Role Overview
You will consider yourself a problem-solver, will enjoy a flexible working environment and a strong team culture.
You will be working on a high load, enterprise level Linux / Apache / MySQL / Perl platform and will need excellent communication skills as well as proven technical expertise. We value both highly structured working as well as a more ‘hands on’ approach.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Perl/MySQL developer who wishes to build managerial experience while utilizing his/her technical expertise.
The successful candidate will provide line management for a team of Perl/SQL & XHTML/CSS/JS/Mason developers as well as technical responsibility for project delivery. Work delivery is undertaken in the context of quick planning cycles to support important commercial initiatives.
Responsibilities & Activities
• Implementation & maintenance of existing & new products and services
• Challenging development work for LOVEFiLM’s streaming services from operational infrastructure, to API development and integration with the website and consumer electronic devices
• Contributing to the quality of delivery by working within our development, integration, test and release processes
• Line managing a team of mixed skilled development staff, to include assessing performance, coordinating time off and arranging training.
• Liaising with non-technical business staff in order to assess the nature and impact of future work
• Leading and taking part in recruitment of technical development staff
• Prioritising and allocating development time to support existing systems and processes that drive the LOVEFiLM business
• To work with team staff to support 3rd party suppliers to ensure that technical deliverables are built in accordance with company standards
• Regularly reporting to the Development Manager on the status of team activity
Essential Skills & Experience:
• At least 5 years professional experience of application development using object oriented Perl on Unix platforms, particularly Linux, Apache, mod_perl, MySQL or other widely used SQL database product
• Demonstrable awareness of the value of key programming best practice such as unit testing using common test harness software and documentation standards, including client-side development technologies.
• Awareness and expertise with existing and emerging LAMP technologies and the potential to enhance performance and robustness of LOVEFiLM ’s services and productivity
• Experience of managing technical teams with a focus on timely completion of quality deliverables, ideally within an iterative or incremental development cycle
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills and experience of effective tools for task and project management
Preferred Skills & Experience:
• Some experience of working in another OO programming language such as Java or C++.
• Some familiarity with front end technologies such as Mason, PHP, JavaScript, XHTML, CSS
• Awareness of principals of managing development processes with an interest in agile development practices eg. XP, Scrum
• Experience of working collaboratively non-technical business staff in order to agree requirements timescales and acceptance criteria.
KPIs
• The company operates a performance related pay (PRP) scheme which requires the setting of quarterly objectives and review.
• PRP objectives are intended to align individual activity with the quarterly goals of the business and staff are measured against the extent to which they have met these goals.
The role is based in West London and we are offering a competitive salary
LOVEFiLM UK Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Applicants must have a valid EU Passport or work permit. All applications should include a covering letter and a CV and be emailed (with the job title in the subject line) to jobs@lovefilm.com .
