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Lead Developer - Interactive Video Solutions

Employer
Pitney Bowes
Location
Ipswich
Salary
Competitive

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Industry
Technology
Role
Developer / Programming
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time
Overview of the EOV Practice:
The EOV Product is leading edge technology that provisions the creation of unique and Real Time video experiences that deepen relationships. With EOV, clients can enjoy data-driven results by offering customers engaging, two-way opportunities to interact with experts. Grow their sales and streamline service with proven Real Time video content that anticipates customer needs that customers will choose to interact with.

Lead Developer (Senior Service Delivery Specialist-SDS):
The Lead Developer within the EOV team will have similar hands on' responsibilities to a developers focused on interactive service delivery, however, the Lead Developer will have additional management and mentoring responsibilities. S/he will be the go-to person for all EOV related technical advice and will come to possess a clear understanding of all the elements that make up an EOV solution. A further key responsibility will be the mentoring of other developers. The ideal candidate will be a senior developer of 6-8 years' experience in developing client facing web services. Responsibilities will also include close client and partner liaison.

The Lead Developer will also work closely with the EOV creative teams, including our Creative Director, to produce personalized interactive video services on the EOV platform, taking designs and concepts and implementing these in the front-end. As a Lead Developer you'll have an appreciation of good practice and web capabilities, but s/he will have an interest in video - important because you'll be learning and leading the developer teams in the creation of Interactive video projects in our proprietary interactive personalized video tool. The Lead Developer will understand fonts on the web, web standards, browser and device capabilities and be able to make things happen with a can-do attitude!

Required Skills and Key Responsibilities:

Technical:
Experience building web sites (combination of technical and creative skills). Comfortable with web Front End technologies: JavaScript (intermediate to advanced level of knowledge), HTML, CSS (including jQuery, jQueryUI. Basic Photoshop, Illustrator
Strong skills in dynamic programming languages such as PHP (a must have)
Ability to develop and consume REST and SOAP based web services
Implement data interfaces and integration between API's.
Knowledge of DNS, Web Security, Authentication and email server configuration
Understand AWS and Cloud based infrastructure
A great working knowledge of GIT and version control, including best practice
Be able to spot good and bad creative implementation, working from designs with pixel perfect attention to detail.
Understand best practice, browser compatibility and the digital latest trends and best practice.
Setup and monitor reporting systems, EOV and others (GA and Adobe DTM experience of benefit).
Ability to study a script and transfer narrative logic to conditional logic, and structure the data dictionary to support both the interface and narrative requirements
Appreciate a projects creative style and follow it when adding creative elements such as dynamic text, images and functionality
Technical authoring and user instruction documentation skills in order to handover projects to clients and other team members
Able to identify errors in video such as jump-cuts or missing audio and be able to advise on or devise possible solutions
Able to accurately follow the creative guidance provided as to text sizes/fonts/colours/positions - have an eye for detail!
Knowledge and experience of Data analytics
Good communicator, planner, self-starter, etc. to be able to manage relationships and deliver well
Management:
Knowledge transfer technical skills to the global EOV development team
Work closely as a focal point for all global EOV developers
Focal point for EOV technical expertise and the go to' person; internally within the global EOV practice
Focal point for EOV technical expertise for Pitney Bowes Product Management and EOV Engineering
Work with Pre-Sales when necessary to help craft EOV Solutions and win sales
Work with EOV Partners providing the technical expertise and knowledge for them to group their abilities to deliver EOV solutions
Provide training, internally and externally to Partners and clients

Our Team

Our Software team powers global commerce,processing billions of transactions every year. Our Software technology andsolutions help businesses operate faster and more efficiently. How? Byidentifying trusted data and insights to create targeted, effective messaging,by providing accurate geographic data to make smarter business decisions, andby delivering relevant and engaging interactions across the customer lifecycleto drive increased satisfaction.

Pitney Bowes is an equal opportunityemployer that values diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace.

All interested individuals must applyonline.

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