Smarkets (London, UK)
Smarkets, a London-based betting exchange startup, is looking for an experienced front end web developer for a full time position with an immediate start.
Our front end application is a collection of Django apps built on an exclusively Python API client (to a RESTful Erlang API), and we're looking for someone to build out user-facing features.
Required skills and qualities
- Hand-written, valid (when required) (X)HTML (although Smarkets values HTML 4.01 Strict, and we'd expect a candidate to be able to explain the difference between XHTML and HTML in practical terms);
- Solid knowledge of Javascript, above and beyond frameworks, but also experience with the benefits of Javascript frameworks, including jQuery and YUI;
- Experience writing cross-browser CSS;
- Demonstrated understanding and experience of how the above things can affect accessibility and performance;
- Experience with Django, Pylons, TurboGears or any other modern Python-based web frameworks. We use Django at Smarkets, so bonus points for that;
- A good cultural fit for a small team that works under intense pressure, short deadlines, and a high workload; and
- A proven history of getting the job done on high quality websites.
Desirable skills
- Knowing your way around Linux;
- Solid Python experience, beyond just Django or Pylons;
- Using Git in a multi-developer environment.
Additional information
- This is a full time, on site job;
- The job is based in Clerkenwell, London, United Kingdom.
If you're looking for a flexible, agile team to work with; want to work somewhere free of big corporate politics; would like a cool project to work on; and fit the above criteria we'd love to hear from you!