Junior Web Developer Placement

We are looking for a highly motivated junior web developer wanting to experience life in a venture backed Internet start-up.

Our ideal candidate is someone who’s interested in art, photography and has a passion for developing web software.

You should have a real attention to detail and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where you will be expected to rapidly develop complex new skills.

The role will primarily involve working with our cutting-edge API, helping to create new features, functions and applications designed to commercialise digital imagery.

Experience to be gained

  • Experience of working in a start-up
  • Experience of working with scalable, cloud based Internet applications
  • Experience developing mobile applications
  • Experience developing social applications

Technical & professional skills to be developed

You will develop experience with some of the most in-demand, and highly rewarded technologies currently available:

  • Ruby, Rails, CSS3, HTML5, Javascript, AWS, EC2, Mongo DB.
  • You will also develop an understanding of API’s.
  • You will gain experience using Agile development processes.
  • You will lean about the lean start-up methodology and have the opportunity to apply this methodology to your own personal projects.

Essential technical requirements

  • Very high standard of technical competency
  • Very high commitment to learning about developing consumer or mobile web apps

Desirable technical requirements

  • A passion to create ambitious, quality software using the latest technologies
  • Familiarity of working with Git

Necessary personal attributes

  • High work ethic
  • Huge self-motivation to learn new skills
  • Willingness to go the extra mile
  • Proactive in soliciting input and feedback from mentors and supervisors.
  • Active application of feedback to help improve performance

Desirable personal attributes

  • Interest in art, photography.

Salary (per annum)

  • £16,000 per annum

Method of application

  • Single Page CV + Online portfolio examples (Github account very desirable)
  • Email to james [at] magnoliabox [dot] com

Closing date

  • 28th February 2012

Driving Licence / car required? 

  • Not essential, location very close to train & bus station.

About Us
We create custom print on demand solutions for visual content owners.

Our multi-tenant SaaS app helps Artists, Photographers, Galleries, Museums, Publishers and Picture Library's sell their content online using their own dedicated e-commerce website, in-store touch-screen kiosk or iPad app.

We are currently developing a new platform designed to capture a diverse range of emerging opportunities in numerous image–related niches.