Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

Join Our Team as a Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

At HomeToGo, we are on a mission to make incredible accommodation easily accessible for everyone. Our team is united by a passion for travel, driven by innovation and impact, and guided by open-minded leaders at every level. We are actively hiring candidates from all around the world, including sponsoring visas for Germany. An amazing journey of opportunity with an international team lies ahead - join us!

Your Future Contribution

We're on the lookout for a top-notch team player to step into the role of Senior Software Engineer (PHP) within our Paid Marketing team. This opportunity allows you to dive into the world of enhancing and managing our extensive marketing applications and handling systems for millions of paid marketing campaigns. Your contribution will be crucial in the ongoing development and care of our product.

How You’ll Add Value

• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to plan and execute a data-driven roadmap.
• Contribute to best practices and continuously improve the code and architecture of our systems.
• Ensure the scalability and reliability of our high-scale systems.
• Develop tests and monitoring systems to maintain project maintainability.
• Utilize your expertise in PHP development, frameworks (such as Symfony), and design patterns.
• Demonstrate knowledge of highly scalable distributed systems.
• Implement Test-Driven Development practices to ensure quality code.

You’ll Be Successful in This Role If You:

• Have 5+ years of experience in developing systems using PHP.
• Have strong experience with enterprise MVC frameworks, ideally Symfony.
• Possess basic principles knowledge like SOLID and DRY.
• Are proficient in design patterns.
• Have strong SQL and data organization skills, with expertise in MySQL/MariaDB.
• Have experience designing asynchronous systems involving a queue-based system, with expertise with RabbitMQ.
• Possess experience working with Docker for containerization.
• Have experience working with highly scalable distributed systems.
• Are familiar with Redis for high-performance caching (or any other caching system).
• Are proficient in English, both written and verbal.

What HomeToGo Offers:

• Career growth opportunities and promotions, 360 feedback, performance evaluation system, and mentoring from an international and distinguished team.
• Culture of empowerment, trust, recognition, autonomy, and quarterly transparency about company goals.
• A focus on work-life balance, combined with consistent collaboration and support from a team of 30+ nationalities.
• Compensation of attractive salary, health insurance, additional holidays, flexible working hours, training budget, language courses, employee-led workshops, office perks, frequent team building and company events, business trips to Berlin.

About Us

HomeToGo is the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo, and TripAdvisor. From vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, houseboats, castles, farm stays, and everything in between, HomeToGo combines price, destination, dates, and amenities to find the perfect accommodation for any trip worldwide.

Founded in 2014, HomeToGo operates localized apps & websites in 25 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Asia-Pacific. HomeToGo also operates brands such as Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, atraveo, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Kurzurlaub, Kurz Mal Weg, Tripping.com, and Wimdu.

HomeToGo is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring and nurturing exceptional talent, representing various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are authentically candid and open-minded, fostering a safe environment for diverse opinions. Our hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate against race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political, ideological, or religious views, disability, or age.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a workforce of equality and diversity at HomeToGo and to provide opportunities to everyone. We therefore welcome your application even if you aren't completely confident that your experiences fit the job description criteria. We would really love to get to know you!