Senior PHP Engineer

About the job Senior Software Engineer An opportunity to be part of Europe's biggest ed-tech company EUR up to 90k salary + benefits Preference to those in Berlin and Munich but we have multiple offices and would take remote German workers The Company We are working with one of Europe's largest university groups offering distance learning to over 100,000 students. We are passionate about education for everyone and believe that everyone should have the opportunity to grow on their individual learning journey. Historically, they have used third-party technology to deliver educational programmes and, as part of a new strategy, they've committed to building our entire technical stack from the ground up. Their mission is to provide our learners with an end-to-end software platform that will empower them to focus on their educational journeys. YOUR TASKS Be a crucial part of our cross-functional agile teams, contributing to the development of our student and learning platform. Elevate the digital learning experience by designing, implementing, and operating products within our technical stack. Drive continuous improvement of customer-centric solutions and overall code quality through pairing sessions and automated tests. Share your expertise with the team, fostering the professional growth of more junior colleagues. Build scalable and cloud-native solutions in our AWS environment, with a focus on Laravel PHP and occasional TypeScript. Provide technical perspectives to management, guiding decision-making processes YOUR PROFILE You have a strong understanding of web technologies and profound experience with PHP and Laravel showcasing a deep understanding of backend development. Strong experience and competence in developing scalable solutions within the AWS environment. Experience with automated software testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery practices. Knowledge of event driven architectures, messaging patterns and Apache Kafka is a plus. Excitement about creating end-to-end solutions for our customers in a cross-functional team. Passion for knowledge sharing and willingness to mentor other team members regarding best practices, code quality and tech frameworks. Experience in working on and driving initiatives across multiple teams. WE OFFER Shape your career: Rapid growth opens many new opportunities for you. Tell us about your dream career and well help you make it happen. Work from wherever you want : Modern tools and video meetings make it possible: with IU, the boundaries between here and there blur. You want to work from abroad for a while? No problem thanks to our WorkFlex benefits. and flexible time: Its your job: We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself. You have the choice: You are free to choose your equipment, because everyone has its own preferences when it comes to hardware. Take your knowledge to a new level: Benefit from a 100% discount on tuition fees for an IU combined degree in the tech sector and many other free training courses. There is always something new to learn. Get a good rest: we push ourselves every day to go above and beyond. But we also take the time to recharge our batteries: with 30 days of annual vacation for all employees. Need some time off? How about a sabbatical? Join our team Learning Experience at Germanys largest university with over 120,000 students! We are driving everything at IU related to learning digitally. From browsing courses you are enrolled in to reading their course material and taking quizzes. We provide our students with everything they need, to learn a courses curriculum.