Backend Developer - Laravel / AWS (m/f/x) in Berlin

United States Digital Space LLC; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Employee stock options

25 days vacation + tenure bonus (up to

Holiday: half-day off on Christmas Eve

Holiday: half-day off on New Year’s E

Employee discount on workshops

Deutschlandticket subsidy

Urban Sports Club membership

Epic team events

Zusammenfassung

United States Digital Space LLC in Berlin is seeking a backend engineer to own the next generation of our booking platform. You will take real ownership from analysis through deployment, working closely with design and product leadership in a lean, office-first team.

You will shape our architecture, tackle cross-service challenges, optimize data models and queues, and push production readiness with AI-assisted tooling (Claude Code and Cursor) as a core part of your workflow.

Qualifikationen

• Several years of production backend experience with PHP/Laravel.
• Strong architectural judgement with proven trade-offs.
• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, SQS, EC2, ECS/Fargate, CloudFront, Bedrock).
• Fluency with AI-assisted development using Claude Code and Cursor.
• Maker mindset with proactive, hands-on approach.
• Ability to challenge existing approaches respectfully and effectively.

Aufgaben

• Own backend features end to end, from analysis through deployment and monitoring (Backoffice).
• Shape our architecture: propose direction and build it.
• Collaborate across services, data models, queues, integrations, and performance; improve monitoring and reduce technical debt.
• Use AI tooling as a core part of the workflow.
• Identify edge cases early and draw on production experience.
• Work with a tight-knit team of engineers, designer, and product lead in daily standups and planning.

Kenntnisse

PHP/Laravel

Backend architecture

AWS services

AI-assisted development

Production systems

Problem solving

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

Jobbeschreibung

the company is the booking platform and software for local workshops. Since our founding in April 2021, we have continuously developed our product and now work with more than 3,000 providers. In total, we offer over 13,000 experiences in Germany, Austria, and online.

Your next step → the company!

We are looking for a backend engineer to help us build the next generation of the the company platform. Our ambitions for the product have grown, and so has what we need from our backend and architecture. This is a hands‑on role with real ownership of technical direction, not a ticket queue.

You will join a lean engineering team of four, working directly with our designer and product lead. Small team, short path from idea to production, and plenty of room to leave your mark.

Become part of a world‑class team with an office‑first culture in Berlin!

Tasks

• You own backend features end to end, from initial analysis through deployment and monitoring, including our partner‑facing booking software (Backoffice)
• You shape our architecture: you identify what is holding the product back, propose a direction, and then build it
• You work across service boundaries, data models, queues, integrations, and performance, and you improve monitoring and address technical debt without being asked
• You use AI tooling as a core part of how you work, including on parts of the stack outside your specialization
• You think critically about requirements and identify edge cases early, drawing on your experience of what can go wrong in production
• You actively collaborate with our tight‑knit team of engineers, designer, and product lead in daily standups, planning, and technical discussions: asking questions when something is unclear, sharing blockers early, and contributing your perspective

Requirements

• Several years of production backend experience, ideally with PHP/Laravel, and a track record of systems you built that other people still run
• Strong opinions about architecture, backed by reasons and by having lived with the consequences of your past decisions
• Solid experience with AWS services such as Lambda, SQS, EC2, ECS/Fargate, CloudFront, and Bedrock, and comfort owning what you ship in production
• Real fluency with AI‑assisted development. We use Claude Code day to day and can also offer Cursor. We want someone who already works this way and can push the rest of the team forward
• A maker mindset and a can‑do attitude: you would rather build the thing than write a document about building the thing
• The confidence to challenge how things are done today, the respect to understand why they were done that way first, and the honesty to say when you do not know something

BenefitsCompensation

• Attractive Salary
• Employee Stock Options: Become a true part of our success at the company!
• Growing Vacation Policy: 25 days base holiday + 1 extra day for every year of tenure (up to 30 days)
• Holiday Perks: You get a half‑day off on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve

Benefits

• 50% Employee Discount on all the company workshops and experiences
• Exclusive Corporate Benefits and discounts with numerous partners
• Subsidized Deutschlandticket (public transport subsidy)
• Discounted Urban Sports Club membership
• Epic team events: we have thousands of great events at our disposal!

Learning curve & Impact

• Structured Onboarding: with the help of our the company cannon and a personal buddy to guide you through your first steps with us
• Learning & Development Program: Together, we master today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities
• Regular 1:1 Sessions and open feedback culture
• Ownership from Day 1: Manage your own projects and enjoy the creative freedom to bring your ideas to life