<p class="MsoNormal">We are looking to recruit an experienced, professional
perl developer to support the growth and development of our next-generation
classified ads search engine.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The site
to date has been developed on the back end by a single experienced lead
developer, however we are now looking to expand our team.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You will need good communication skills and attention to
detail as well as technical ability. You will also need to understand the
importance of building structured code that is fast, scalable, reliable and
robust.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>As part of a very small but
talented team you need to thrive working independently and in a fast-moving,
low-structure environment.</p>
<p>The kind of projects you will be working on include<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>new search features and relevancy algorithms,
partner xml feed integration, data analysis and metrics, administrative tools
and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>a variety of new features and
enhancements. Our systems have been with scalability in mind, so the successful
candidate must demonstrate experience and ability to write scalable code to be
run in distributed environments.</p>
<p>Required skills:</p>
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Very good
Object-Oriented Perl</span></p>
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tab-stops:list 36.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Apache, fastcgi</span></p>
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tab-stops:list 36.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black">mysql</span></p>
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tab-stops:list 36.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black">SOLR or other similar search
engine</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Attention to detail</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:black">multi-box/multi-environment
system configuration</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:red"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Useful extra skills: </p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Experience with
templating frameworks (ideally Template Toolkit)</span></p>
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tab-stops:list 36.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
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</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Spidering technology</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Catalogue / feeds
management</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Search engine
optimisation</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Classified ads /
vertical search websites</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Cloud services
integration</span></p>
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margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;
vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black">gearman or other
distributed job-dispatching mechanisms</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Adzuna has been founded and recently launched by two
experienced web entrepreneurs who have built three multi-million revenue
companies in the last 5 years with similar business models, are
developer-friendly, and have extensive expertise in marketing and monetisation
of these businesses.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It is funded by
experienced business angels and a venture capital fund.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The initial focus is on the UK, but we expect
to expand internationally rapidly.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>To
find out more about us visit <a href="http://jobs.adzuna.co.uk">http://jobs.adzuna.co.uk</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Initially the role will be on a contract basis at market
competitive salary (35k to 45k depending on experience), however there is the opportunity for this to become a full
time role and to earn an equity stake in the business over time. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Location is at our office in central London.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Flexibility can be discussed.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To apply, please send your CV and covering email to jobs at <a href="http://adzuna.com">adzuna.com</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Absolutely no agency enquiries please.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
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