Senior PHP Backend Engineer (m/f/d) (2 years fixed contract)

We are looking for a driven senior PHP Backend Engineer (m/f/d) to join CIA (Customer-Inspired-Agencies) team at Flix on a 2 years fixed contract.

CIA team provides technology solutions for all stakeholders of Global Offline Sales such as resellers, ticket agents, metasearchers, ticket vending machines, telesales agents etc. Also, we support internal stakeholders such as Sales Managers by enabling them to manage reseller data, and other Flix Teams by providing reseller data. We develop and maintain an after-sales platform with useful features and functionalities for Offline Sales. We are a cross-functional team, collaborating in a very professional and effective way and following Agile principles.

If you are interested in boosting Global Offline Sales and optimizing user and data flows, read on:

Your Tasks – Paint the world green

• You will be part of a self-organized, cross-functional distributed team owning the Global Offline Sales products and will hence directly contribute to the success of the business
• You place Global Offline Sales users and stakeholders at the center when developing solutions
• You develop and maintain applications for more than 30k users.
• You help design and build the new Shift/Daily sales closure functionality for our offline resellers.
• You support and improve the Booking Report product, providing real-time and precise sales data to our users.
• You align and establish synergies with other teams to remove dependencies or keep them lean.
• You investigate and understand the coupling of elements from the old legacy system, proactively working to improve the architecture.
• You drive the development process using an Agile environment.
• You are an active contributor to team discussions and decisions.
• You support our CI/CD environment. Produce a positive impact with each release.

Your Profile – Ready to hop on board

• 5+ years of commercial experience, 2 years in a senior position
• Deep knowledge of PHP 7+
• Good knowledge and experience with Symfony, API Platform, MySQL, NGINX, Docker, AWS, Design Patterns, CI/CD (Unit testing/GitLab CI/Ansible), Rollbar, DataDog, etc
• Good knowledge and experience with SQL and understanding of an ORM’s internals
• Solid foundation in software development practices
• Ability to split a complicated task into smaller deliverable chunks
• Experience working in a Scrum/Agile environment
• Intermediate level of English (or higher)
• Solution-oriented attitude, with a focus on materializing the business vision through technical means;
• Have the ability and willingness to learn quickly, and handle pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Great communication and collaboration skills, be an active team member and share the team's responsibilities.

Desirable:

• Experience in or willingness to grow in Java, Terraform, Kubernetes, Kafka;
• Any other European language is a plus;
• Bachelor/Master in Informatics, Computer Science, Business Informatics, Economics or similar;

Our Perks – More than just a job

• You have an impact. With innovation and smart technology, we are creating the easiest way to travel. We want your ideas and give you autonomy to make them reality.​
• Flix is flexible. Organize your own schedule with trust-based hours and up to 60 days of working from (m)anywhere. We are an office-first company, and we encourage all employees to come regularly to their local office.
• Travelling is our passion. Discover the world with your free Flix rides and bring along your friends and family for half price.
• Teamwork makes the dream work. Our FlixTeam has people from over 80 different nations. We work in a multicultural environment where we can challenge and support each other.
• We're not only green in color. We’re building for the long term, and that means protecting our planet. We constantly test new green technologies and compensate for the CO2 after all our business travel since 2018.
• Your well-being is important to us. To treat your mind and body we will give you a competitive paid time off package, mental health support including 1:1 consultations with a psychologist, and a neat discount on UrbanSportsClub memberships.

Want to rewrite the history of mobility with us? Then join our ride and apply now. We're excited to hear from you! We recognize that everyone carries a unique set of valuable skills and experiences. If you think you could have an impact even though you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

Flix – A place to enjoy work and have an impact

The future of transportation is Green. Here at Flix Tech, the R&D group, we develop software with the brightest minds from around the world to engineer new experiences for our millions of customers across our apps and websites. Every day we solve challenging problems, like how to scale rapidly around the world and how to make an experience that delights our customers. We have a culture of sharing ideas, contributing to open source projects and being an active member in our technical communities.

Flix is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity), national, social or ethnic origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, competence and merit.