
Senior Backend Developer
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Germany
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About the role
- Development: You design and develop robust, scalable web applications as well as service-oriented interfaces to integrate complex business logic across various project contexts.
- Operations & Support: You act as the technical contact for third-level support, analyze functional requirements, identify the root causes of incidents, and proactively support finding solutions and planning releases within projects.
- Database Architecture: You plan, manage, and optimize our databases.
- Coordination: You coordinate your tasks within the team by implementing technical specifications in clear, structured sprint phases while keeping project goals in focus.
- Requirements Analysis: In direct exchange with internal stakeholders, you evaluate new functional and technical requirements, translate them into viable solution concepts, and provide consulting input during planning.
- Documentation: You independently create and maintain our development documentation and ensure that knowledge is sustainably preserved and readily accessible.
Requirements
- Extensive experience: You have a degree in computer science or an equivalent qualification and bring at least five years of experience in backend development within the PHP environment.
- Development know-how: You have solid experience with PHP (versions 7.3 to 8.4), PHP frameworks (Symfony, Laravel, Slim, etc.), database administration with MySQL, SOAP web services and JSON APIs.
- Teamwork: You have experience working and communicating within development teams (Git/GitLab, SCRUM).
- Quality assurance: Automated testing is familiar to you and you have already worked with various techniques (e.g., Codeception).
- Frameworks: You have extensive practical experience with PHP frameworks (e.g., Symfony, Laravel) and are familiar with modern package management systems such as Composer.
- Analytical skills: You have a quick grasp of new topics and can rapidly familiarize yourself with them.
- Independent work: The ability to work independently within an experienced team rounds off your profile.
- Location: You can work remotely from anywhere in Germany.
- Language level: Business-fluent German completes your profile (minimum C2).
Benefits
- Flexibility: Whether fully mobile, on-site or hybrid — the choice is yours.
- Career and training: We offer professional and personal development opportunities across various areas.
- Workspace: We are creative, innovative, modern and fast — and we have a lot of fun doing it.
- Top-tier environment: With us things move faster! Speed and quality are priorities — whether in product development or our digitalisation initiatives.
- Dynamic team: You will find an engaged and motivated team where fairness and openness come first.
- Company benefits: We offer long-term benefit arrangements and provide access to company health insurance and company pension schemes.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PHPSymfonyLaravelSlimMySQLSOAP web servicesJSON APIsautomated testingCodeceptionComposer
Soft Skills
teamworkanalytical skillsindependent workcommunication
Certifications
degree in computer science