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Can you make a great contribution to the development of our websites, thanks to your knowledge and creative ideas?! Do you want to work within a fun, healthy and inspiring working environment? Then we are looking for you!

Hotel Booker B.V. is one of the fastest growing online hotel booking sites. The company was founded in 2002 and employs more than 150 vacation enthusiasts across 2 offices near Amsterdam (NL) and Goteborg (SE). Through our websites in NL/BE/DE/SE/NO/DK and Hotelaanbiedingen.nl we offer access to more than 5.000 hotels in northern and western Europe.

 

To reinforce our IT Development Team  we are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and ambitious: Front End Developer 

 

Together with your colleagues of the Development Team, you are responsible for the development of the various and international websites of Hotel Booker and Bungalow Booker (e.g. Hotelspecials, Bungalowspecials, Hotelaanbiedingen and Ferienparkspecials.de). Whether you optimize the commercial front- end, improve our A/B testing capabilities or rebuild the user interface of our hotels extranet; all projects you will perform are varied and challenging whereby you get a lot of responsibility and independency to carry out these projects. 

 

• Code templates, pages and full web and mobile web applications using standards based languages (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and common frameworks;

• Decipher designs, wireframes and documentation to build layouts, content and create interactive behavior;

• Troubleshoot and test applications and pages across browsers and platforms to insure maximum coverage and consistency;

• Work closely with backend developers to integrate APIs and services together;

• Develop API endpoints for new features;

• Shipping new production systems quickly and iteratively;

• Actively participate in our scrum teams.
 

You are performance driven, motivated and willing to ‘walk the extra mile’ in order to achieve your goals. You are capable to communicate well with other departments and able to work with deadlines. Furthermore we ask:
 

• Well-versed in fundamental visual and interactive design disciplines;

• 4+ years experience in web design and development (with portfolio and code samples/repos);

• Thorough knowledge of object oriented JavaScript techniques;

• Advanced knowledge of JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as JQuery, Backbone, Underscore, etc.;

• Deep understanding of the evolving world of HTML / CSS; 

• Strong understanding of cross-browser / cross-platform issues;

• Able to communicate with non-technical folks about technical issues;

• Great conceptual thinking skills;

• You master the English or Dutch language.

What can we offer you?

Hotel Booker B.V. offers the opportunity to develop yourself in a dynamic and fast growing international company in Haarlem, only 15 minutes by train from the center of Amsterdam. You will work in a pleasant and challenging working environment, where there is room for your own ideas and initiative. 

 

• A contract for 40 hours a week;

• A competitive salary, depending on your age and experience + bonus structure;

• 25 days of paid leave + the regular public holidays;

• Excellent pension arrangements and room for personal development;

• A healthy working environment including fresh fruit and free massages with a great international atmosphere with weekly office drinks and legendary parties;

• Fun, eager and young colleagues to work with and who aim at building the most special hotel booking site in Western Europe.

Who are we?

About us
With a customer rating on Trustpilot of 9.1 for HotelAanbiedingen and 8.9 for HotelSpecials, we are the most beloved hotel booking site in the Netherlands. We are also best found online hotel booking site according to 2014 SEO benchmark study by iProspect. In 2015 Hotelspecials.de has won the prestigious Cross Border E-Commerce award during the Nationale Thuiswinkel Awards.

 

Working at Hotelspecials means working in an innovative, young, dynamic and fastgrowing company with mainly young colleagues. The company culture is informal and result driven. Together with sister companies Bungalow Booker B.V and GiftFor2 B.V. there are currently about 150 employees working within our group. 

We can only accept applications from EU/EEA citizens, not in need of a work permit for the Netherlands. Please only apply if you will not need a work permit to be arranged. Thanks.