Mark Drew (Redux)- cf_etc...

A friend of mine asked me if I knew anyone that would like to apply for the following job:

A small, relatively new company that has been set up as a sister company to a leading new media agency. Both companies work closely together and both have recently won new clients and have exciting growth and development plans and potential. Due to our size, culture and approach to client service we are looking for candidates who can demonstrate an ability to multi task, work under own steam from brief to completion and who are committed to delivering work that works.

We would ideally like someone who can work on own initiative in Flash, Flash Lite 2 (nice to have), HTML, CSS, ASP. The emphasis would be on Flash but must have an eye to dynamic data driven content and applications, through to flash based sales presenters, banners etc.

They will need an eye for design (though often design is provided), lateral thought, motion and interactivity when it comes to Flash. In an ideal world they would also have an understanding of .Net or at least what can be done with it.

Must have lots of energy, passion and dedication to the job in hand.

As a company we will be moving towards dynamic applications which may encompass Adobe Air, Flex etc. in the future.

Salary level: circa £35K with possibility of share options

Don't send me details, you can email them

As some people might have noticed, its got so busy round here that I haven't been blogging as much as I used to and basically been keeping my head down and eyes on coding for the last few months.

To aliviate this situation, Design UK, the company I work for is desperately seeking a couple of ColdFusion contractors to work in our London offices for a minimum of 2 weeks (could be up till XMas). No, you can't do the work remotely, sorry, don't ask. No, really... just don't.

Also, if you are an agency, don't call me or email me. Just don't, really, you WILL get abuse, and I am sure you don't want that.

The pay is dependent on experience (hey, I want to pay nothing, you want a lot, we compromise). The kind of experience that we are seeking is:

• 2 years minimum ColdFusion (obviously)
• Experience of Frameworks especially Model-Glue and ColdSpring are a massive plus
• SQL Server knowledge
• HTML, JavaScript and CSS (yep, there is front end work to do too!)
• XML (generating and parsing)
• Subversion and Trac knowledge is also a plus

Start date is as soon as possible, so if you are available and want some work, let me know by emailing me your CV to .

Another ColdFusion developer position has become available at Design UK, the company I work for here in the center of London.

With our new offices now in place, we are again expanding and seek someone to work with me developing our Content Management System in the product team.

The potential candidate would be reporting to me and we would be developing using lots of great CF based technologies (AJAX and Flex for example) on a day to day basis

Some more details below:

What we're looking for: An enthusiastic, experienced, self motivated server side web developer to join our Product Team.

Experience We're looking for an experienced web developer to join our product team. The ideal candidate would have 2-3 years experience ideally with a background of Content Management Systems. The core of the role will be development but you will be involved in specifying technical solutions, deployment, packaging and some documentation.

The main server side skills we are looking for are

• ColdFusion
• SQL Server
• Java (Servlets, JSP, Struts & other web Java technologies)
• Flex
• Ajax (Spry, Yahoo UI, Ext etc)

Experience of ANT, Application server deployment & configuration - JRUN & Tomcat, CVS and Subversion, would be a big plus.

As well as Server side programming skills, you should be familiar with

• XML
• HTML, JavaScript, CSS

Knowledge of other programming languages and web development tools are distinct plus notably C, Python, Perl, Flash, PHP, ASP, MySQL, Apache, IIS etc.

Attitude wise we'd like

• Enthusiasm and curiosity about the web and technology
• Good communication & writing skills
• Good technical background
• Good problem solving ability
• Flexibility

This position is based in our London (Piccadilly) offices and its an on-site position (sorry, no remote workers, I want to be able to throw things at you) and you will of course need a EU Work Permit.

Wanna join me? then email your CV and cover letter to or if you know someone that might fit the role, send them the details!

Needless to say, no agencies please!

As the CFEclipse project grows, both in terms of features and number of users, I would like to "hire" someone that will be in charge of the testing and QA group. This role would not take a lot of your time, maybe a couple of hours a week, maybe more if a lot of features are going in.

The tasks that would go to the Test and QA Manager would be:

• Manage the Test Team Members, assigning areas that they are responsible for, and tests they will run/carry out on CFEclipse
• Log bugs as required, close bugs that are not relevant, using the reports produced by the Test Team Members
• Highlight any areas requiring attention and monitor user mailing lists for errors that need to be included in the Test Team's standard tests
• Implement whatever tools/technologies are deemed fit to carry out these roles

As you can tell, this role would be more of a management role, and to aid the Test and QA Manager I am sure there will be job openings coming up soon (as soon as we have hired the TQM).

The remuneration of the role would be to officially become a member of the CFEclipse Crew, and your photo and bio be added to the CFEclipse website.

To apply for this role, send me an , saying what you think you can bring to this role, and how much time you can devote to this task.

P.S. in case you are an agency, before you start calling me, this is a volunteer role and there is no money involved.

Yep, I am looking for a talented ColdFusion developer to come and work for/with me at Design UK's offices in the centre of London.

If you want more information about the role, head over to the Design UK Careers section of the website and apply via there.

You don't have to use CFEclipse, just be damn good... are you that good? Apply now!

(the obvious bits...)

• You need a valid EU working permit
• This is an on-site role, sorry
• No agencies, how many times??? NO AGENCIES!
• Experience in frameworks is a must

UPDATE: this role has now been filled! Woohoo!

There is a position open at the company I work for (Design UK) in our rapidly expanding (gah, sounding like a recruitment agent now!) production department.

You won't be directly reporting to me, but to another very lovely fellow and you can throw soft things at me across the office if you like.

The job details and requirements are:

Senior Developer wanted! What we're looking for: An enthusiastic, experienced, self motivated server side web developer to join our Technical Team, building websites and web applications for our clients.

Experience We're looking for an experienced web developer to join our technical team. The ideal candidate would have 2-3 years experience ideally gained in an new media agency. The core of the role will be web programming but you will be involved in specifying technical solutions, so experience in writing specifications, estimating and planning are also important.

The main server side skills we are looking for are

• ColdFusion
• SQL Server
• Java (Servlets, JSP, Struts & other web Java technologies)

Experience of ANT, Application server deployment & configuration - JRUN & Tomcat, CVS and Subversion, would be a big plus.

As well as Server side programming skills, you should be familiar with

• XML
• HTML, JavaScript, CSS

Knowledge of other programming languages and web development tools are distinct plus notably C, Python, Perl, Flash, PHP, ASP, MySQL, Apache, IIS etc.

Attitude wise we'd like

• Enthusiasm and curiosity about the web and technology
• Good communication & writing skills
• Good technical background
• Good problem solving ability
• Flexibility

This position is based in our London (Piccadilly) offices and its an on-site position (sorry, no remote workers) and you will of course need a EU Work Permit.

Wanna join me? then email your CV and cover letter to careers@designuk.com

Needless to say, no agencies please!

(Before you ask, the salary is pretty damn good, £30-34K + bonus + benefits, and you get to work on some really exciting stuff!)

Thats right! You could be the one to get a great job at Alagad, Doug Hughes's company.

The job sounds incredible, but unfortunately its only available for coders in the US of A (that counts me out then) :(

Check out the requirements for submissions over on Doug's blog

An old friend contacted me today, and he is seeking a contract PHP developer. I know, I tried to convert him to the "one true way", and this might happen but for this phase of a project he is seeking someone with PHP skills.

Do you know anyone that fits the following bill?

I am looking to hire (contract for at least 2 to 3 months, full time or part time) an experienced PHP programmer to work on a new business-to-business auction site project. We have the basic version of PHPProBid up and running and I have made some minor mods but I need someone to run the development of at least the launch of the first version by the end of March this year. I am in the process of hiring an offshore PHP house to do much of the bulk of the work but the ideal team would have a local (London) PHP/MySQL expert to oversee the work and interface with the team.

If you are interested or know someone that is please let me know.

Please contact me at jonb@chapadao.com with a quick summary of yourself and availability.

I hasten to add on his behalf, no agencies please.

Send him an email if you are up for the task!

A friend of mine is looking for a ColdFusion developer for a 3 month (maybe full-time eventually) based in Surrey, England.

Here are the details he sent me, please reply directly rather than to me!

ColdFusion Developer required!. Project length is 3 months but full time position could be available for the right candidate.

Simple Thinking is a small but exciting interactive agency; we work with some of the biggest brands in the UK and abroad. Due to our ever expanding client list we are looking for another developer to work within our technical team.

In your role you will be expected to liaise directly with our clients, handle all day to day enquires and manage projects. You will need to be able take customer briefs and formulate technical responses.

To achieve this you must have brilliant organisational skills and your written and spoken English skills must be excellent.

Main skills:

• ColdFusion (MX and above)
• SQL server

Secondary skills:

• ASP
• .Net
• Ajax

If you think you are right for this role please email the following:

• A covering letter explaining why you are suitable for this position.
• Your salary expectations
• Your up-to-date CV
(Please check a map before applying!)

Failure to include this will result in your application not being considered. Email: iwanttowork@simplethinking.co.uk

Website: http://www.simplethinking.co.uk

So if you or someone you know is available, email Simple Thinking! They are a great little company. (damn, now I wish *I* was contracting!)