PHP Backend Engineer

About Zizoo

Zizoo is the leading boat holiday platform, offering over 21,000 boats across 500 destinations worldwide. We cater both to licensed sailors looking to book a boat only, and to those with no sailing experience, interested in hiring a boat together with a captain and optional crew. Zizoo makes it easy for travellers to find the right boat by simplifying the selection and booking process.

Position

PHP Backend Engineer has to be a PHP and Symphony buff, a data-driven motivated “machine” that turns Club Matte into code but always interested in taking his coding skills to the next level.

Responsibilities

• Work in cross functional agile teams
• Work on new features and fixing bugs
• Work primarily on the back end, but sometimes on the front end too
• Create APIs
• Contribute to quarterly roadmap planning
• Contribute to the development methodologies put in place by the team
• Actively partaking in code reviews 
• Get things done!

Your qualification

• 3+ years experience in PHP, Composer, GIT
• 1+ year(s) experience in using HTML/CSS, JS/jQuery, Bootstrap or equivalents
• 1+ year(s) experience in Symfony 3/4, Doctrine, Twig
• 1+ year(s) experience developing with Docker 
• Experience in writing Microservices
• Understanding of modern web stacks (linux, load balancing, caching, etc.)
• Ability to work with modern libraries and homebrewed code
• Interest in keeping up to date with the latest technology and understanding of the upgrade path required for implementation on production applications
• Experience working in an agile environment where we release multiple times a day, as well as working with feature branches
• Very good English written and verbal communication skills, and great team spirit

Will be a plus

• Unit tests
• AWS Ecosystem
• Javascript, React.js, Node.js 

What we offer

• A data-driven environment where good ideas flourish 
• Supportive training and learning opportunities
• Growth opportunities within the role, company and geographies
• Flat office hierarchy and international team
• An awesome office in Kreuzberg with snacks all day + drinks on Friday
• A fun, sun-and-beach-themed work and office culture
• Team building events

Additional details

Communication and all issues related to the position are curated by the recruitment partner of Zizoo.