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Head of Technology and Perl Specialist
Worcester
Rick Deller
Head of the Technology Division (London and West Midlands)
Specialises in:
Technology jobs in Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java , Microsoft technologies and all things Linux.
Background and experience :
I have extensive recruitment experience across Finance, IT and Digital Media, joining Eligo in April 2012 to lead a team of highly talented recruitment consultants specialising in Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java , Microsoft technologies and all things Linux.
I recruit for all levels within Open Source, having placed 1st Line support positions right up to CTO, as well as developers across the board from Junior Developer to Senior Developer, both Web-based and more system based. Although I am an all-round recruiter I do specialise in and have particular success in working with clients to place those hard to fill roles.
As a leading Open Source Recruitment Specialist with a focus on Perl, I have access to candidates and clients across the globe. This has given me the opportunity to attend multiple sector meetups. I’m regularly invited to speak at leading Industry Events as an Open Source Recruitment expert and have spoken at London Perl Workshop, YAPC:EU, Dynamic Language Conference, and FLOSSUK to name a few. This experience allows me to understand in real depth both client and candidate expectations and desires, forming an excellent relationship with both parties.
Interesting fact about me :
I previously worked with the FA as a disability officer
Rick's jobs
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Python Developer
Birmingham, West Midlands / £50000 - £65000 per annum + (2 days remote) very very cool sector
Python Developer Working as a Python Developer, you will probably never have been challenged as much as you will be in this role. You will constantly need to step outside you comfort zone as the end client has some of the best Developers in the area. Ok, so I've sold you on the overview now let's see if the tech, stacks up Python with Django JavaScript (React) PostgreSQL Experiences ideally with DevOps Managing/mentoring of Developers (Although you are hands on, everyone is) Still not convinced then check this out Working with a great tech brand Greenfield Project Implement projects using machine learning and other AI technologies Migrate web applications to Angular2 If you want to work as a Python Developer for a tech start-up and continually develop innovative products using the latest tech, then please get in touch. Are you a Python Developer but this contract job doesn't quite fit? Eligo Technology are a leading development recruitment agency specialising in Python Developer jobs including the key skills mentioned above: Python Developer, Python Developer, Python, Full Stack Developer, Object Oriented, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, Agile, TDD, BDD. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with us for a chat about how we can secure you your perfect Python Developer contract job.
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Sales Executive
London, England / £20000 - £30000 per annum + Commission & bens
An exciting opportunity to make your impression on and join an ambitious AI-based data sourcing and analytics growth company serving the financial investment sector. Working with the team to define and deliver a sales strategy and roll out. Responsibilities and Duties Implement and iterate new business processes in order to help the company meet its ambitious growth targets. Contact the appropriate decision makers at the companies via telephone, during face-to-face meetings and at events in order to introduce technology and services. Develop and manage sales pipeline of opportunities through the CRM, aggressively expanding with new prospects and leads. Coordinate and manage the sales process engaging with other teams for preparation of proposals. Managing the personal sales cycle from lead generation, pipeline management through to demo phase. Developing partnerships and building long-term strategic relationships. The engagement of C-level executives and below with a view to securing long-term contracts. Assessing the market and generating appropriate leads through multiple channels. Help develop the company's sales strategy ongoing. Identifying opportunities to resell and up-sell. Attending events in person and virtual where required. Maintaining customer accounts and records. Reporting and providing feedback to management. Qualifications & Skills Educated to bachelors degree level or above. Great written English is a must. Excellent communication skills and a professional manner. Excellent personal presentation. Desired Skills: - Experience in selling into financial decision makers. - Ideally experienced in selling a SaaS / Software / FinTech solutions to Corporates
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Head of Engineering
London, England / £95000 - £120000 per annum + attractive package (Inc Bonus)
This role is fully Remote What makes a great engineering team to you? Is it a collaborative and agile work environment full of intelligent and passionate people? How about a company that respects developers for their unique talents, and empowers them to achieve their best? With a leader that is encouraged to support individual engineer ownership and autonomy over tasks? Our client thinks so too. This is why they are proud of their 20+ team of engineers and need a mentor like you to lead them. They are looking for a Head of Engineering to work with the Product Manager and build out the product roadmap for the team. What can you bring to the table? You will ideally have 7+ years working in an agile development environment. You will need to be a hands on developer using Java You are a natural leader and people person, with experience in leading a team through several product cycles. You are both player and coach, able to utilise your expertise in Microservice and Micro-frontend written in Java, Node Lambada and React, to provide guidance during code, design, and architecture reviews. A passion for technology and modernisation and always on top of latest developments. You are also comfortable working on legacy systems and older frameworks, and knowing when to replace a system, upgrade the framework or leave as is dependant the situation. Day to day responsibilities as Head of Engineering As Head of Engineering you'll be managing, mentoring and providing career growth guidance for a team of 20+ Java, Front End and Full Stack Engineers. Be key part of defining the product roadmap alongside the product team, offering technical knowledge and requirements with a drive for good ROI in roadmap discussions. Produce base system designs and work with scrum teams to iterate and implement those designs. Be active in triaging new issues and help the product team make go/no-go decisions based on the feature's ROI. What can you expect in this Head of Engineering role? Expect to grow your career as a lead and mentor for a global software company. Fully Remote Expect salary of £100,000, private medical coverage and corporate bonus. Expect the autonomy of taking good ideas and running with them to pursue the best outcome. So, if you are an engineer tech lead, looking to progress your career to Head of Engineering then apply today!
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Product Owner
London, England / £70000 - £80000 per annum + Fully Remote
Are you looking for an opportunity to accelerate your career and work with a team of friendly, creative people? This tech brand offers a collaborative work environment full of smart, positive, and passionate people who are respected for their unique talents and empowered to do their jobs well. As a member of this close-knit team, you are encouraged to take good ideas and run with them, pursuing the best outcome for our customers while having fun along the way. If these things are important to you, and you're driven by delighting customers, we want to speak with you! Primary Responsibilities: Understand the market need for these products and the problems they will solve through market research and working closely with existing customers to understand their requirements Represent the product during development, working closely with designers and engineers to ensure the backlog of work is populated and up to date Drive our agile process, including backlog grooming (prioritizing, story pointing, velocity etc.), sprint reviews / retros, work assignments and management with dev teams Ensure new products / releases are successfully delivered to market quickly and efficiently, working with all departments to plan and execute Develop a clear understanding of the market and competitors, helping to build programs and enablement to help our sales teams drive and win deals Requirements: Experience as a Product Manager in Data or Marketing Tech or SaaS At least 5 years of experience, with a record of success defining strategic product roadmaps and launching successful features for digital products that have shipped (not just websites, proofs of concept, or prototypes) You have demonstrated ability to partner with design and engineers to create requirements, user stories and triage issue reports for a SaaS product, using tools such as JIRA Demonstrated ability in launching and growing products through product and project management Excellent data knowledge, and the ability to articulate data design and build query execution You have experience working on agile development teams, with the proficiency to manage the teams workload using the scrum methodology Excellent writing skills and a proven ability to create compelling content for internal and external audiences Dynamic, articulate, and confident personality with ability to successfully drive projects with minimal guidance
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Product Owner
London, England / £70000 - £80000 per annum + Fully Remote
Are you looking for an opportunity to accelerate your career and work with a team of friendly, creative people? This tech brand offers a collaborative work environment full of smart, positive, and passionate people who are respected for their unique talents and empowered to do their jobs well. As a member of this close-knit team, you are encouraged to take good ideas and run with them, pursuing the best outcome for our customers while having fun along the way. If these things are important to you, and you're driven by delighting customers, we want to speak with you! Primary Responsibilities: Understand the market need for these products and the problems they will solve through market research and working closely with existing customers to understand their requirements Represent the product during development, working closely with designers and engineers to ensure the backlog of work is populated and up to date Drive our agile process, including backlog grooming (prioritizing, story pointing, velocity etc.), sprint reviews / retros, work assignments and management with dev teams Ensure new products / releases are successfully delivered to market quickly and efficiently, working with all departments to plan and execute Develop a clear understanding of the market and competitors, helping to build programs and enablement to help our sales teams drive and win deals Requirements: Experience as a Product Manager in Data or Marketing Tech or SaaS At least 5 years of experience, with a record of success defining strategic product roadmaps and launching successful features for digital products that have shipped (not just websites, proofs of concept, or prototypes) You have demonstrated ability to partner with design and engineers to create requirements, user stories and triage issue reports for a SaaS product, using tools such as JIRA Demonstrated ability in launching and growing products through product and project management Excellent data knowledge, and the ability to articulate data design and build query execution You have experience working on agile development teams, with the proficiency to manage the teams workload using the scrum methodology Excellent writing skills and a proven ability to create compelling content for internal and external audiences Dynamic, articulate, and confident personality with ability to successfully drive projects with minimal guidance
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Engineering Manager
London, England / £90000 - £100000 per annum + Remote & Bonus
Engineering Manager the role lead the Platform team and is a brand new role, so I have included some information below but the role is largely down to the individual to shape this role and develop the direction This large-scale high-volume platform business is looking for someone to lead the platform engineering team. This business already has a strong system, test, and DevOps engineers, the business has a passion for the person to bring this highly talented team together and build a world-class platform team. You will report directly to the CTO and you will join the senior leadership team, this role will be responsible for the business AWS platform, CI/CD, and test automation. The team is currently around 10 which is a mixture of DevOps, Test, and System engineers. you will have a successful track record in platform engineering, with AWS. You will also have experience & success in building teams, inspiring and developing diverse technical talent is a key success factor. you will be results-focused but caring equally on the 'how'; they will be resilient and persistent, with a strong EQ, articulate, and ability to build productive working relationships.
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Perl - Team Lead
London, England / £50000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Bens
A completely Agile Perl house based are looking a senior Perl developer to take on a team leadership role. As they are advocates of Modern Perl strong experience with Perl frameworks such as Catalyst , Dancer or Mojolicious along with great object-oriented Perl and moose will give you a real advantage in leading this growing Perl development team. Alongside this you will be expected to lead the Front-End team also, so it is vital for you to have great experience with JavaScript, HTML and CSS as this will be a large part of the role and you will need to be the authority among a number of Junior developers. As this is a team lead/development manager role you will need to be able to demonstrate leadership and managerial experience owing to the fact that you will be the most senior member of the development team. If you love working with Perl and enjoy JavaScript and have lead a team then this is certainty the role for you. Required skills: Perl JavaScript Catalyst or Dancer or Mojolicious Moose HTML CSS
Rick's articles
Perhaps you are looking to work in tech or looking to change up your career. Have you thought about coding? Code is everywhere. It’s no secret that we live in a technology-focused world, with new technologies being developed every day. We are constantly on our phones, talking to AI bots, checking our location tracking apps for the weather, traffic, and more, which means there are plenty of exciting areas of programming to learn about and become a part of. So, why should you learn how to code? I’m not a coder myself, but I’ve been working with developers and coders for nearly 10 years, placing them in exciting and forward-thinking companies across UK and Europe. So, if I were to offer my two cents on why you should learn how to code, I’d say there are a couple of great reasons. Vast Opportunity There are tonnes of opportunities out there for job roles that pay VERY well - particularly software development. Coding is a fundamental skill for software development and with technologies that are constantly evolving and growing, this has led to a shortage of software developers worldwide. By learning how to code you will be able to prove to employers that you have a clear software aptitude as well as the ability to process information and analyse data. Gain new skills Aside from the obvious technical skills, you will be learning, coding can also improve your problem-solving and logical skills, working that left side of your brain. Whether you want to learn how to code to either to build software, apps, or websites, understanding the fundamentals of programming will also teach you computational thinking and problem-solving skills that can be applied anywhere. It also improves your interpersonal and non-technical skills. We’ve got a list of the top non-technical skills you’ll need to have for a successful coding career here. The community I can tell you first-hand after visiting many coding and developer events over the years, there is a big community out there in the coding world. Full of people who are constantly learning (just like you will be) and people who are generous with their knowledge and time. If you ever get stuck there will always be answers, with plenty of free resources online. Anyone can do it. Yep, that’s right, you don’t need to pay thousands in Uni fees or an existing degree, and it doesn’t take years to achieve. It can be done online and from anywhere working around your other commitments. Flexible learning is another plus to learning how to code, you can learn in your own time and at your own pace. Never stop learning When it comes to learning how to code, there are so many options for learning and once you’ve got one or two programming languages nailed, there’s no stopping you from learning others. Here are the top 10 places you can learn online. Where to start? Now you know you want to learn how to code – you’re probably wondering where to start? We’ve got that covered in our blog - 'how to choose a programming language' where we cover each programming language, its uses, and what you could earn. Check it out here. Any other questions about development and coding careers get in touch with me at rick@eligo.co.uk, you can also check out our technology jobs here for the types of development roles we usually recruit for.
11 days ago
Welcome to the Technology Industry News Roundup. Where we take a look back at May's industry news, current live jobs, career advice, and much more! Google reveals more information about Rust’s integration into Android Google has announced more information on its integration of Rust into the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The Android team has been at work trying to integrate Rust into the project since 2019 as a memory-safe alternative to platform-native development. According to the Android team, there are several challenges to integrating Rust in large projects. Read more here (SD Times) Outdated Windows Users Flout Computing Safety A survey by Kapersky, has revealed that almost one quarter (22 percent) of PCs still run the end-of-life OS Microsoft Windows 7, which stopped receiving mainstream support in January 2020.When operating systems reach end of life, vulnerabilities will remain on the system without patch updates to resolve issues, providing cyberattackers with potential ways to gain access. Read more here (Tech News World) Two-thirds of CISOs Unprepared for Cyber-attack According to the Voice of the CISO Report by enterprise security company Proofpoint. Two-thirds of CISOs have said that they do not feel their organization is prepared enough to cope with a targeted cyber-attack. A The report examines global third-party survey responses from more than 1,400 CISOs employed by mid- to large-size organizations. Read more here (InfoSecurity Magazine) Incognia launches free Developer Edition to counter mobile app fraud Incognia has launched a free ‘Developer Edition’ of its mobile fraud prevention solution to help protect users of fintech and m-commerce apps. The rapid increase in mobile transactions has attracted fraudsters looking to line their pockets at the expense of those often seeking to alleviate the pandemic-driven financial hardships they face. Incognia is using its location identity expertise to help counter the bad guys. Read more here (Developer-Tech) Apple's software chief says the level of malware on the Mac is 'unacceptable' During testimony of an antitrust case with Fortnite maker Epic Games in the federal court, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, told a federal court that the level of malware on the MacOS operating system is unacceptable and worse than iOS. The gaming firm, in this case, is seeking to force Apple to allow it to install alternative app stores on iPhones, similar to how Apple permits on Mac computers. Read more here (Computing) Latest Technology Jobs Front-end Developer €30,000 €40,000 - Milan Senior Operations Analyst £45,000 - £50,000 - West End Infrastructure Project Manager £50,000 - £60,000 - East Midlands Senior React Developer £80,000 - £90,000 - London IT Test Analyst £40,000 - £50,000 - Leicestershire Senior Windows Developer €48,000 - €65,000 - Berlin DevOps Engineer - AWS/GCP £40,000 - £60,000 - Birmingham .Net / C# Developer £450 - £700 per day - Berkshire Lead Cloud Engineer (remote) €75,000 - €95,000 - Germany Software Development Team Lead £60,000 - £80,000 - Birmingham View all tech jobs here Eligo Advice and Resources How to stand out in a technical interview Got a technical interview coming up soon? The main thing CTO’s are looking for during the technical interview is whether your technical ability and personality can work well within their team to solve problems for the business. Follow our tips for how to prepare here. Form ID:4359
4 months ago
This month has been a turbulent one for many businesses and people, across the country and the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We're continuing to bring you the latest news across the technology industry. This month Tech companies are still hiring despite mass lay-offs elsewhere, Mercedes F1 create breathing aid for coronavirus patients, the UK government has ordered 10,000 ventilators from Dyson and much more. Tech companies still hiring despite mass layoffs elsewhere Tech companies are still hiring feverishly as they move to take advantage of a world that is shifting to a digital landscape as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Despite mass layoffs elsewhere, and growing concerns over plummeting global markets. In California alone, tech companies were looking to fill 15,852 jobs in the second week of March, nearly three times the level of roles from a year ago. Click here to read more (Financial Times) 19/03/2020 Investment and employment boom for the UK Tech Sector Tech Nation's released their annual report this month, which explores the current state of the UK tech sector. It reveals that 2019 was the year for investment and employment boom in the UK, from the UK digital sector growing 6 times faster than any other industry to UK companies securing a third of £30.4bn of investment raised by tech companies in Europe. Click here to read more (UKTN) 19/03/2020 Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid for coronavirus patients UCL engineers have worked with clinicians at UCLH and Mercedes Formula One to build a breathing aid that can help keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care. The team have created the device, that delivers oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator, in under a week. Forty new devices have been delivered to ULCH and three other London hospitals and if trials go well, up to 1,000 of the CPAP machines can be produced per day. Click here to read more (BBC) 30/03/2020 Barclaycard enables new £45 contactless limit Barclaycard will be rolling out the deployment of the new £45 contactless limit across UK retailers from 1 April 1 2020. The payments provider, which provides the technology to power over 150,000 terminals across the UK retail sector, is supporting the increased threshold to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. Adjusting the contactless limit from £30 - £45 will allow more customers to make payments without touching terminals or handling cash. Click here to read more (UKTN) 24/03/2020 UK Gov Covid-19 WhatsApp bot working after a false start A Covid-19 WhatsApp bot set up by the UK government is finally working after problems during launch on Wednesday. Members of the public who message the bot can access pre-determined chunks of advice on symptoms or how to avoid spreading the disease. It failed to work for some users after it's launch, providing just an error message, but the BBC has not verified that the bot is working as intended. Click here to read more (BBC) 26/03/2020 Government orders 10,000 ventilators from Dyson The government has ordered 10,000 ventilators from Dyson to help deal with the coronavirus crisis. The firm headed by British inventor Sir James Dyson said it had designed a new type of ventilator in response to a call on behalf of the NHS and has hundreds of engineers working around the clock to design the ventilators from scratch. Click here to read more (BBC) 26/03/2020 NHS uses tech giants to plan crisis response Data collected via the NHS's 111 telephone service is to be mixed with other sources to help predict where ventilators, hospital beds, and medical staff will be most in need. The goal is to help health chiefs model the consequences of moving resources to best tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The plan is expected to be signed off by health secretary Matt Hancock and three US tech firms Amazon, Microsoft and Planatir are aiding in the effort. Click here to read more (BBC) 26/03/2020 Our Technology news update regularly features supplier news, product launches, events, our own articles, and much more. Check back each month to catch up on the industry news affecting the Technology sector collated by our team of Technology consultants. If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter straight to your inbox, then sign up below! Form ID:4640
over 1 year ago
Another month, another issue of the latest in technology news! In our latest tech news update; Apple expects a miss of quarterly earnings estimates, 23 million Brits are expected to have digital-only bank accounts by 2025, Snapchat introduces intervention for mental health, the global smart home market is expected to reach 158bn by 2024 and much more. February Technology news update Apple to miss quarterly earnings estimates due to coronavirus Apple recently issued a rare earnings warning saying it would not meet quarterly revenue expectations due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, which will limit iPhone production and limit product demand in China. This matters to Apple in particular because whilst many companies rely on China for production, Apply gets a significant chunk of its revenue from sales in China. Apple has stressed that it sees this impact as temporary "Outside of China, customer demand across our product and service categories have been strong to date and in line with our expectations." Click here to read more (Axios) 17/02/2020 23.2 million Brits expected to have digital-only bank accounts by 2025 According to a personal finance comparison website, finder.com, just over 2 in 5 (44%) of UK adults will have a digital-only bank account in five years time, equivalent to 23.2 million Brits. Currently, 12 million Brits have a digital-only bank account, but a fifth plan to get one in the next five years, with two thirds (65%) of those planning to do so over the next year. A high priority for consumers is the convenience that digital-only banks and their apps can offer, which has been voted as the top reason (two years in a row) for having a digital-only bank account. Click here to read more (UKTN) 19/02/2020 Snapchat introduces interventions for mental health Snapchat has recently been seen taking steps to claim some responsibility for its users' experience by adding a new tool called Here For You to its service. If you search topics ranging from depression to thinspo (the "thinspiration" content that can promote anorexia), Snap's results will intervene with helpful content written by experts. The move is meant to protect their most used audience, particularly young and malleable users of Snapchat, 90% of all 13 to 24 year-olds in the U.S use the app. Click here to read more (Fast Company) 11/02/2020 Global smart home market to reach 158bn by 2024 More and more homeowners are embracing smart home technology in recent years and according to data gathered by PreciseSecurity.com, the global smart home market revenue is expected to reach $158 billion value in the next four years. Because of the speed of 5G implementation, the global smart-home ecosystem is set to continue its rapid expansion and recent investments from tech giants such as Apple, Google, Amazon and Alibaba have transformed the landscape significantly. Click here to read more (UKTN) 07/02/2020 UK's 5G network well within safety limits, Ofcom tests find The rollout of ultra-fast 5G mobile connectivity has sparked debate and fears that the new transmission masts could be dangerous to humans. However, the first safety tests, run by Ofcom, of 5G base stations have found radiation levels are at "tiny fractions" of safe limits. The tests covered 16 locations in 10 cities across the UK where 5G enabled mobile base stations had been set up and measured the strength of the electromagnetic field. Click here to read more (BBC News) 24/02/2020 Samsung Electronics says UK website error exposed data of 150 customers Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday that a "technical error" on its U.K. website had temporarily exposed the personal data of about 150 users. The South Korean manufacturer said it stopped all users logging into the site after it became aware of the error, which it said has since been resolved and only affected the U.K. Samsung has not stated how long exactly the data was exposed, but the vulnerable information included phone numbers, postal and email addresses and previous orders. Click here to read more (Reuters) 26/02/2020 Our Technology news update regularly features supplier news, product launches, events, our own articles, and much more. Check back each month to catch up on the industry news affecting the Technology sector collated by our team of Technology consultants. If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter straight to your inbox, then sign up below! Form ID:4640
over 1 year ago