Frontend Engineer

Come Change the Travel Sector!

ZEN Rooms, one of the fastest-growing startups in Southeast Asia, is searching for a Frontend Developer to develop and design frontend web applications to improve the company's business and services. 
 

About ZEN

We are an operating system for Southeast Asian budget & mid-range hotels. We allow our hotel clients to be more productive and competitive: increase revenue, optimize cost base and increase guest trust & satisfaction. Through technological and operational solutions, we address the deep, widespread inefficiencies in the Southeast Asian budget & mid-range hospitality sector.

By helping Southeast Asian hotels operate more efficiently: better value-for-money and safer, ZEN contributes daily to democratizing travel in Southeast Asia. Millions of travellers looking for the best value-for-money stay at ZEN franchised or operated properties each year.

ZEN Group is backed by the #1 Korean travel group Yanolja (funded by Booking Holdings) and a leading group of institutional technology investors including Rocket Internet (behind Lazada etc)

About the role 

We are currently looking for a skilled and passionate Front End Developer to become part of our international team of highly talented and motivated people. As a Full Stack Developer in ZEN Rooms, you will be responsible for contributing to the application architecture and doing intensive, design-orientated development on both Frontend and Backend code.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 3 years in FE development experience
• JavaScript
• Well-versed with front-end code in HTML5, Javascript with familiarity in various frameworks and template languages
• React.js, React Hooks
• State manager: Redux/MobX
• SASS/LESS/CSS Modules
• Webpack or similar tools
• Knowledge and experience of common Design Patterns and coding principle
• Good background in building complex products that can handle a significant load. Ability to optimize frontend performance
• Passionate about writing well-structured, efficient and maintainable code, actively keeping the quality of the codebase in check
• Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken
• Self-motivated, fast learner, detail-oriented and a team player
• Able to make sure that the platforms keep up with high standards of scalability, stability, security, and performance

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent education or practical experience
• Familiar/involved with open source projects
• Knowledge/Experience in other programming languages like Python, Java, PHP, GoLang, etc.
• Exposure to Agile methodology
• Familiarity with technical practices such as test-driven development, CI/CD
• Familiar with Linux commands
   

Technologies you will use and/or learn:

• Agile methodology
• Expertise in at least one popular Python framework (like Django, Flask or Pyramid)
• Knowledge of object-relational mapping (ORM)
• AWS, Kubernetes
• Python, GoLang, PHP
• Test Driven Development, BDD or DDD
• SOLID, KISS, YAGNI, DRY principles
• OOP and Functional programming
• DevOps
• PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch,
• ReactJS, Node.js, Sass, Javascript+Typescript
• Service-Oriented Architecture