Job description

We are an 800+ strong team whose ideas underpin successful exits, IPOs, strong financial results and competitive advantages as well as novel processes, new business models and great user experiences. We focus on e-commerce, mobility, and transport & logistics, while always keeping an eye on emerging segments as well.

We rethink processes, business models and architecture, not to mention tech stacks. This approach opens doors for our people to find their own ways and solutions and bring their own ideas to life, learning and advancing both within and across teams and departments.

We say no to office politics and pointless meetings. We celebrate curiosity, experimentation, and passion beyond code. We are very open to people growing both within and beyond their teams and departments. And this is where we suggest starting today.

Our client Smoobu, a subsidiary of HomeToGo Group, is a fast-growing startup in the vacation rental industry. Smoobu’s all-in-one SaaS solution for private hosts currently manages over 70,000 properties across more than 120 countries. Smoobu’s priority is to help its hosts efficiently manage and grow their business.

You will be part of a young, ambitious, and international team that is passionate about exceeding customer expectations through expert advice and action. As we continue to innovate and expand our offerings, we are

looking for talented and driven individuals eager to take on the challenge of transforming the vacation rental industry and taking it to the next level.

In this role, you will

Work hand-in-hand with business stakeholders to identify requirements, plan milestones, and polish features by measuring their performance

Decompose the monolith, building and perfecting a variety of APIs to enable seamless integration with external partners as well as inter-service communication

Migrate the application environment from the private cloud to the AWS platform

Choose adequate technical and business metrics to monitor features and manage the risk

Apply engineering best practices to the current team environment

Contribute to the resolution of technical design issues

What you will bring

Relevant experience in Backend engineering

Knowledge of recent PHP & Symfony versions

Practical experience and understanding of creating testable code (unit and integration tests)

Experience with relational databases (MySQL)

Practical knowledge of Decomposing monolithic architectures, Clean Coding, Test-Driven Development, SOLID principles and Docker

Good communication skills and the ability to work efficiently in a distributed team

Fluent knowledge of English