

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