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General questions relating to all roles

• Why haven't I heard of you?
• Do you really recruit all year round?
• Where is MX Telecom based?
• How many people work at MX Telecom?
• How is MX Telecom funded?
• What is MX Telecom's annual turnover?
• What sort of career progression might I expect?
• What are standard working hours?
• What sort of staff turnover do you have?
• Are there any perks that come with the job?
• In a nutshell, why should I choose MX Telecom?

Questions of particular relevance to technical roles

• What is MX Telecom's technical recruitment procedure?
• How big a team will I be working in?
• Which languages/technologies do you use?
• How do you maintain and develop existing products?
• How can I be sure to stay up to date with the latest technologies?
• Do you make use of any open source technologies?

General questions relating to all roles

Why haven't I heard of you?

MX Telecom is not itself in the public eye however many of our clients such as the BBC, the Sun newspaper, Getty Images and Schlumberger are instantly recognisable.

Furthermore we are well known within industry having been named as the fastest growing company in Europe by the Deloitte Fast 500 Survey 2006 as well as finishing 11^th (2005) and 22^nd (2006) in the Times Tech Track 100 competition.

Do you really recruit all year round?

We are always on the lookout for talented individuals, since we are not recruiting to fill specific roles we are able to make job offers to quality candidates as and when we find them. Furthermore we are happy to defer an applicant's start date to some point in the future.

Where is MX Telecom based?

Our London office is located in Chiswick in the West of the city, placing us about 25 minutes on the tube from the West End. The New York is office is located on the south side of the Manhattan bridge, overlooking the East river and downtown Manhattan. For more details, see our Contact Information.

How many people work at MX Telecom?

At last count we employed 63 people, 54 of which are based in our London office.

How is MX Telecom funded?

MX Telecom is an entirely privately owned company having been profitable from day one thus providing us the flexibility to operate without pressure from external shareholders.

What is MX's annual turnover?

MX Telecom's turnover is in excess of £50m, averaging out at approximately £1m per employee.

What sort of career progression might I expect?

We aim to operate with a flat structure and as such place greater emphasis on responsibilities rather than job titles. We like to think of ourselves as a meritocracy and it is entirely possible for a new hire to find themselves in a key management position after 2 years.

What are standard working hours?

A standard working week is 40 hours - while most people tend to work roughly from 9am to 6pm, working hours are flexible depending on role and circumstances.

What sort of staff turnover do you have?

We take pride in the fact that our staff turnover is so low. We take this as a sign that not only are we able to offer attractive work in the first instance, but that we are also able to develop and continue to challenge our people as their careers progress.

Are there any perks that come with the job?

The company sponsors a number of sporting activities including football, ultimate frisbee, squash and badminton. In addition to this it traditionally funds some sort of out of office get together once a month. This can range to from larger scale Christmas and Summer parties to go karting to a simple trip to the pub.

In a nutshell, why should I choose MX Telecom?

MX Telecom is a small though rapidly growing company responsible for a string of industry firsts, we offer challenging, interesting work where our efforts are very much in the public eye. We enjoy a relaxed friendly working environment with regular social activities sponsored by the company as well as the flexibility to allow individuals to shape their own future.

Questions of particular interest to technical roles

What is MX Telecom's technical recruitment procedure?

Typically we operate a two tier interview system though this may vary depending on the candidate and role. Interviews will contain a series of technical questions as well giving us a chance to get a feel for how you might fit in at MX Telecom. All interviews are conducted by technical staff who are familiar with the role applied for, in many cases they will have held the position themselves.

How big a team will I be working in?

Teams vary in size ranging from about 6 to 1. Typically, less experienced hires are placed in the larger teams where they are better placed to draw upon the support of existing members.

Which languages/technologies do you use?

When choosing technologies we aim to 'use the right tool for the job'. Approximately 80% of the code is written in Java with the majority of remainder written in C/C++ principally to implement our real time systems. For persistent storage we use MySQL and our live servers run our own internally maintained distribution of Linux. In addition to the above we use a number of scripting languages such as Perl, Python and Bash.

How do you maintain and develop existing products?

Since we sell services rather than software, all live products are hosted by MX Telecom. This means that we are able to quickly implement new features and upgrades without the need for client side changes. Furthermore, as almost 100% of all code that we use has been written in-house, we have total control over exactly how our systems work as we do not need to rely on third party suppliers.

How can I be sure to stay up to date with the latest technologies?

New and unusual technologies are showcased in a series of seminars and presentations. Typically seminars are given by experienced members of staff and cover emerging technologies relevant to our field

Do you make use of any open source technologies?

Yes, we do and what's more we actively contribute to these projects. In particular we are involved with Maven2, Wireshark, VideoLAN, Wicket and Eclipse.