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Handy Elephant: Lead Web Developer (Java/Scala) for funded Startup

SQL Java Startup Web NoSQL Analytics Architect Scala Play Playframework Senior Business intelligence Relationship management Crm

Negotiable / London / Cambridge, UK

Description

Are you passionate about web development? Do you love Java and have always wanted to join a start up company, or have even been part of start up land already? Read on…

About us

Handy Elephant is developing a productivity app for business professionals who have to maintain a large number of relationships across multiple channels (e.g. Phone, SMS, Email, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook).

Handy Elephant is like a Personal Assistant that tells users: (1) who they need to follow up with, (2) when the best time is to get in touch, (3) which channels will be most effective.

With our sophisticated data extraction and data warehousing technology, we deliver a user experience which is highly,

automated (no time wasted on manual data input)
seamless (Handy Elephant hooks into your daily routine)
proactive (if things are about to get worse, Handy Elephant will let you know)

With Handy Elephant, users can spend more time on generating business, and less time on managing contacts or data.

We are based located in Cambridge (UK) and have just been accepted into a Silicon Valley based Startup Accelerator. We pioneered Personal Relationship Management apps on Android, and our current beta app reached a 4 star rating (check it out here).

Why should you want to work with us?

Exciting technology, which sits in the intersection of Social Networks, Mobile apps, Data Warehousing and Social Psychology
Beautiful Location, as our is in Cambridge with an awesome view. Cambridge is well known for it’s vibrant startup, investor and developer community
Optionally , come with us to Silicon Valley next year, to join the start up accelerator, and explore the start-up capital of the world.
Plus, we are funded, so you will get a salary plus equity.

About the position

To accelerate the execution of our next steps, we are looking for an entrepreneurially minded Java Web Developer, with strong technical capabilities. Starting with us at this early stage, we are happy to treat you like a co-founder of the company, if you share our enthusiasm and commitment.

Responsibilities:

Backend design and implement the web app, focusing on efficient data extraction and processing
Design an integrated User Experience in a collaborative process with the rest of the team Making sure large parts of the code base works across multiple Java platforms (e.g. web, Android, Blackberry) to make the development process efficient
Designing efficient algorithms and data structures, as even mobile devices will have to handle large chunks of data. Thinking about Big-O is part of our daily routine.
Share your thoughts openly on the current development process and organisation (if you think we can make things better or more efficient, then we probably can!). As a company we work in an agile and flexible manner.
The current requirement specification includes web services and API design, REST, SOAP, XML, OAuth, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, caching, cloud hosting, JavaScript / jQuery and the Play Framework (let’s make Java web development fun!).

As a special challenge, you will have to familiarise yourself with (and apply) theories about social and network analysis as well as human decision making (part of our “secret sauce”). The position requires analytical as well as creative thinking, always with a strong focus on what provides value to our customers.

There are no fixed working hours (though full-time commitment is expected) and you will be able to choose when and how you can achieve the most.

About you

Does this sound exciting? Then you should definitely get in touch with us. Ideally you tick many of the following boxes:

active in the developer scene (online or offline)
has experience with lots of technologies beyond the ones mentioned above
has entrepreneurial spirit and startup experience
has experience in either analytics or BI/reporting solutions, or has a good understanding of statistics
loves visualising and processing data to extract the meaning behind it
lives in (or is willing to relocate / commute daily to) Cambridge, UK.

We require a hands-on developer, no CTOs or Project Managers please.