Mark Drew (Redux)- cf_etc...

So this is a bit of a fishing post (at least I am being honest!)

In the next few months Railo Technologies will be working on a number of projects and we are  looking to build up a good list of contractors that can work on these projects with us.

I am not posting details of specific jobs of course, but you should have a variety of skills round CFML and CFML development, such as frameworks, ORM techniques, code optimisation and  load testing etc.

Please, read carefully now, I am not looking for agents, I am sure you have wonderful contractors and reasonable rates and make coffee to die for but please do NOT contact me.

So, if you are contracting at the moment, or will be looking for contracts in the UK and Europe over the next few months send me an email with your CV, letting me know which areas you enjoy/are good at/ both/ want to get into etc.

IF YOU ARE NOT AN AGENT, email me over at mark at getrailo dot com

Finally, as previously mentioned, I shall be treating emails from agents with the contempt they deserve, so don't ruin your day eh?

Unrelated to my usual CF shenanigans, but a friend of mine is looking for a developer to work in their London office. THIS IS NOT A CF ROLE. And also, agencies, not for you, they will not pay you a dime. Nor will I so dont email me.

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Developer required to join the small development team of an award
winning and industry leader in mobile gambling. Developing robust
applications and services. Maintaining an extensive code and resource
base with easily maintainable, scalable and flexible code. Must come
with flexibility as well as a good attitude to development and finding
the right solution to any technical problem faced.

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A job has come up at my company Design UK for a Senior Coldfusion developer. Don't worry, you wont be working under me (well, kinda, you would be situated on the floor below!). Before reading the description below, please note a couple of things: I AM NOT GOING TO TALK TO AGENTS. Why? We already have an agency we use, we get a better deal than because we have been using them for years. No. Dont call me. I am not hiring and I am not going to tell you who is. DONT CALL ME. Really. Don't. Secondy, this role is based in Picadilly, London. No remote workers. Really. None. Sorry. You obviously need a UK residency and be within commuting time of London. So, here goes:

Senior Developer We're looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, self motivated server side web developer to join our Technical Team. The role will involve building and supporting websites and web applications for our clients. Experience We're looking for an experienced web developer to join our technical team. The ideal candidate would have 2-3 years experience ideally gained in a new media agency. The core of the role will be web programming but you will also be involved in the complete lifecycle of a project, from specifying technical solutions to providing on going support. So experience in writing specifications, estimating, planning, and dealing with clients are also important. The main server side skills we are looking for are

• ColdFusion (2 – 3 years + experience)
• SQL Server
• Frameworks (ModelGlue, ColdSpring etc.)

Knowledge of Java (Servlets, JSP, Struts & other web Java technologies) would be a definite advantage as would experience with object oriented programming, ANT, Application server deployment & configuration - JRUN & Tomcat and Subversion. As well as Server side programming skills, you should be familiar with

• XML
• HTML, JavaScript, CSS

Knowledge of other programming languages and web development tools are distinct plus notably C, Python, Perl, Flash, PHP, ASP, MySQL, Apache, IIS, Client side libraries (Jquery, Ext etc.) Attitude wise we'd like

• Enthusiasm and curiosity about the web and technology
• Good communication & writing skills
• Good technical background
• Good problem solving ability
• Flexibility

The renumeration is dependent on skills etc. I don't have the figure in front of me, but I am sure they will tell you when you send your CV ;) So, you think you have what it takes? email : careers@designuk.com with your C.V.

A friend of mine is seeking a coldfusion developer to join their team. If you know anybody that fits the profile below, email them with your CV etc!

NEW WEBSITE DEVELOPER We're after a new website developer to assist our current team in what should be an exciting position in a young and growing company. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years commercial experience or more and solid knowledge of some or all of the below: Coldfusion 7/8 Ajax .net .ASP SQL server 2005 Iis 6 On2Flix encoding software The suitable candidate will be affable, reliable, confident and be able to work in a team. The ability to work alone is a must and also be prepared to 'muck-in' when required, and enjoy the challenge of assisting growing the company and find new ways to help support our online community. SALARY £27,000-£32,000 depending on experience, with bonuses. ABOUT US Icewhole.com was launched in November 2007 and is the free to use website for the film and music community, supported by 145+ Producers, Directors, Academy Award Winners and Actors of the calibre of Morgan Freeman and Richard Attenborough. It provides a platform for film makers to showcase their work and network with other like-minded talent. The website was founded by film makers, seeking to help aspiring film makers. LOCATION: Queenstown Road, South West London. CONTACT Please email your CV and covering letter to:recruitment@icewhole.com

A friend of mine asked me if I knew anyone that would like to apply for the following job:

A small, relatively new company that has been set up as a sister company to a leading new media agency. Both companies work closely together and both have recently won new clients and have exciting growth and development plans and potential. Due to our size, culture and approach to client service we are looking for candidates who can demonstrate an ability to multi task, work under own steam from brief to completion and who are committed to delivering work that works. We would ideally like someone who can work on own initiative in Flash, Flash Lite 2 (nice to have), HTML, CSS, ASP. The emphasis would be on Flash but must have an eye to dynamic data driven content and applications, through to flash based sales presenters, banners etc. They will need an eye for design (though often design is provided), lateral thought, motion and interactivity when it comes to Flash. In an ideal world they would also have an understanding of .Net or at least what can be done with it. Must have lots of energy, passion and dedication to the job in hand. As a company we will be moving towards dynamic applications which may encompass Adobe Air, Flex etc. in the future. Salary level: circa £35K with possibility of share options

Don't send me details, you can email them

As some people might have noticed, its got so busy round here that I haven't been blogging as much as I used to and basically been keeping my head down and eyes on coding for the last few months. To aliviate this situation, Design UK, the company I work for is desperately seeking a couple of ColdFusion contractors to work in our London offices for a minimum of 2 weeks (could be up till XMas). No, you can't do the work remotely, sorry, don't ask. No, really... just don't. Also, if you are an agency, don't call me or email me. Just don't, really, you WILL get abuse, and I am sure you don't want that. The pay is dependent on experience (hey, I want to pay nothing, you want a lot, we compromise). The kind of experience that we are seeking is:

• 2 years minimum ColdFusion (obviously)
• Experience of Frameworks especially Model-Glue and ColdSpring are a massive plus
• SQL Server knowledge
• HTML, JavaScript and CSS (yep, there is front end work to do too!)
• XML (generating and parsing)
• Subversion and Trac knowledge is also a plus

Start date is as soon as possible, so if you are available and want some work, let me know by emailing me your CV to .

Another ColdFusion developer position has become available at Design UK, the company I work for here in the center of London. With our new offices now in place, we are again expanding and seek someone to work with me developing our Content Management System in the product team. The potential candidate would be reporting to me and we would be developing using lots of great CF based technologies (AJAX and Flex for example) on a day to day basis Some more details below:

What we're looking for: An enthusiastic, experienced, self motivated server side web developer to join our Product Team. Experience We're looking for an experienced web developer to join our product team. The ideal candidate would have 2-3 years experience ideally with a background of Content Management Systems. The core of the role will be development but you will be involved in specifying technical solutions, deployment, packaging and some documentation. The main server side skills we are looking for are

• ColdFusion
• SQL Server
• Java (Servlets, JSP, Struts & other web Java technologies)
• Flex
• Ajax (Spry, Yahoo UI, Ext etc)

Experience of ANT, Application server deployment & configuration - JRUN & Tomcat, CVS and Subversion, would be a big plus. As well as Server side programming skills, you should be familiar with

• XML
• HTML, JavaScript, CSS

Knowledge of other programming languages and web development tools are distinct plus notably C, Python, Perl, Flash, PHP, ASP, MySQL, Apache, IIS etc. Attitude wise we'd like

• Enthusiasm and curiosity about the web and technology
• Good communication & writing skills
• Good technical background
• Good problem solving ability
• Flexibility

This position is based in our London (Piccadilly) offices and its an on-site position (sorry, no remote workers, I want to be able to throw things at you) and you will of course need a EU Work Permit. Wanna join me? then email your CV and cover letter to or if you know someone that might fit the role, send them the details! Needless to say, no agencies please!

As the CFEclipse project grows, both in terms of features and number of users, I would like to "hire" someone that will be in charge of the testing and QA group. This role would not take a lot of your time, maybe a couple of hours a week, maybe more if a lot of features are going in. The tasks that would go to the Test and QA Manager would be:

• Manage the Test Team Members, assigning areas that they are responsible for, and tests they will run/carry out on CFEclipse
• Log bugs as required, close bugs that are not relevant, using the reports produced by the Test Team Members
• Highlight any areas requiring attention and monitor user mailing lists for errors that need to be included in the Test Team's standard tests
• Implement whatever tools/technologies are deemed fit to carry out these roles

As you can tell, this role would be more of a management role, and to aid the Test and QA Manager I am sure there will be job openings coming up soon (as soon as we have hired the TQM). The remuneration of the role would be to officially become a member of the CFEclipse Crew, and your photo and bio be added to the CFEclipse website. To apply for this role, send me an , saying what you think you can bring to this role, and how much time you can devote to this task. P.S. in case you are an agency, before you start calling me, this is a volunteer role and there is no money involved.

Yep, I am looking for a talented ColdFusion developer to come and work for/with me at Design UK's offices in the centre of London. If you want more information about the role, head over to the Design UK Careers section of the website and apply via there. You don't have to use CFEclipse, just be damn good... are you that good? Apply now! (the obvious bits...)

• You need a valid EU working permit
• This is an on-site role, sorry
• No agencies, how many times??? NO AGENCIES!
• Experience in frameworks is a must

UPDATE: this role has now been filled! Woohoo!

There is a position open at the company I work for (Design UK) in our rapidly expanding (gah, sounding like a recruitment agent now!) production department. You won't be directly reporting to me, but to another very lovely fellow and you can throw soft things at me across the office if you like. The job details and requirements are:

Senior Developer wanted! What we're looking for: An enthusiastic, experienced, self motivated server side web developer to join our Technical Team, building websites and web applications for our clients. Experience We're looking for an experienced web developer to join our technical team. The ideal candidate would have 2-3 years experience ideally gained in an new media agency. The core of the role will be web programming but you will be involved in specifying technical solutions, so experience in writing specifications, estimating and planning are also important. The main server side skills we are looking for are

• ColdFusion
• SQL Server
• Java (Servlets, JSP, Struts & other web Java technologies)

Experience of ANT, Application server deployment & configuration - JRUN & Tomcat, CVS and Subversion, would be a big plus. As well as Server side programming skills, you should be familiar with

• XML
• HTML, JavaScript, CSS

Knowledge of other programming languages and web development tools are distinct plus notably C, Python, Perl, Flash, PHP, ASP, MySQL, Apache, IIS etc. Attitude wise we'd like

• Enthusiasm and curiosity about the web and technology
• Good communication & writing skills
• Good technical background
• Good problem solving ability
• Flexibility

This position is based in our London (Piccadilly) offices and its an on-site position (sorry, no remote workers) and you will of course need a EU Work Permit. Wanna join me? then email your CV and cover letter to careers@designuk.com Needless to say, no agencies please! (Before you ask, the salary is pretty damn good, £30-34K + bonus + benefits, and you get to work on some really exciting stuff!)