Software Developer / Engineer in Billing & Payments

Company
Jagex
Location
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Salary
£Neg. (DOE) + Excellent Benefits

About Jagex

With 3 Guinness world records; a Queen’s Award for Enterprise (2011) a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 (2010); a Sunday Times Top 100 company to work for (2008) and countless other awards to their name, this multi-award winning business employ over 460 people and sit at the very forefront of the online games industry, developing and publishing mini games and leading titles interacted by millions worldwide!

Job summary

Joining the Core Technology team as a Software Developer / Software Engineer (Java, C++, C# or another high level language) you will work on high profile, challenging projects, developing cutting-edge, in-house technologies that produce fast, highly scalable web-based billing and payment solutions.

With a love for new technologies and a natural intuition for everything technical you will constantly look to challenge yourself and should always be looking for new ways to improve systems and processes. This will include recommending and researching new technologies and mentoring, leading and training junior developers.

Skills & Requirements

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / SOFTWARE ENGINEER - (BILLING/PAYMENT) - CAMBRIDGE (REF:LH-000168A, Closing Date: 24/04/2012)

We are seeking a Software Developer / Software Engineer (Java, C++, C# or another high level language) to join one of the world’s largest independent Online Games Studios. Read on…

With 3 Guinness world records; a Queen’s Award for Enterprise (2011) a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 (2010); a Sunday Times Top 100 company to work for (2008) and countless other awards to their name, this multi-award winning business employ over 460 people and sit at the very forefront of the online games industry, developing and publishing mini games and leading titles interacted by millions worldwide!

Joining the Core Technology team as a Software Developer / Software Engineer (Java, C++, C# or another high level language) you will work on high profile, challenging projects, developing cutting-edge, in-house technologies that produce fast, highly scalable web-based billing and payment solutions.

With a love for new technologies and a natural intuition for everything technical you will constantly look to challenge yourself and should always be looking for new ways to improve systems and processes. This will include recommending and researching new technologies and mentoring, leading and training junior developers.

To qualify... You should be a strong Software Developer / Software Engineer or similar with skills/experience that match the following...

  • Proven programming experience using object oriented technologies.
  • Experience in Java, C++, C# or another high-level language.
  • Strong skills in JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
  • Proficient skills using databases such as PostgreSQL, and of using UNIX or Linux.
  • Experience with high-traffic systems where efficiency and scalability is important.
  • Experience with payment or billing system development.
  • Excellent understanding of MVC and architectural patterns.
  • Experience of all stages of the software development life-cycle, covering investigation, requirements capture, analysis and design, construction, implementation, test and maintenance.
  • Experience of developing with agile processes.
  • Good understanding of web security and experience of eliminating the potential of exploits.
  • Experience of working on your own initiative, designing and programming complete web-based solutions.

Joining a team of talented and enthusiastic people you will get to work with one of the largest independent games Studios in the World so expect a great working environment and superb benefits to match, including: Bonuses, private healthcare, gym membership and loads more. Get in touch...

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