Mind Candy

Recruitment Manager

Salary: Dependent on experience plus awesome benefits including share options

The Role
We are looking for a highly talented and entrepreneurial Recruitment Manager to attract and select the very best talent in the market for our rapidly growing team.

Why We’re Looking
We have huge plans for the future and are planning to double our headcount in the next 12 months alone. With vacancies planned in all areas we need an experienced and passionate recruiter to help us meet these ambitious plans.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Managing end to end recruitment process for roles at all levels across Mind Candy
• Understanding current and future resourcing needs and building candidate pool to meet requirements
• Sourcing best quality candidates in the market in new and innovative ways to time, budget and quality
• Providing recruitment advice and support to key stakeholders
• Managing external relationships across the industry from recruitment providers to universities

What we’re looking for in you

• Experience of recruitment and selection across a variety of functions at all levels within the technical industry
• Experience of managing and developing internal and external relationships
• Knowledge of employment law within recruitment
• Experience of managing multiple stakeholders
• Proven track record of successful recruitment in the online space within tight timelines
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Commercial awareness
• Shares our Mind Candy Values

To apply please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a bit more about you and what makes you tick to recruitment@mindcandy.com.

Assistant Operations Manager

Salary: Dependent on experience plus awesome benefits including share options

The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to come in and grow within this fast paced and challenging environment. We are looking for a proactive and driven Assistant Operations Manager to join our growing team and manage the smooth running and daily business operations of our brand new office in Shoreditch.

Why we’re Looking
Parts of this role are being done by different people here at Mind Candy at the moment and we are now looking for someone to come in and take full responsibility for this exciting area. We are growing at a phenomenal rate and are going to be moving to a much bigger office in the new year and are looking for someone to come and take things over full time to help us achieve our exciting plans for continued growth.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Making sure the office has the most suitable working environment for our staff and their activities
• Overseeing and managing office health and safety in line with legislation
• Managing external e-commerce distribution relationships
• Managing purchasing of operational supplies within agreed budget
• Providing HR support
• Implementing and managing our ‘green’ initiatives

What we’re looking for in you

• Passion for online gaming
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Working knowledge of various commercial contracts
• Experience of handling multiple projects
• Experience of managing multiple stakeholders
• Experience of working in an operational role within a fast paced environment
• Commercial awareness
• Shares our Mind Candy values

To apply please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a bit more about you and what makes you tick to recruitment@mindcandy.com.

Head of Localisation

Salary: Dependent on experience plus awesome benefits including share options

We are looking for an exceptional Head of Localisation to join our growing team and take Moshi Monsters global!

The Role
With kids playing Moshi Monsters in over 200 countries around the world, we already have massive global reach and are now planning on localising Moshi Monsters in a variety of different languages worldwide. We are looking for an ambitious and talented person with proven localisation experience to join us and head up this challenging project and work closely with other teams such as tech, creative, marketing, community, CS and finance to ensure the timely delivery of localized products of optimal quality.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Driving localisation operations and making strategic decisions on localisation processes, standards, tools and resources
• Identifying and prioritising market opportunities for localisation based on ROI
• Scoping, planning, budgeting and delivering agreed localisation pipeline to time, budget and quality
• Establishing and maintaining localisation practices

What we’re looking for in you

• Passion for online gaming
• Strong understanding of different cultures and local market requirements
• Experience in localisation tools, processes and content management
• Experience of metric driven decision making
• Experience of handling multiple projects
• Experience of managing multiple stakeholders
• Proven track record of successful localisation in the online space
• Familiarity with the Agile development environment and its impact on localisation
• Commercial awareness

To apply please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a bit more about you and what makes you tick to recruitment@mindcandy.com.

Linux Systems Administrator

Salary: Dependent on experience plus awesome benefits including share options

Are you a linux guru who thrives on working in a fast paced innovative environment?

The Role
This is a brand new role supporting one of the fastest growing online games in the world. As our Systems Administrator you will be installing, configuring, maintaining and supporting the Linux systems we have in place to host our games and support our internal infrastructure.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Creating, supporting and maintaining remote and locally hosted servers
• Improving availability and utilization of Linux environments
• Verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes
• Supporting 24×7x365 network operations

The technologies you’ll be working with

• Operating Systems: Debian, OS X
• Web Servers: Apache, Tomcat, Nginx, PHP, Django
• Monitoring: Nagios, Munin, Zabbix
• Databases: PostgresSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, memcached
• Performance Tuning: Linux OS, Open source technology, JVM, PostgresSQL
• Server Virtualisation: Xen
• Network: Cisco Switches + Firewalls, Zeus ZXTM Layer 7 Load Balancers

What we’re looking for in you

• Passion for systems administration and open source technologies
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent
• Working knowledge of internal and external monitoring solutions including Munin and Nagios
• Experience of working in a high traffic, multiple datacentre web environment
• Experience of working with network and server diagnostic tools
• Strong Linux scripting skills
• Knowledge of Linux administration and related technologies
• Shares our Mind Candy values!

To apply please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a bit more about you and what makes you tick to recruitment@mindcandy.com.

Mini Games Developer

Salary: Dependent on experience plus awesome benefits including share options

Do you love developing computer games that kids (and big kids!) across the world love to play?

The Role
This is a completely new role for Mind Candy and is a truly fantastic opportunity for a mini games developer to come in and make games. As our Mini Games Developer you will be joining a newly created team to design, develop and maintain our mini games portfolio and increase player acquisition and retention.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Developing mini games that meet graphic gameplay design and server-side requirements
• Creating high quality code inline with company standards and practices
• Developing codebase for mini games and related software
• Maintaining and continually improving the mini game codebase so that it is well architected and optimised

What we’re looking for in you

• Passion for online gaming and programming
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Proven experience of developing highly playable mini games
• Highly proficient in Object Orientated ActionScript 3.0
• Understanding of MVC frameworks and related design patterns
• Proven experience of entire Flash workflow from Flash IDE to server-side development
• Familiar with use of REST and XML for back-end communications
• Confident working in Eclipse with either Flex Builder or FDT with SVN or similar version control systems
• Shares our Mind Candy values!

To apply please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a bit more about you and what makes you tick to recruitment@mindcandy.com.

Software Developer (x2)

Salary: Dependent on experience plus awesome benefits including share options

Do you love developing imaginative and innovative software solutions?

The Role
This is a brand new role supporting one of the fastest growing online games in the world. As a Software Developer in this newly created team, you will be building and delivering software systems that support our internal and external projects.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Developing codebase for new projects, iterations on existing projects and integrations with our partners
• Creating high quality code inline with company standards and practices
• Developing software solutions that meet business needs
• Maintaining and continually improving the back-end codebase so that it is well architected and optimised

What we’re looking for in you

• Passion for online gaming and programming
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Proven experience of developing robust software systems
• Understanding of design patterns and anti-patterns related to software development
• Familiar with use of REST and XML for back-end communications
• Confident working in Eclipse with SVN or similar version control systems
• Confident working in a variety of languages and open source software systems
• Confident developing in languages across the whole software stack
• Shares our Mind Candy values!

To apply please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a bit more about you and what makes you tick to recruitment@mindcandy.com.

Software Development Lead

Salary: Dependent on experience plus awesome benefits including share options

Are you an experienced Software Development Lead who thrives on managing first class developers to develop imaginative and innovative software solutions?

The Role
This is a brand new role supporting one of the fastest growing online games in the world. As our Software Development Lead you will be managing and developing a newly created Development team to deliver software systems that support our internal and external facing properties.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Leading the Development team in the development of high quality software systems that meet business needs
• Making sure that work carried out by the Development team is done to time, budget and quality
• Establishing and maintaining programming best practice to ensure our intellectual property remains easy to understand, maintain and improve
• Ensuring optimal speed, latency and availability of our back-end systems

What we’re looking for in you

• Passion for online gaming and new technologies
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Proven experience of developing robust software systems from concept through to implementation
• Confident developing in languages across the software stack including Java, Python, PHP, Postgresql, XHTML, JavaScript and ActionScript
• Proven experience of managing and developing a growing team
• Experience of handling multiple projects
• Commercial awareness
• Shares our Mind Candy values!

To apply please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a bit more about you and what makes you tick to recruitment@mindcandy.com.

Test Engineer

Salary: Dependent on experience plus awesome benefits including share options

Do you fancy getting paid to play computer games?

The Role
This is a new role supporting one of the fastest growing online games in the world. As a Test Engineer you will be establishing and maintaining test activities to make sure that all bugs and flaws are identified and fixed before we go live with new features.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Playing our game in a systematic way to analyse performance and playability
• Testing content to make sure it is stable and bug free
• Assuring quality of the final product
• Managing bug tracking and resolution
• Carrying out user acceptance testing

What we’re looking for in you

• Passion for online gaming and new technologies
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Excellent attention to detail
• Thorough and methodical approach
• Experience of handling multiple projects
• Proven experience of automated and compatibility testing
• Excellent understanding of internet technologies including HTML, CSS, ActionScript and JavaScript
• Strong understanding of a variety of programming languages including Java
• Understanding of game design theory
• Experience of working in the online gaming environment
• Shares our Mind Candy values!

To apply please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a bit more about you and what makes you tick to recruitment@mindcandy.com.

Web Developer

Salary: Dependent on experience plus awesome benefits including share options

Are you a seasoned Web Developer who knows how to make first class websites?

The Role
This is a brand new role supporting one of the fastest growing online games in the world. As our Web Developer you will be joining a newly created team to build and maintain high traffic, content rich websites that are highly useable and appealing to our target audience.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Designing and developing websites using the latest standards and techniques that work in all major browsers
• Creating high quality script inline with company standards and practices
• Working with creative stake holders to develop their vision through the web
• Maintaining and enhancing websites with new assets, copy etc

What we’re looking for in you

• Passion for web development and new technologies
• Proven experience of developing highly useable websites from concept through to implementation
• Proven experience of developing high traffic websites
• Ability to script in HTML, XHTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Knowledge of embedded scripting languages including Javascript, Jquery and ActionScript 3.0
• Experience building AJAX driven interfaces
• Advanced knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator
• Understanding of usability requirements and user friendly interface design
• Shares our Mind Candy values!

To apply please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a bit more about you and what makes you tick to recruitment@mindcandy.com.

Front-End Development Lead

Salary: Dependent on experience plus excellent benefits including share options
Overview:

As a Development Lead reporting to the CTO, you will be responsible for the leadership and management of a team of highly motivated and creative front-end developers. Using the latest technologies and applying techniques from a wide range of sources, you will lead the development of Mind Candy’s properties, communicating with stakeholders and game developers to develop games and features that use and improve Mind Candy’s existing technology platform, working alongside producers, designers, illustrators, animators and test engineers in a fast paced agile environment.

You will need exceptional problem-solving skills, relationship management and communication skills, a strong background in technology and computer science and the ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities / Objectives:

• Working with and leading team members in an exciting and fun quick moving environment to design, develop and ensure the quality of rich media, web-based applications built primarily with Adobe Flash
• Understanding and being responsible for all technical aspects of the front-end systems in Mind Candy’s products
• Working with the CTO to ensure that best practices of programming and working are adhered to and that the solutions selected are the most timely, best performing and lowest cost to achieve the best outcome
• Advanced problem solving
• Meeting tight deadlines
• Actively participating in Mind Candy’s Scrum process and encouraging participation amongst team members
• Duties as required as part of our on-going recruitment process

Required Skills:

• Good knowledge of Flash
• Good knowledge of Illustrator
• Good Knowledge of Photoshop
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS
• Highly proficient with Object Oriented ActionScript 3.0
• Experienced with the entire Flash product workflow from the Flash IDE through to server side development
• Confidence in working with a large, evolving codebase
• Understanding of MVC frameworks and related design patterns
• Familiar with use of REST and XML for back-end communications
• Confident working in Eclipse with either Flex Builder or FDT with SVN or similar version control systems
• Experienced in full lifecycle, team-based development work
• Experience leading teams of developers and interactive designers
• Experience communicating with senior members of staff such as the management team, project managers and other development leads

Desired Skills:

• A foundation in C or Java programming
• Strong communication skills, experience of working in an Agile environment
• Web and graphics design experience (fully standards-compliant)
• Experience in creating frameworks, templates and documentation for others to use
• An interest in social networking and game design
• Experience in Flex RMI to a Java back-end
• Education in Computer Science or related discipline
• Experience working in a gaming environment

For more information/to send in a CV and covering letter, please contact recruitment@mindcandy.com.

No agencies please.