Senior Backend Engineer (PHP)

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in the Educator Experience team. Join our agile team on a mission to enable institutions (like educational clinics, medical schools) to use AMBOSS resources efficiently and effectively when teaching their learners (e.g. residents and students).

What you'll do

• Actively contributing to engineering projects within our new B2B product "Educator Tool", from conception to completion.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and specifications.
• Address Ad-Hoc requests from customer support channels.
• Share your knowledge within the AMBOSS community, contributing to a culture of continuous learning and growth.

What you'll need

• Proven expertise with PHP and its modern frameworks (such as Symfony, Slim, Laravel) and MySQL.
• Product-minded approach.
• Experience in the full web development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, solution discovery, system design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Proficient in building and integrating APIs (GraphQL and/or RESTful) and adept at robust database design and management.
• Proficient in using Git for version control, including branching, merging, and code review processes.
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a track record of addressing complex technical challenges effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, capable of articulating technical concepts clearly and effectively to various stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Strong knowledge of SOLID principles, best practices, and design patterns, with recent or substantial hands-on application.

What they offer

• 30 paid vacation days, AMBOSS holiday, and personal purpose day.
• Daily healthy breakfast and lunch by in-house chef at Berlin HQ.
• Urban Sports Club (M plan), Fitbit Versa 3, Deutschland Ticket.
• AMBOSS daycare and option to work remotely from offices in Cologne, Sardinia, and Cape Town.