Senior Backend PHP Developer

We are an award-winning technology company situated in Salzburg and Dresden. Our mission? We offer an all-in-one operations platform that makes daily work and internal communication much easier for our customers from various industries, thus contributing to increased efficiency.

Tasks

You are thrilled to bits when tasks are challenging? You speak fluently in English as well as PHP? Join the developer team of hotelkit Deadlocks as well as spaghetti code do not belong to us – we are growing continually and currently looking for someone who wants to contribute his/her abilities and ideas.

Your playground

Backend

• Development of endpoints and business logic for new features and improvements
• Investigating and fixing errors
• Implementing requests to store, load and update the database (MariaDB / Postgres)
• Writing migrations to extend and adapt database structures to implement and optimise features
• Implementing interactions with the APIs and webservices of our partners and other third-party software
• Writing automated test cases to ensure reliability
• Analysing and optimizing the performance of database requests and endpoints
• You may occasionally also work on minor frontend tasks using HTML, CSS, JavaScript

General

• Development of the software for hotel operations, such as guest requests, repairs, maintenance, shift handovers, complaints management, knowledge management and other tools
• Working in a scrum team and taking part in daily scrum meeting for progress updates and resolution of potential blockings
• Review coding from other developers and giving feedback for improvement as well as getting reviews on your own developments
• Communication with the product team, UI/UX designers, testers and other developers about ongoing developments and software requirements
• Regular review and retrospective on the ongoing developments and potential improvements of the development and dev ops processes
• Research and resolution of issues found by internal quality control or reported by clients
• Planning, discussion and estimation of issues and features to be worked on in the next sprint
• Writing developer documentation and code comments
• Utilize the capabilities of modern AI tools for your daily work
• We use technology like Redis, RabbitMQ, S3, Docker, Gitlab and more, experience with these is very helpful

Requirements

Is that you?

• You hold a grade in the fields of computer science, media informatics, business informatics (or comparable training)
• You have work experience of 5 years or more
• You have experience with common unix shell commands
• You have an analytical approach and knowledge of design patterns
• You are fluent in English and are willing to work in an international English-speaking environment
• You are a proactive team player & have a high level of commitment
• Nice to have, but not required: experience with other technology we use including NestJS, Angular, npm, node (on the server side)

Benefits

Why join hotelkit?

• Work flexible & if possible remote – because life isn't just about work
• Open & welcoming work atmosphere – because a strong sense of togetherness matters to us
• Team spirit & flat hierarchies – where your voice is heard and valued
• Buddy program, birthday & anniversary celebrations – tons of fun moments guaranteed
• Legendary team events like our 3-day Summer Team Event, Christmas bash and Family & Friends gatherings
• A stylish Villa with garden as office in Dresden - kicker table & more extras
• Delicious perks – enjoy free lunch, fruit, coffee, tea and drinks all day long
• Exciting & independent projects – take ownership & make an impact
• Stay active with an EGYM Wellpass membership & team sports events
• Treat yourself (and your well-being) – enjoy mental coaching and healthy massages
• Think green – your Deutschlandticket is partly subsidized by the company
• Support local projects & take part in charity events – because giving back feels great
• Join a multiple award-winning 'Best Place to Work' in the hotel tech industry