Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

HomeToGo; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Mentoring

Health insurance

Flexible hours

Language courses

Workshops

Office perks

Team events

Berlin trips

Job summary

HomeToGo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (PHP) to join our Checkout team. You will own end-to-end features, optimize the booking flow and deliver seamless experiences for users, using PHP, Symfony and a modern tech stack.

You’ll collaborate with stakeholders, mentor teammates, and contribute to architectural standards while working with Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes and AWS to build scalable services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Expert in PHP and Symfony.
• Experience building scalable, distributed systems.
• Proficient with relational databases.
• Experience designing APIs and integrating with third-party systems.
• Experience with LLM-based tools.
• Strong English communication and stakeholder collaboration.
• Team player with mentoring mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end features from refinement to production.
• Design and build applications with scalability and reliability.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define requirements and milestones.
• Contribute to technical and architectural standards across the company.
• Mentor teammates and participate in hiring.

Skills

PHP language

Symfony

API design

English language

Teamwork/mentoring

Tools

Elasticsearch

RabbitMQ

SQS

Kubernetes

AWS

SQL databases

Job description

Explore a new world of possibilities

At HomeToGo, we’re on a mission to make incredible accommodation easily accessible for everyone. Our team is united by a passion for travel, driven by innovation and impact, and guided by open-minded leaders at every level. Our commitment to recognizing and empowering exceptional talent is the foundation of our growth. We are actively hiring candidates from all around the world, including sponsoring visas for Germany. An amazing journey of opportunity with an international team lies ahead - join us!

Your future contribution

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer (PHP) to join our Checkout team. You will play an essential role in our platform’s success by joining the team responsible for enhancing the checkout process and post booking experience. Your expertise in PHP development will be instrumental in delivering seamless user experiences and optimizing the booking flow for our users.

How you’ll add value

• Taking end-to-end ownership of features, from refinement to production, including engineering decisions on larger topics
• Designing and build entire applications, partnering with architects to ensure the scalability, reliability and usability of our Marketplace products
• Working with business stakeholders to define requirements, plan milestones and iterate on features based on measured performance
• Contributing to technical and architectural standards across the company
• Mentoring teammates and take part in hiring
• Working with a broad stack including PHP, SQL databases, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, SQS, Kubernetes and AWS

You’ll be successful in this role if you

• Have at least 5 years of professional software engineering experience
• Are an expert in PHP and Symfony
• Have an experience building scalable, distributed systems
• Are knowledgable of relational databases
• Posses an experience designing APIs and integrating with third-party systems
• Worked with LLM-based tools, both as a user and as an engineer building AI-driven solutions
• Feel comfortable with working directly with business stakeholders
• Show a working proficiency in English
• Have a habit of continuous learning and a team-player mindset

What we offer

• Career of growth opportunities and promotions, 360 feedback, performance evaluation system, and mentoring from an international and distinguished team
• Culture of empowerment, trust, recognition, autonomy and quarterly transparency about company goals. A focus on work-life balance, combined with consistent collaboration and support from a team of 30+ nationalities
• Compensation of attractive salary, health insurance, additional holidays, flexible working hours, language courses, employee-led workshops, office perks, frequent team building and company events, business trips to Berlin