Meta Broadcast

You solve complex problems with elegant solutions. You eat algorithms for breakfast. You know the good parts of Java and how to make it look like an interesting language! You’re all about developing for the Web, versed in HTTP, NoSQL, handling big data, and can show off your own mash-ups of popular web services. Like what you hear? Read on.

You are a star developer who thrives on building complex software at scale, designing engaging experiences and solid systems, working with cutting edge technologies and other star developers.

You value hard work and tough challenges, you have a keen interest in the goings on in the open source community, ideally having contributed code, and are looking for a team in which you can grow significantly and help others grow, too.

You have at least one major passion outside work, and when you can’t sleep at night it’s because you’re under the spell of amazing ideas that can lead to awesome products.

Java can be a pretty revolting language in the wrong hands. We’re looking for people that can sidestep its enterprisey verbosity and develop Minimalist Java: concise, elegant code that’s interesting for other developers to work on.

Here’s a list of the technologies that we use. We expect candidates to have some experience with the majority of them. We’re hiring at all levels of experience, so your expertise in each may vary.

NoSQL (we’re currently a MongoDB shop)
Lucene
Hadoop, HBase
Java 5 concurrency
Google Guava libraries (collections especially)
Asynchronous Jetty
Protocol Buffers
Javascript
Maven
Git
Linux on AWS

This stack, plus many APIs, famous (Twitter, Facebook, Freebase, YouTube) and industry-specific (e.g., BBC, Channel 4) means we can code at start-up speed but develop production-ready software for large-scale clients—and, more importantly, ourselves. Basically, if you can write Java and make it look like Ruby, you’re in!

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You’re pragmatic, yet lazy—you have the good sense to know when to automate tasks, and when to just get them done.

You love the idea of getting large systems to do your bidding, and enjoy acting quickly to remove the potential for performance and security issues. With many years experience tinkering with Linux-based systems for real users, and at least 2 years working on a large scale, you pride yourself on excellent judgement and an ability to cut to the real issues, while leaving aside the smaller things that don’t really matter.

MetaBroadcast designs, builds and runs major production systems for many of the UK’s VoD operators. With an excellent track record of delivering innovative and technically challenging services before others, we pride ourselves on tackling the hard problems, and getting the solutions right. For the last two years we have run all systems using Amazon Web Services (AWS), but we’re not wedded to any particular provider or approach.

You’ll be excited to join a company that is growing its infrastructure fast, and look forward to shaping the systems and ultimately the operations team that will maintain them for many years to come. You have some existing experience of maintaining systems that run in the JVM. Experience of Apache, Jetty, Nginx, Puppet, AWS, MongoDB and Hadoop are a bonus.

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You mastered HTML/ CSS in kindergarden. You know JavaScript in and out. You have a great understanding of server-side programming, and you're ready to learn your way about Java. You love standards and you have built several websites from scratch, elegant interfaces included. Like what you hear? Read on.

You are a star developer who thrives on building complex software at scale, designing engaging experiences and solid systems, working with cutting edge technologies and other star developers.

You value hard work and tough challenges, you have a keen interest in the goings on in the open source community, ideally having contributed code, and are looking for a team in which you can grow significantly and help others grow, too.

You have at least one major passion outside work, and when you can’t sleep at night it’s because you’re under the spell of amazing ideas that can lead to awesome products.

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript go without saying. So does building fast websites that deliver the same elegant and accessible experience in any browser. Here's a list of tools we're currently using, and would expect candidates to have some experience/ understanding of:

jQuery
Closure Tools
Twitter APIs
Facebook APIs
pushState
Git

In addition you're doing wonders in at least one area below:

Wireframing
Visual design
Typography
Web standards
Mobile apps
CMSes
Flash
Java

This combined set of skills means we can code at start-up speed but develop production-ready software for large-scale clients -and, more importantly, ourselves. Basically, if you can build a winning website from scratch while writing maintainable code, you're in!

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You design outstanding interfaces, sometimes straight into HTML/ CSS. You get user needs, information architecture, interactivity and usability. You dream in vectors and palettes. You’re able to boil complex concepts down to their essence, whether on a tissue or several whiteboards.

Because you have covered the whole spectrum between having an idea and making it happen. You have delivered at least one project where user numbers were in the millions, and got high on teamwork mojo. You have also dabbled into the iWorld, designed several websites for yourself, run entirely artistic projects, made valuable contributions to causes you care about and helped every man and his dog with their web presence.

So you aren’t just a web junkie, though keeping up to date with the inspiring visuals out there and aiming each time to get one over them is a plus. We hope that you’re not restricted but either technology, or field, and that your portfolio contains more than just apps and websites. Ideally you have been successful at a few of the following, too, if not still passionate about them today:

Designing objects
Tinkering with typeface
Designing packaging
Identity and collateral
Magazine/ newspaper design
Designing for games
3D modelling
Installations
Photography
Filmmaking
VJ-ing

And if you’re not just good at visual languages and expressions, but also loving developers and clients, all’s in place for a great match. When can we meet you?

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You’re an energetic person with a keen interest in what makes people happy at work and outside it, and a strong drive to help them improve their happiness levels. You’re great with people and there isn’t much they don’t share with you, as you’re constantly working on helping them advance in life while taking a happy path, and you’re living proof it’s possible.

You love order, systems and processes—not only because they simplify life, but more so for all the time one gains this way to invest in creative projects. But bureaucracy appals you and you keep it to a bare minimum. You thrive on being on top of things, you’re not afraid of hard work, you love a fun and informal working environment and you’re, well… happy!

You have a degree in Psychology, Sociology or HR Management/ Business Administration with a focus on KSA and related organisational areas, like communication. Or you might have read English but would like to work in this area. You might not have a lot of practical experience, but you can’t wait to dive in and shape things, hand in hand with the owners of a refreshing, agile young business.

This is a graduate position. If you’re ready for a breakthrough, so are we :)

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