Clarity/Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Are you an experienced Lead Developer looking for a new job? Here's something to think about…
Introducing Clarity. You may not know us but ten years in, we're pretty proud of what we've achieved so far.
We're an integrated, creative marketing and digital agency that likes to keep things simple. Our Clear Thinking (practical rather than academic) approach works for our clients and, as a result, we're rapidly growing.
Our home is a funky, countryside barn where our people get the time, space and fresh air they need to do what we do brilliantly! But… while we may be rural, we have international projects and work with a number of leading Global brands.
Growing the business and doing great work is all down to our most important asset; our People. This is where you come in…
So what's the opportunity?
We are looking for a Developer with solid experience in .NET programming. With a host of exciting new projects due to begin this is a fantastic time to join our rapidly growing Agency. You will be working as part of a talented team to deliver new innovative digital solutions across multiple sectors for internationally renowned brands. You will be seen as an experienced developer and it will be your responsibility to share best practice with other team members. You will be expected to set the high standards, continually motivating and improving on personal and team capability whilst working collaboratively to deliver great digital products/solutions.
Clocking on and off…
Your duties day to day: Experienced at designing cross-platform solution architecture Creating/enhancing/developing in Umbraco CMS and web and mobile applications Understanding customer requirements and creating all associated technical documentation (technical build, information/solution architecture, test plans) Advocating improvements in development practices Enhancing the scalability and performance of systems whilst delivering customer requirements quickly, reliably and efficiently Contributing to continually improving the development framework Ability to liaise when required with product owners, business analysts, developers and QAs to establish and implement requirements and resolve live operational issues for our clients
Left Brain or Right Brain? Which are you?
We think diversity is what makes a team function in the super league so we want to meet you whether you're creative, pragmatic, logical or even completely off-the-wall at times. What's important to us is that you'll feel like an individual here and your voice is heard.
That said there are some traits we will need you to have: Highly motivated and passionate about what you do Can do attitude, not afraid to challenge or push new ideas forward Self motivated and honest in your actions Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team Imaginative, intelligent approach to solving problems Proactivity - finding solutions for the client and Clarity Seeing the big picture High attention to detail and consistent follow-through Work well under pressure Ability to take responsibility and drive concepts forward To act with professionalism at all times
Skills and Qualifications Desired
The ideal candidate's personality and qualifications: Educated to degree level or equivalent, ideally with a Microsoft Professional qualification Highly motivated with experience of working with both internal and external remote team Committed to delivering high-quality software, websites and web applications using industry best practices (test-driven, Agile, continuous integration)
What experience do we need?
Our Developer will have a proven level of relevant experience, either client side or within an agency. 3+ years experience in hands-on object oriented analysis, design, development, debugging and implementation Strong development skills in ASP.NET, C#, .Net, .Net 3.5/4 (inc WCF/ Web Services), HTML/ CSS/ XML, MS SQL 2008, AJAX/ JavaScript Knowledge of web forms and MVC development Backend exposure / SQL Solid understanding of AngularJS (or similar Backbone/EmberJS) Strong knowledge of HTTP protocol Solid experience with XML/XSLT and related technologies Knowledge of cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services or VMWare TDD & Automated Unit testing Experience working on large, complex software applications and databases Experience of major re-design and re-factoring of complex enterprise solutions Experience of working in an Agile environment Experience of tackling performance and scalability issues
Desirable skills/experience Understanding of PHP (OOP) and MySQL design knowledge Exposure to mobile application development (Android/iOS) would be a bonus Exposure, experience or keen interest of Big Data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop / Map Reduce / NoSQL / Mahout Experience or keen interest in machine learning / data science / R / Python / Applying machine learning algorithms to real time data Experience of using Umbraco CMS is highly desirable
A Rewarding Place to be
We like to reward our people for hard work and offer a lasting career path, a great industry package including a generous holiday allowance, contributory pension scheme and plenty of socialising!
What makes us tick?
Our team is made up of a bunch of like-minded intelligent people who all have a common goal - to work with passion and inspire bravery in our thinking and all that we do. You won't find hierarchy or politics here, we just like to knuckle down and get on with the job.
We're confident that you will find the grass greener here and the blue skies a refreshing change.
How to join us
Please send your CV, covering letter and work samples by clicking 'apply'. . Date posted: 06/08/2015
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Hours: Full Time
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