Description
Founded in 2012, Évasion offers luxury hotel rooms worldwide to Korean consumers through a registration-based web site. We aim to change the way Asian travelers enjoy their free time and to help them discover the world.The current tech team is very small and currently relies on external vendors, but will grow significantly over the next couple of years, and we are looking for a senior developer to lead this effort, taking responsibility for the digital infrastructure of the company:
- delivering the Évasion service to consumers (web sites, mobile apps, etc.)
- empowering Évasion staff (developing and optimizing operational tools)
- supporting our interaction with partners (extranet and API integration with hotels and other suppliers)
You'll ensure Évasion has scalable, affordable, reliable, and high-performance systems to support the growth of the business in Korea and abroad, enabling constant product innovation and optimization.
You'll be responsible for the IT team, on the engineering side of course, overseeing technology choices, code quality, security, and infrastructure, but also on the HR side, including recruitment and career development of your team members.
Also, we'd like you to help foster a culture of individual initiative, collective solidarity, and tangible results, across the entire business.
Required:
- fluent English (must be comfortable presenting to company executives)
- familiarity with PHP, MySQL and the Amazon Web Services platform, serving tens of thousands of users
- experience with continuous integration and test-driven development
Nice to have:
- business-level Korean, experience with Korean payment gateways
- "full-stack" experience, from server-side performance and scaling considerations to web and native mobile front-ends
- in-house team and outsourcing vendor management experience
White board virtuose, opinionated but a great listener, you're passionate about building things the right way and excited about getting your team's work in front of users.
For the right candidate, we will consider a remote posting or will apply for a work visa and help with the relocation.
Based in Seoul, Évasion offers luxury hotel rooms to Korean consumers. We select the best hotels worldwide, personally check their level of service, and support travelers at all times before and after booking, so they have the best possible experience of traveling on their own.
We've been operating since 2012, and are now pursuing ambitious goals to grow our business and expand to other countries. Our team is multicultural and we're recruiting, come check us out!