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Senior Technical Operations Specialist

Company Profile:

Simplotel is a Bangalore-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company helping over 3,000 hotels across 26 countries grow their direct business. We are powering e-commerce for some of the largest hotels in India. The name Simplotel comes from a combination of Simple and Hotel - our mission is to simplify the life of hoteliers through technology. Simplotel is a ‘Shopify for Hotels’, was founded in October 2013 and is funded by Go-MMT - India’s largest Online Travel Agency.

*Simplotel was awarded the best startup in travel & hospitality for 2021 by Startup India, an initiative of the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry in India.
(https://www.startupindia.gov.in/nsa2021results/travel.html)
 

Your Opportunity

As early engineers at Simplotel, you will be responsible for directly interacting with customers, understanding the requirements and designing/ implementing the product feature and shipping it. Examples of key functionality includes booking/ search engine, template engine, rules engine, scaling out product on distributed setup to address HA & scalability needs, user management etc. We are building a global product out of India & you can be part of this opportunity!

 

Position: Frontend JS Engineer

 

Your Role and Responsibilities:

  • Write high-performance and sustainable front-end applications primarily using EmberJS framework

  • Work closely with back-end engineers, product managers, and interaction designers

  • Implement new features and proactively optimize the existing code

  • Fix bugs and solve problems

  • Work on UI implementation using jinja2 and Django templates

 

Required Skills:

  • 2+ years of experience in Front-end development preferably in Javascript

  • Deep and demonstrable experience in building interactive web applications

  • Experience in any Framework/library like React, EmberJS and/or AngularJS

  • Experience with integrating with RESTful JSON apis

  • Expert in ES6, Vanilla JS, HTML5 and CSS

  • Knowledge of web standards and experience with cross-browser compatibility

  • Understanding of web technologies and good command on front-end debugging

  • Self-motivated and organized, able to handle deadlines and drive improvements

 

Desired Skills:

  • Jinja2, Django or other such templating engines

  • Experience with Bootstrap and LESS/SASS preprocessors

  • We put the willingness and passion to learn & build above anything else and if you think you have got it in you, do apply.


Location: Bangalore

Please share your updated CV at careers@simplotel.com

About Simplotel:

Simplotel is a Bangalore-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company helping over 2,000 hotels across 21 countries grow their direct business. We are powering e-commerce for some of the largest hotels in India. The name Simplotel comes from a combination of Simple and Hotel - our mission is to Simplify the life of hoteliers through technology. Simplotel is a ‘Shopify for Hotels’, was founded in October 2013 and is funded by Go-MMT - India’s largest Online Travel Agency.

*Simplotel was awarded the best startup in travel & hospitality for 2021 by Startup India, an initiative of the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry in India.
(https://www.startupindia.gov.in/nsa2021results/travel.html)
 

Position: 

Senior Technical Operations Specialist

We are looking for a Senior Technical Operations Specialist to provide enterprise-level support to our clients (hotels). A suitable candidate needs to have a keen eye for detail, assist with work allocation within a team to ensure the smooth functioning of the Operations department. Ultimately, you will be a person our clients and team members trust. They will rely on you to provide timely and accurate resolutions/advice.


Responsibilities:

  • Respond, manage, and resolve customer queries and issues sent via a ticketing system
  • Talk clients through a series of actions (either via phone, email, or chat), until their queries and issues are resolved
  • Oversee and handle end-to-end experience of key customers including project management, resource assignment and timely delivery. Develop and implement strategies that will ensure a positive experience that exceeds the hotel and its guests’ expectations
  • Develop in depth understanding of all features of all Simplotel products and partner products that we sell, conduct training sessions for large clients to effectively leverage the use of these products
  • Create SOPs, manuals and document product knowledge in detailed steps
  • Follow defined steps to setup and configure our products, coordinating with both external partners as well as client stakeholders where necessary
  • Provide feedback and escalate unresolved issues to internal departments (e.g.: Software Developers, Customer Success/Account Managers)
  • Prioritize and manage several open issues simultaneously, operate & drive several projects internally. Perform quality checks on others' work to improve quality

 

Requirements:

  • BE/BCA or equivalent degree (preferably in computer science, or electronics & communications)
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
  • Good understanding of computer systems, mobile devices and comfortable using software products
  • Basic understanding and knowledge of DNS (A, NS, MX records etc.)
  • Able to run basic SQL queries
  • Keen eye for detail, ability to implement and oversee strict quality control
  • Ability to sustain with dynamic processes and constant updates
  • Ability to provide step-by-step guidance, both written and verbal
  • Ability to design simple processes and procedures
  • 3-4 years of experience in a client-facing role in a consultation/support function, and (preferably) 1 year in a lead position

 

Location: Bangalore