Senior Backend Developer

Get-e; Hoofddorp; Hybrid; EUR 54,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to 90K

Hybrid work

Travel allowance

NS Business card

Work from abroad up to 2 weeks

25 vacation days

Pension scheme

Bike lease

Job summary

Get-e is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to join our international team and deliver scalable backend services connecting airline rostering with Get-e platforms. You’ll own end-to-end integrations, build new features, and ensure reliability with automated tests.

You’ll work across PHP/Java stacks, Laravel/SpringBoot, and relational databases, in a hybrid setup with 3 days in the office and 2 at home. English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years experience with PHP and/or Java (hands-on in one, capable in the other).
• Commercial experience with Laravel and/or SpringBoot.
• Solid experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL and understanding of transactions.
• Knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes and Docker for scalable backend development.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Build new features and integrations with third-party systems you don’t control.
• Own end-to-end integration and shipping your own work to production.
• Performing improvements, investigations and bug fixes to ensure system reliability.
• Creating and maintaining automated tests for robust and efficient software.
• Helping to refine user stories and tasks, ensuring they are well understood and actionable.
• Maintaining a clear and efficient code structure based on best practices and Domain-Driven Design.
• Conducting code reviews to ensure code quality.
• Ensuring proper separation of domains and promoting low coupling within the codebase

Skills

English proficiency

Team collaboration

Independent work

MVP mindset

Education

Tools

PHP

Java

Laravel

SpringBoot

MySQL

PostgreSQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Apache Kafka

Job description

Your job

What we do

We connect airline rostering systems to Get-e platforms such as transportation, hotel and flights. Every airline speaks a different dialect and we turn all of it into one clean stream of booking requirements the rest of the platform can act on. That platform is a hybrid ecosystem of monoliths and microservices running on Kubernetes in AWS.

In short, your new job as a Senior Backend Developer!

• Working in a highly dynamic and technically complex environment.
• You are an autonomous, self-driven person, who brings a strong drive for continuous self-improvement.
• You have a good balance between getting it done and doing it right. You’re not chasing perfection, you’re looking for solutions.
• You bring strong communicative skills, with the ability to explain your technical choices to the team and stakeholders.
• You use provided AI tools to boost your productivity but you don’t allow the AI to drive you.
• You enjoy working in an international work environment with over 21 different nationalities who all bring their unique energy to the table

Sounds appealing so far? Make sure to keep reading, because this position is a great next step into your career!

Your profile

As a Backend developer, you will have a job that provides a lot of variety, but most of all, will give you the opportunity to provide a big impact on the team and company. A few responsibilities that you will get are as follows:

• Building new features and integrations with third-party systems you don’t control.
• Owning end to end integration and shipping your own work to production
• Performing improvements, investigations and bug fixes to ensure system reliability.
• Creating and maintaining automated tests for robust and efficient software.
• Helping to refine user stories and tasks, ensuring they are well understood and actionable.
• Maintaining a clear and efficient code structure based on best practices and Domain-Driven Design.
• Conducting code reviews to ensure code quality.
• Ensuring proper separation of domains and promoting low coupling within the codebase

What do you bring to the table? To be the right fit for Get-E, the following requirements are needed:

• An MVP mindset, you build, you ship out, you collect feedback and make it better.
• Ability to plan ahead just enough before going down the rabbit hole of painting the full picture.
• You know your way around working effectively within a team, but have the ability to work independently on large scale (high availability) SaaS products with zero-downtime.
• 3-5 years experience with PHP and/or Java (proficient in one, genuinely hands-on with the other, and happy to work across both)
• Commercial experience with Laravel and/or SpringBoot frameworks (proficient in one, genuinely hands-on with the other, and happy to work across both)
• Solid experience with relational databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL and a deep understanding of transactions and isolation levels.
• Knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker for scalable, high-performance back-end development.
• Understanding of event-driven architectures and experience with event-driven technologies like Apache Kafka.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken, to collaborate with international colleagues and remote teams.

What we’re not looking for

This role is not a good fit for you if:

• You want to build the most technically perfect solution, regardless of its business value.
• You lean more toward technology itself than the business impact it creates.
• You follow dogma and “the playbook,” believing that this automatically leads to the best outcome.
• You follow the Boy Scout rule and you spend noticeable time on refactoring the codebase to make it better while it adds no outstanding business value.
• You expect a 100% clear Jira ticket with full description to start development.
• You avoid conflict or keep postponing decisions until you have complete certainty.
• You expect a fully planned sprint with no surprises or change of plans in the middle of the sprint.

Why us?

What will you get in return? You will, of course, be compensated properly for the work you provide. Here's a little insight on what you can expect!

• A salary package up to 90K annually, based on 40 hours per week and based on your work experience as a Backend Developer.
• A full time position with opportunities to grow and make a significant impact
• A hybrid work setup (3 days at the office and 2 days from home)
• Travel allowance or fully paid NS Business card for commuting
• The possibility to use our cab service 2 times per year
• The possibility to work from abroad for a maximum of 2 weeks per year
• 25 vacation days per year based on full-time employment
• Pension Scheme
• Bike lease