work with us
Ten years on, Tablet is still growing fast, and for that we credit three things: a mission with resonance, a lot of hard work, and — perhaps most important — an extremely talented team. Our New York office doubled in size in 2011, and we’re not done expanding yet. We’re looking for extraordinary talent wherever we can find it: not only in New York but in Europe, Asia and South America as well. Bring your skills, your hunger and a willingness to grow with an ever-changing company.
Life at Tablet
We’re a diverse bunch, from Brooklynites to Berliners to Brazilians and beyond. All of us share a passion for travel, a complicated love-hate relationship with the color orange, and a commitment to doing the hard work it takes to shake up a massive and slow-moving industry. Our workplace is casual but our attitude is anything but; whether you’re a writer, a marketer, an artist or an engineer, Tablet offers the chance to exercise your skills at the highest level.
Our Values
Our brand is built on authenticity and a healthy dose of irreverence, but balanced, at all times, by consistency and discipline. The first two keep us from being boring, while the last two keep us from losing our focus. We know there’s more to life than travel — but at the same time, we recognize that an extraordinary travel experience has the potential to touch just about every aspect of our lives.
Locations
Tablet currently operates from offices in four countries: our head office is in New York City at Union Square, and we have representative offices in Paris, London and Tokyo. We are establishing further representation in Mexico City, São Paulo, Italy and Germany.
Perks & Benefits
- Employee discounts in the world’s best hotels
- Employee & family health insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k) with matching company contributions
- Health care FSA
- Commuter benefits
- Structured performance appraisal and career development
- Annual bonuses based on individual and company-wide performance
- Open and fast-moving work environment
Current openings
We currently have openings in the following departments:
TECHNOLOGY
Our developers constantly challenge one another to improve their craft. We mean this seriously. To thrive in our environment you’ll need to be smart, capable and independent, with a hunger for autonomy and for the responsibility that comes with it. We hire developers with great long-term potential and then enable them to achieve it. You’ll spend your days using the flexibility of UNIX to produce simple solutions to complex business problems. The dress code is casual, the floor plan is open, and the upside is unlimited.
Lead Mobile Developer - NYC
As the lead developer for Tablet's new mobile development team, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development of Tablet's native mobile applications for a range of mobile devices as well as its upcoming mobile web booking process.
Mobile is the present of Tablet and the most exciting part of its future. Already around 23% of Tablet's customers use a mobile device - primarily an iPad - when looking at TabletHotels.com. Yet, Tablet does not have any UX developed specifically for mobile devices. Are we late to the party? For sure! Our members are literally begging us, but we will not test their patience much further. Their loyalty to Tablet is so strong that we do not want to disappoint. Too late? Absolutely not, there is obviously room for endless innovation. We've been preparing to jump in with the benefit of using and analyzing countless early mobile experiments, and in this fast evolving new technology, we will go straight to the latest generation.
We are just as obsessed with mobile as we are with travel and soon it will show. The avalanche of me-too travel apps has made us reconsider many mobile plans over the past few years. We feel that we are now ready to do for mobile what we did for desktop browsers when we started Tablet with some simple and innovative concepts. We are not just looking to optimize TabletHotels.com for mobile devices. We have now seen enough to start redefining what a trustworthy mobile travel companion should be.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in the development of Tablet's long-term vision for mobile devices including clear priorities and a phased development approach. The vision defines the key products to be developed and the resources required.
- Lead the development of all Tablet's initiatives for mobile devices (Tablets and smartphones) through the full development cycle including requirements analysis, estimating, contributing to architecture design, implementation, testing and release
- Work with the Tech group to define the various API requirements between mobile UX's and Tablet's services
- Take ownership of multiple products in a fast-paced, high traffic environment
- Look for simple and elegant solutions to technical issues
- Prototype new ideas, track and explore the latest in mobile technology including standards and trends
Required Skills
- Passionate about mobile and providing an incredible mobile experience for Tablet's customers
- Have developed, published and supported apps for iOS and Android
- Experience in building consumer HTML 5 applications ideally for branded ecommerce sites
- At least 3 years of mobile software design and development experience
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with network based applications and protocol
- JSON, AJAX, RESTful and general client-server interactions
- Proficient with C++, Java, Objective C, HTML 5 Mobile Applications, JavaScript, CSS3
- 4 year university education with relevant degree e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics
- Capable of clarifying complex problems and structures
- Experience as team leader is strong advantage
- Capable of advising and supporting junior developers
- Communicative, accurate, pragmatic with a sense of humor
Junior Web Developer - NYC
Key Responsibilities
- Create and maintain HTML, CSS, JavaScript per local standards
- Work closely with design team to improve UX
- Implement new admin and customer web interfaces
Required Skills
- Solid applied knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Experience with cross-browser compatibility requirements
- Basic knowledge of Python
- Comfortable at the UNIX/Linux command line
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
Good to Have
- Experience with several programming languages
- Prior use of Django or Flask web frameworks
- Knowledge of git, trac
- Back-end programming experience
- Exposure to extreme programming, lean software development, Kanban
Junior QA Engineer - NYC
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure product quality
- Locate and report bugs in test and production environments
- Reduce testing times without loss of coverage
- Create and maintain use cases and test cases for features
Required Skills
- Web savvy
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Good sense of humor
Good to Have
- Programming or testing experience
- Familiarity with multiple browsers
- Strong taste in web design
MARKETING
Full-Time SEO Specialist
We're seeking an SEO Specialist for a full-time position in our New York City office. This is a great opportunity to drive measurable growth within a fast-paced and innovative travel company. Applicants should be motivated, analytical, internet-savvy individuals passionate about digital marketing and travel. Because we are an international website, you must have the ability to problem solve and tackle a wide variety of tasks and issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement SEO strategy based on your current experience in the field, as well as insights from the ever-changing optimization landscape
- Identify and analyze technical issues and challenges to ensure proper crawling of Tablet websites
- Educate internal teams of SEO best practices
- Implement SEO page recommendations for hotel, destination, and editorial content
- Use keyword & link research to suggest content production ideas
- Compile regular industry and competitive analysis to ensure our SEO strategies remain state-of-the-art
- Configure all Tablet websites & parameters in Google Webmaster Tools
- Advise Product & Technology teams on infrastructure changes to improve SEO
- Maintain a deep understanding of changes to Google's algorithm
Desired Skills & Experience:
- Minimum of 2-3 years SEO experience is a must
- Data-driven and analytical with the ability to identify key trends
- Highly-proficient with Google Analytics & Webmaster Tools
- Understands Social Media, SEM and conversion optimization
- Ability to think critically and problem solve
- Detail-oriented and great with numbers
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong computer skills, particularly Excel
- Works well independently and with a team
- Knowledge of HTML
- Bachelor's degree required
- This is not a copy-writing or web development position, and we're not looking to hire an agency. Please take the time in your cover letter to explain why you'd make a good fit for Tablet. Resumes without a cover letter will be ignored.
Part-Time Russian SEM Specialist
Our marketing team is seeking a Russian-language SEM Specialist for a part-time position in our New York City office. Applicants should be motivated, analytical, internet-savvy individuals passionate about online marketing, and fluent in Russian.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure the profitiability of Tablet's search engine marketing campaigns in both Yandex and Google for Russian-speaking markets
- Create hotel, destination and brand specific ad groups and creative for locations and properties important to Russian-speaking markets
- Complete regular keyword research to ensure relevant keywords are present and irrelevant keywords are excluded
- Compile reports detailing campaign performance each month
- Assist with translations necessary for customized SEM landing pages
Desired Skills & Experience:
- Degree from a reputable university
- Native or fluent Russian speaker
- Experienced with Yandex.Direct's search marketing platform and Google Adwords
- 2+ years of search engine marketing experience
- Knowledge of web analytics and Russian travel trends
- Excellent with numbers
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to think critically and problem solve
- Interest in travel
- Applications without cover letters will not be considered.
INTERNSHIPS
Tablet offers paid, fixed-term internships in the NYC office in four areas: Editorial, Hotel Group, Marketing & Public Relations. Email us to inquire about internship opportunities.
