UI Engineer

BETFAIR ROMANIA

31-07-2009 | EXPIRA LA 06-08-2009

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RESPONSABILITATI

We are looking for a dedicated, self-motivated, driven technical professional to work in a team of engineers developing mobile applications with high availability using J2ME, Html/Css/Javascript and other internet technologies.

The successful candidate will have exceptional technical and problem solving skills, with a positive, results driven attitude.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:
- Review product specifications in order to give development estimates and product feedback.
- Innovative technical design and creative of technical specifications.
- Work in an Agile environment.
- Software creation, adhering to and feeding back into departmental standards and guidelines.
- Technical documentation that shares knowledge effectively.
- Self learning is considered to be a plus.
- Communicate effectively with project stakeholders.

Key Working Relationships:
- This position involves working with and been part of a cross-skilled development team, and will have regular contact with teams looking after other aspects of Betfair products & tools.


CERINTE

Experience & Qualifications Required:

Essential:
- HTML, CSS, Javascript is a must
- Knowledge about cross-browser problems
- Ajax is a good to know thing as the projects will evolve later
- At least 2 years experience.

Desirable:
- Java (Servlet/JSP)
- Experience with JSF, Struts or other web framework is considered to be a plus if the above are met
- XHTML, WML, WCSS, mobile Ajax is considered to be a plus
- Working experience with mobile platforms (iPhone, Android)
- Experience on creating mobile-friendly websites and adapting of content to the capabilities of different devices.
- Understanding of the full development cycle and some experience of Agile development methodologies (SCRUM, XP).

Attributes:
- Proactive
- Team player who brings also fun to the team
- Self motivating
- Strong analytical skills


DESCRIEREA FIRMEI

Betfair is a global online betting and gaming company operating a number of world-leading products offered through multiple channels and across several continents. Our continued business success and growth demand a lot from our technology, including transaction volumes that surpass many of the world’s leading financial institutions.

Betfair is major investor in new technology and employs over 400 engineers to produce one of the fastest and most resilient betting platforms available on the internet. Across all its products, Betfair processes more than 5 million transactions on an average day - more than all the European stock exchanges combined - and settlement is immediate. 99.9 per cent of transactions are completed in less than one second.

The Development Center in Cluj-Napoca, Romania is currently organized into 5 large technical teams plus the operational side of the business. The technologies we use are Java, .Net, Oracle, agile project management methodologies and SCRUM.
The rewards for joining BETFAIR Romania are excellent. They include a competitive remuneration and benefits package alongside a professional and socially-minded working environment.
Betfair has won many awards, including the Computer Weekly “Best Places to Work in IT” award on two occasions and it received Best Companies Accreditation for the “The best companies to work for in the UK”.
We are always looking for brilliant people to join our successful business!