Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) (remote)

• Work in agile scrum teams to make access to legal consultation easier each day
• Collaborate within cross-functional teams including product managers, designers and other developers to translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines
• Develop and maintain cutting-edge web-based applications and services written in PHP
• Drive the development of GraphQL & RESTful APIs and backend services using PHP frameworks like Symfony and Laminas, ensuring robustness, scalability and maintainability of the overall system
• Contribute to our engineering standards to continuously improve the consistency and quality of our codebases and processes and ensure performance, accessibility, and a great user experience
• Implement automated testing strategies for frontend and backend codebases, utilizing frameworks such as Jest, PHPUnit, and Cypress to ensure code quality, reliability and maintainability
• Work closely with our DevOps teams to streamline the deployment process, implement CI/CD pipelines, and optimize infrastructure for performance, scalability, and reliability

Main benefits of the job:

• Due to our size, everyone can get involved in architectural decisions. Every Friday we have our architecture "get-together"
• Be part of the transformation to implement and modernize our existing tech stack to align with best practices and the latest standards
• Everyone has the opportunity to shape things on various topics like tools, processes, technological solutions, ideas for product development, and not just simply have to silently implement tasks
• We have between 3-4 million page impressions per month

• Extensive knowledge of PHP, including modern frameworks such as Symfony and Laminas, coupled with a deep understanding of backend architecture, design patterns and best practices
• 5 years of proven experience in backend web development, with a strong focus on server-side technologies. This includes hands-on experience with database management systems, API development, and integration, as well as a deep understanding of server architecture, security protocols, and performance optimization techniques
• Proficiency in building and consuming GraphQL and RESTful APIs, working with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.), and implementing security best practices
• Experience working with large codebases in complex environments
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (Docker, AWS Services, CI/CD pipelines) is a plus
• You are familiar with Design Patterns and software engineering best practices
• Basic knowledge of Go, or the willingness to learn it, is a plus
• Fluent proficiency in German is a plus (or at least B2), as it may facilitate communication with stakeholders and team members (don’t worry: general communication in the IT team is in English)

• Flexible remote working options all over Germany (or in combination with an attractive workplace in the heart of Nuremberg)
• Family-friendly and agile environment as well as regular community events and activities (approx. 4-6 times a year at different locations in Germany)
• Fitness: Subsidy towards USC, FitX or EGYM Wellpass (max. 40 € per month)
• subsidized lunch (4 € per day)
• 30 vacation days
• 24.12. and 31.12. off
• Mobility: subsidy for „Deutschlandticket“ (50 %)
• Company discounts (corporate benefits and FutureBens)
• Full salary for up to 6 sick days per child per year (12 sick days for single parents)