Who are we? Silkhaus is a Dubai-headquartered end-to-end technology platform that powers short-term rentals (STRs) for guests, real estate owners, and operators. We have an all-star founding team and leading investors (Nordstar Ventures, Nuwa Capital, Global Founders Capital, VentureSouq, Yuj Ventures, and several high-impact family offices and entrepreneurs), with experience in hyper-scaling proptechs and emerging markets technology businesses. In addition to running the largest portfolio of short-term rentals across emerging markets, we are building the global technology stack for STRs operators and real estate owners to run cutting-edge short-term rental businesses.
Mission
Silkhaus leverages technology to power delightful short-term rental (STR) experiences for travellers and real estate owners across Asia. Silkhaus is the global operating system for STRs.
Built By Owners
Themes: Ownership, Integrity, Tech-driven
We drive delightful experiences for real estate owners and for our travelling guests to feel at home. We are business builders who operate with an ownership mentality, with the highest degree of accountability, integrity, and quality in professionalising the short-term rental experience. As a global disruptor for the real estate and hospitality industries, we build technology to power innovations for the built environment. We are an owner-built company.
1+1=3
Themes: Teamwork, Perseverance, Flexibility
We are greater than the sum of our parts. When it comes to our people (employees, partners, vendors, and all stakeholders), we expect the best and in turn seek to bring out the best in everyone. We believe in being flexible and agile in all aspects of our business, from ways of working to customer experiences. We seek to foster a culture of continuous experimentation while balancing our commitment to excellence.
Always In Service
Themes: Empathy, Service, Excellence
We prioritise service as the cornerstone of our global short-term rental experience. Our dedicated team and technology stack strive to anticipate and fulfil the unique needs of each guest and real estate partner, crafting memorable experiences that surpass expectations. With a relentless focus on personalised attention and seamless experiences, we redefine hospitality, ensuring every interaction reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence. We act in service of our real estate owners and our travelling guests.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and automate infrastructure in the cloud, with a focus on AWS.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub CI and Jenkins.
- Perform security management and best practices for cloud infrastructure.
- Create and maintain Linux server environments, utilizing Bash scripting for automation tasks.
- Monitor, track, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure costs.
- Monitor infrastructure using tools like New Relic, CloudWatch, and Grafana, and set up alerts for incident management.
- Contribute to automated testing efforts using Postman Runner, Selenium or Cypress to ensure code quality and system performance.
- Work closely with development teams to optimize deployment processes and support ongoing projects.
Skills And Qualifications
- 0-2 Years of experience in managing high traffic, large scale microservices and infrastructure with excellent troubleshooting skills.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platform, preferably AWS (including security management, EC2, S3, CDN, Lambda and IAM).
- Proficiency in Python and Bash for automation and scripting.
- Strong knowledge of Linux environments and Bash scripting.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub CI or Jenkins.
- Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring tools like New Relic, CloudWatch, or Grafana for tracking performance and setting up alerts.
- Experience in automated testing with tools such as Postman Runner or Selenium.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
Nice To Have
- Certifications in AWS or DevOps.
- Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Cloudformation, Terraform or Ansible.
- Understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
