Jobs at Kukunu

Are you passionate about travel? Do you want to revolutionize the way we travel and join a high caliber team of people with great ambitions?

Job Openings

• PHP Software Engineer
• PHP Software Engineer (intern)
• Community and content management (intern)

About Kukunu

We are an early-stage start up based in London, UK. Founded by Gerald Goldstein (Physics PhD) and Itamar Lesuisse (Amazon) with top-tier VC backing. Kukunu is putting together passionate traveller and great technology to revolutionize travel. We believe travel makes us better persons by exposing us to new cultures and people. Our mission is to make travel fun, easy and smart by focusing on user experience and technology to create a platform that will empower travellers to build fantastic trips. We are seeking passionate people with the ambition to change the world.

Join the travel revolution! Contact us at jobs@kukunu.com

PHP Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• You'll be our lead software engineer, working alongside our CTO to build the platform
• You'll own large projects, contribute to product ideas and turn them into features users love
• You'll develop the supporting infrastructure, define top-level system architecture and database-level design

Kukunu is a consumer-facing service that requires fast development and short release cycles, and the ability to quickly iterate based on user feedback and behaviour. While your focus will be on the back-end, flexibility to work on some front-end elements is required.

Requirements

• Track record of producing high-quality web applications throughout the full product life cycle
• Solid object-oriented design, programming, and debugging skills
• Excellent PHP skills including MVC architecture (Zend framework is a plus)
• A strong understanding of SQL and database design
• Plenty of experience integrating web services
• Ability to code efficient Javascript jQuery & AJAX
• Degree in Computer Science or a related subject
• Focus on customer needs and desire to build technology solutions to address them

Finally, you are fun to work with and you are ready to spend long hours in front of your computer and at the pub.

Bonus points

• Previous experience in a start up or similarly agile company
• Active Open Source contributor

Kukunu benefits

• Be one of the first 5 employees, getting in at an early stage of an exciting startup
• Early employee stock options
• Central London location
• Flexible hours

PHP Software Engineer (intern)

If you are a passionate developer, looking for a first experience with a startup, we have some great projects for you this summer.

Community and content management (intern)

If you are passionate about travel and social media, we need help creating a fantastic community of Kukunauts.