FusePump are market leaders in the creation, management and distribution of high quality product feeds. We manage product feed applications in a wide range of dynamic e-commerce partnerships and marketing environments including affiliate marketing, search, e-mail, price comparison and display advertising.

FusePump has experienced rapid growth and boasts a range of major clients including retail brands such as Argos, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s. We are based in the UK but now operate internationally, with clients such as Buy.com and Macy’s in the US, and Viajes El Corte Ingles in Spain.

About the Role

FusePump is scaling up production and has a range of exciting product developments planned for 2012. We require an experienced candidate to lead a team of about 3 web developers. This challenging role will require an intelligent candidate with exceptional web development skills and extensive knowledge of technologies, frameworks and best practices. Additionally, candidates should have strong interpersonal, planning and time management skills.

Requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of PHP5 and PHP frameworks
• Excellent knowledge of MySQL including replication and server configuration
• Excellent knowledge of JavaScript and AJAX frameworks
• Some Bash knowledge and Linux systems administration skills
• Thorough understanding of server security and secure coding practices
• Thorough understanding of OOP, design patterns and best coding practices
• Thorough understanding of load balancing, DNS and distributed computing
• Experience of Amazon Web Services including EC2
• Experience leading a team of developers
• Experience of issue tracking and project management software

Relevant Experience:

Commercial experience of any of the following is highly desirable:

• Experience working under an agile development methodology
• Experience providing technical training to other developers
• Experience implementing web services and data feeds
• Experience designing and deploying highly scalable web applications
• Experience of distributed computing using Hadoop or Gearman
• Experience interacting with a client, for example to gather requirements
• Experience of online marketing, for example affiliate marketing, PPC or SEO

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of multiple PHP frameworks, and an understanding of the pros and cons of each
• Knowledge and experience of the Amazon Web Services API
• Knowledge of Memcached
• Knowledge of Flash and ActionScript
• Design and front-end development skills
• Unit testing experience
• Linux systems administration skills (both Debian- and Red Hat-based)
• Knowledge of Mozilla plugin development

Key Responsibilities

• Allocation of production work to self and team members
• Organisation daily SCRUM meetings with team
• Provision of technical support and training to team members
• Education and enforcement of best coding practices
• Reports to the CTO on team performance and resource requirements
• Assisting the CTO in the recruitment of new team members
• Attending client meetings with members of the Sales and Client Services teams