Job Description:

About MOO

MOO is an award-winning online print business. We’re passionate about great design and the difference it can make to our customers and the world.

Founded in 2004, MOO aims to disrupt the $100 billion global print industry by combining the values of professional design with accessibility and reach of the web; making great design available to all.

By applying Web 2.0 principles to a 500 year-old market, we’ve become one of the fastest growing print businesses in the world, with triple digit annual growth and a global reach since launch. MOO prints millions of cards a month and has several hundreds of thousands of customers in over 180 countries. In the meanwhile we’ve also created a much-loved brand, with a 75% NetPromoter rating.

MOO is a values-led business. Our work is driven by a strong set of core values that define our culture, how we work and everything we produce – Design, Innovation, Community and Excellence.

We currently employ 34 full-time staff and have offices in London, UK and Rhode Island, USA. MOO has raised over $5m in venture capital from Accelerator Group, Index Ventures and Atlas Venture.

Overview

MOO are looking for a highly experienced and exceptional Senior Software Developer to join the Development team based in Old Street, London.

MOO is built on Debian running Apache, PHP and MySQL with a large helping of ActionScript.

You will work with the lead architect to define our future software strategy, lead on development initiatives and mentor junior members of the development team.

Responsibilities:

Write code that will transform the capability of our products – this is very much a hands on role for a very senior developer, exceptional coder;

Work with the application architect and development manager to define software solutions;

Lead development initiatives on both the public facing website and the back end systems;

Keep abreast of the changes in the technology landscape;

Assist and mentor other members of the team on best practices, tools and techniques.

About You

Experience & Attributes required:

At least 5 years + experience in software development experience using Agile methodology and considered a world-class developer;

Proven ability to architect solutions to complex problems;

Solid experience of two of the following languages:

PHP, Perl, Shell scripting, Python, Java, C, C++;

Solid experience of: MySQL, XML, XSD, XSLT, HTTP;

Experience in development for UNIX and Linux platforms;

Must have experience in agile software development practices, preferably hands on experience of SCRUM.

Skills & Attributes Required:

Ability to balance business focus and objectives with technology objectives;

An out and an out passion for technology and the solutions it can provide;

Ability to work efficiently and prioritise effectively;

Positive attitude in solving problems and finding solutions;

Confident, flexible and positive individual;

Strong leadership and mentoring skills;

Proven ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to focus and deliver on individual goals;

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written;

It would also be great if you had:

Start up experience;

Active involvement in an open source project;

Experience of multi-language and multi-locale platform;

Image processing (e.g. imagemagick, graphicsmagick, netpbm);

Experience producing or manipulating PDFs (e.g. pdflib, fpdf, FOP, ghostscript).

Reporting: Development Manager

Location: Old Street, London

How to apply:

Kindly send a short cover letter with CV attached to jobs@moo.com