08/18/2021 1:19 PM
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Updated 08/18/2021 1:19 PM
Kavak
, the Mexican unicorn that merged with the Argentine company
Checkars
and is a leader in buying, selling and financing pre-owned cars in Latin America, is looking for employees.
They have just announced the creation of a new global team for technology development with offices in
Mexico, Brazil
and
Argentina
, for which it will incorporate
more than 500 software engineers
in the region.
The project is led by
Fernando Scasserra
, former director of Engineering at Mercado Libre, who joined Kavak to build and lead the new global team that will work in the four technology hubs, located in
Mexico City, Guadalajara, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo.
.
"After 15 years of enormous learning at Mercado Libre, I join
Kavak's
global project
, where I will have the opportunity to build and lead an incredible team with a very ambitious goal. We have the goal of revolutionizing the pre-owned car industry and developing the best technology with the best talent on the market, "said
Scasserra
, Chief Technology Officer at Kavak.
To achieve these objectives, Kavak will hire 100 programmers in Mexico, 300 in Brazil and
120 programmers in Argentina
to whom they will offer
senior positions stock options
, that is, shares of the company.
These developers will join the current Buenos Aires hub, which already has 100 technology talents working on global reach solutions.
Fernando Scasserra, Director of Technology at Kavak.
Photo: Archive.
Another possibility that they will offer to those interested is to
relocate to the other countries
in which they operate, which for the moment are Brazil and Mexico, although they seek to reach other large cities in the region and eventually to
emerging Asian countries
.
"We want to find people to join this ambitious
expansion plan
. We are looking for developers with a product and business vision, focused on creating the best customer experience. Kavak is a place to build solutions, to see the impact it has what they do. Those who are interested can find the searches on our job site, "said Scasserra.
What positions are they looking for at Kavak
For the most part, says Scasserra, Kavak is looking
for software engineers
, both juniors and semi-seniors.
These are some of the searches that the company has open:
Business Analyst
Customer Journey Effectiveness
Commercial Coordinator
Delivery Coordinator
Post Coordinator
Technical Account Manager
Workforce Effectiveness Manager
Commercial Quality Coordinator
Insurance Coordinator
Operations Staffing Sr. Analyst
Performance & Revenue Analyst
Customer Experience Manager
Commercial Head
Reception Assistant
HUB Operations Coordinator
Customer University Business Analyst
Hub Leader
Mechanical Inspector
Architectural Project Manager
Facilities Maintenance Leader
Facilities Manager
Procurement Analyst.
Scasserra anticipated that after adding these 500 people they
will continue looking for more personnel
to strengthen the platform for Latin America.
One of the headquarters of Kavak, the used car buying and selling company.
Photo: Archive.
How to apply
The full list of positions applied for can be found
on the official site
of the signature, where in addition the interested ones
will
be
able to apply
.
They can also do it on the brand page on
.
How much do they pay in Kavak
Although the company does not comment on it, the market salary for a
junior is US $ 1,300
and for a
semi-senior, US $ 1,800.
What Scasserra did point out is, as mentioned above, that part of the compensation package includes the opportunity to obtain
shares in the company
with a time limit of at least one year.
"The percentage of shares increases as time goes on in the company," says Kavak's chief technology officer.
How Kavak works
The business operates mostly
online
.
The cars can be bought through the web
with delivery to the buyer's home
or if you want to check the unit you can go to one of the Kavak stores in the Abasto shopping center, in the Dot or in the showroom and inspection center of San Martin.
“Kavak gives more security to the seller and the buyer.
To the seller because
no one strangers
to his house, but takes the car to our workshops, where it is rigorously analyzed and appraised ".
"As for the buyer, he has the guarantee that the vehicle is verified and, if he does not like it, he can return it within a week. What we do is reduce friction and distrust of the operation", they explain from the company .
What is Kavak's link with Argentina
In August of last year, Mexico's Kavak and Argentina's
Checkars
merged.
Both were focused on revolutionizing the
used car buying and selling
market
in their respective countries.
In this way, Checkars became the "Argentine leg" of the Mexican woman, who a month earlier announced her new
unicorn
status
.
Checkars was born by the hand of
Jaime Macaya and Juan Cruz de la Rúa
: they met working on the OLX e-commerce platform, they developed an idea together, and after leaving their regional positions, in 2018 they got to work.
In just two years of operation, the platform beat its own forecasts: it carried out 1,500 transactions and reached an annual turnover of
US $ 8 million
in 2019.
Already last year, Kavak bet again on Argentina and opened a technology hub
in Buenos Aires
that is in charge of developing different technological solutions for the new unicorn.
To achieve this, they announced an
investment of US $ 10 million
.
In April this year, the Mexican company with Argentine DNA reached a
valuation of US $ 4,000 million
after a financing round in which it raised US $ 485 million.
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