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<TITLE>Seeking Senior Software Engineer - mod_perl - Central London</TITLE>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Shopzilla is one of the world’s largest shopping search engines. With an index of over 35 million products from more than 75,000 stores, gathered, organized and presented using all proprietary leading-edge technology, Shopzilla provides consumers with the best way to find virtually anything for sale, anywhere, and at the best price. In addition to our flagship sites in the UK, France, Germany and US, Shopzilla also powers shopping search for many of the Web's largest consumer sites including AOL, Lycos, and many others. </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">At Shopzilla, our goal is to build the greatest shopping service. We’re an environment where great ideas shape our vision and true passion drives us to the best solutions to the most challenging problems at the intersection of shopping and search. </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Having launched in the UK less than two years ago, Shopzilla is now the 10th largest retail site in the UK and the 3rd fastest growing internet brand in the UK. </FONT></P>
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<BR><U><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Senior Software Engineer- mod_perl</FONT></B></U><B></B>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">As Senior Software Engineer you will:</FONT>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Share responsibility and ownership of the International websites for Shopzilla</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Work with legacy code to add new features </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Lead efforts to re-architect existing code to prepare for upcoming challenges </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Lead the architecture and design for new solutions and features</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Work closely with a team of engineers based in US and UK on a daily basis</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Work closely with R&D and business analytics teams </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Dream up and design new products and functionality</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Write code used by millions of people per day</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Mentor junior members of the team</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Help shape the future of online shopping</FONT></LI>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Required Skills:</FONT>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Perl/mod_perl</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">RDBMS fundamentals</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Proficient in Object Oriented design and development</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Ability to formally communicate architectural designs and plans</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Experience working with developers and project/business owners (preferably with remote development teams)</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Experience integrating open source technologies in application development</FONT></LI>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Desired skills:</FONT>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Test-driven development</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Fundamentals in design patterns</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Participation in Agile development environment</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Template Toolkit experience</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Degree in Computer Science or comparable experience</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Domain experience in n-tier web application development </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Working experience with web and networking protocols and concepts</FONT></LI>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Katie Levy</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Senior Recruiter</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Shopzilla</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">24/25 Nutford Place</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">London W1H 5YN</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Direct Line: 0207 258 7392</FONT>
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