HotelCard AG

Travel Arrangements

11-50

Switzerland

**About Us**

HotelCard was founded in 2009 to help Swiss mountain hotels fill rooms during low seasons. Today, our platform attracts over 80,000 Swiss travelers seeking spontaneous getaways, spa weekends, and city escapes. Our small, enthusiastic team in Zurich is passionate about tech, travel, and innovation. We strive to help hotels market unused rooms while offering members a great selection of cost-effective travel options.

**We Are Looking For**

An experienced Senior Laravel Developer / Team Lead to oversee our development team. In this position, you will focus primarily on back-end development for our core Laravel-based website, ensuring clean, efficient, and scalable code. You’ll report directly to the Head of Technology and collaborate closely with our Head of Product & UX, aligning on technical strategies, architectural decisions, and best practices.

We use a Kanban workflow for organizing tasks, holding daily standups and maintaining transparency within the team. While Angular and Ionic experience aren’t mandatory, familiarity with these frameworks is a plus for some of our side projects. We also leverage Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, DigitalOcean, and MySQL to support and scale our platform.

## Tasks

**Team Coordination & Leadership**

*   Guide, mentor, and support the development team, promoting best practices and maintaining high-quality standards.
*   Plan, prioritize, and delegate tasks in a Kanban environment.
*   Facilitate daily standups to keep everyone aligned on goals and progress.

**Laravel Back-End Development**

*   Architect, develop, and maintain features on our Laravel-based website.
*   Ensure code quality, reusability, and scalability through regular code reviews and refactoring.
*   Collaborate with DevOps on deployments and environment management (Kubernetes, DigitalOcean).

**Collaboration & Communication**

*   Work closely with the Head of Technology to align on long-term technical strategy and architecture.
*   Partner with the Head of Product & UX to translate requirements into technical solutions.
*   Communicate effectively with QA and other team members to ensure timely delivery of features and bug fixes.

**Technical Advancement**

*   Identify opportunities to optimize performance (including MySQL queries and Elasticsearch integration).
*   Propose and implement improvements to existing workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and development processes.
*   Keep abreast of emerging technologies and best practices to drive continuous improvement within the team.

**Qualifications**

Proven Expertise in Laravel

*   Extensive experience building, maintaining, or refactoring Laravel-based websites.

**Team Lead/Leadership Experience**

*   History of guiding a small to mid-sized development team, ideally in an Agile or Kanban settings
*   Strong communication and interpersonal skills to mentor developers and collaborate with non-technical teams.

**Solid Back-End Skills**

*   Familiarity with database optimization (MySQL) and knowledge of server-side best practices.
*   Basic understanding of DevOps, Kubernetes, and cloud hosting (DigitalOcean or similar).

## Requirements

Bonus Skills

*   Exposure to Angular or Ionic (useful for side projects).
*   Experience with Elasticsearch for data indexing and search features.
*   Comfort with CI/CD tools and containerization technologies.

## Benefits

*   A chance to lead a talented development team and help shape our growing platform.
*   A flexible remote work environment that values open communication.
*   The opportunity to collaborate with a dedicated team that appreciates innovation and continuous learning.
*   Competitive compensation and benefits, with room for professional growth.

**How to Apply**

If you’re a seasoned Laravel developer with team leadership skills and a passion for building exceptional web experiences, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a brief introduction detailing your most relevant experience 

We look forward to discussing how you can contribute to our mission of delivering outstanding travel deals and supporting hotels across Switzerland!

Employee

About Us
HotelCard was founded in 2009 to help Swiss mountain hotels fill rooms during low seasons. Today, our platform attracts over 80,000 Swiss travelers seeking spontaneous getaways, spa weekends, and city escapes. Our small, enthusiastic team in Zurich is passionate about tech, travel, and innovation. We strive to help hotels market unused rooms while offering members a great selection of cost-effective travel options.
We Are Looking For
An experienced Senior Laravel Developer / Team Lead to oversee our development team. In this position, you will focus primarily on back-end development for our core Laravel-based website, ensuring clean, efficient, and scalable code. You’ll report directly to the Head of Technology and collaborate closely with our Head of Product &amp; UX, aligning on technical strategies, architectural decisions, and best practices.
We use a Kanban workflow for organizing tasks, holding daily standups and maintaining transparency within the team. While Angular and Ionic experience aren’t mandatory, familiarity with these frameworks is a plus for some of our side projects. We also leverage Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, DigitalOcean, and MySQL to support and scale our platform.
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
Team Coordination &amp; Leadership
<ul>
<li>Guide, mentor, and support the development team, promoting best practices and maintaining high-quality standards.</li>
<li>Plan, prioritize, and delegate tasks in a Kanban environment.</li>
<li>Facilitate daily standups to keep everyone aligned on goals and progress.</li>
</ul>
Laravel Back-End Development
<ul>
<li>Architect, develop, and maintain features on our Laravel-based website.</li>
<li>Ensure code quality, reusability, and scalability through regular code reviews and refactoring.</li>
<li>Collaborate with DevOps on deployments and environment management (Kubernetes, DigitalOcean).</li>
</ul>
Collaboration &amp; Communication
<ul>
<li>Work closely with the Head of Technology to align on long-term technical strategy and architecture.</li>
<li>Partner with the Head of Product &amp; UX to translate requirements into technical solutions.</li>
<li>Communicate effectively with QA and other team members to ensure timely delivery of features and bug fixes.</li>
</ul>
Technical Advancement
<ul>
<li>Identify opportunities to optimize performance (including MySQL queries and Elasticsearch integration).</li>
<li>Propose and implement improvements to existing workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and development processes.</li>
<li>Keep abreast of emerging technologies and best practices to drive continuous improvement within the team.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
Proven Expertise in Laravel
<ul>
<li>Extensive experience building, maintaining, or refactoring Laravel-based websites.</li>
</ul>
Team Lead/Leadership Experience
<ul>
<li>History of guiding a small to mid-sized development team, ideally in an Agile or Kanban settings</li>
<li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills to mentor developers and collaborate with non-technical teams.</li>
</ul>
Solid Back-End Skills
<ul>
<li>Familiarity with database optimization (MySQL) and knowledge of server-side best practices.</li>
<li>Basic understanding of DevOps, Kubernetes, and cloud hosting (DigitalOcean or similar).</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
Bonus Skills
<ul>
<li>Exposure to Angular or Ionic (useful for side projects).</li>
<li>Experience with Elasticsearch for data indexing and search features.</li>
<li>Comfort with CI/CD tools and containerization technologies.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
<ul>
<li>A chance to lead a talented development team and help shape our growing platform.</li>
<li>A flexible remote work environment that values open communication.</li>
<li>The opportunity to collaborate with a dedicated team that appreciates innovation and continuous learning.</li>
<li>Competitive compensation and benefits, with room for professional growth.</li>
</ul>
How to Apply
If you’re a seasoned Laravel developer with team leadership skills and a passion for building exceptional web experiences, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a brief introduction detailing your most relevant experience 
We look forward to discussing how you can contribute to our mission of delivering outstanding travel deals and supporting hotels across Switzerland!

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