Holiday-rentals.co.uk is the UK division of HomeAway Group. We are a pre-IPO Web 2.0 company looking for two very strong Java developers to build out a new enterprise-wide development. The architecture, primarily based on an open source Java stack, will be made up of leading technologies to include Capistrano, Cruise Control, Maven, Spring, Spring MVC, Site Mesh, Resin, Gears, xDoclet, Emma, JUnit, JMock, Atom, RelaxNG, XML and REST based webservices. Experience of some of these, although not necessary all would be beneficial.
This is an incredible opportunity to join a young organisation at a critical time and implement part of the global services platform for the next generation of traveller. Only the strongest candidates need apply.
Job function
We need a flexible, self-starting team player with a solid, proven track record of large, complex internet projects. You’ll ideally have a computer science background and will be able to showcase a portfolio of sites you have been involved in designing and building. You’ll have developed content-managed, multi-lingual, high-availability systems and designed applications for production-strength architectures. You’ll understand how to optimise relational databases, write fast queries and solve data processing problems elegantly.
You’ll be happy working within a small international team of capable and enthusiastic developers with practical processes and to high standards. You’ll have a keen eye for detail and a desire to maintain exemplary output. You’ll be experienced in taking ownership and responsibility for functional sections from conception through design to implementation and support. You will also receive training as necessary to develop your technical skills further.
Skills required
Production-strength internet development skills:
• 5 yrs Java/J2EE object oriented development
• 1 yr Spring Framework experience
• Service-oriented architectural experience
• Source control and configuration management (ideally Subversion,Gears,Cruise Control)
• Rabid advocate of unit-test-driven development and an Agile methodology
Salary
Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus and stock options
Location
We are based in Hammersmith, West London, UK. The team is young, multi-national, friendly and informal. Holiday-Rentals does not discriminate on race, gender or age - but you must be within an easy commute of our offices, or be prepared to move to somewhere nearby.
Interested? Please do not just send a CV. If you are interested, e-mail Tim Boughton, CTO at tim@holiday-rentals.com, include salary expectations and tell him why you think you are the right person for the job. No agents please.