Full-Stack Developer (PHP/Go) | Mid-level to Senior

You will build and own core modules in our platform - built on PHP and Go, both actively in use. At the heart of this is our Control Plane Automation Module: the orchestration layer that brings together automation nodes, data points, integrations, and AI functionalities that our enterprise clients depend on daily.

As a full-stack developer you will work across the entire product - from back-end architecture to front-end delivery - and connect, professionalise, and ship features end-to-end. You will work closely with our UX and project teams, and in many cases directly with clients. The feedback loop at Contractuo is short.

Roughly how your time will be spent:

• 70% full-stack development across PHP, Go, and frontend
• 20% contributing to internal processes and technical direction
• 10% raising the quality bar - code reviews, standards, coaching junior developers

You have 4-8 years of experience and operate comfortably at mid-level or senior level. You understand how businesses actually work - not just in theory, but from having sat in the room with operations, legal, or finance teams and helped them solve real problems. You don't need to write the code, but you need to understand what's possible well enough to set the right direction., * Working knowledge of Python - enough to understand what the technical team is building and have credible conversations about implementation

• Understanding of core AI concepts in practice - LLMs, automation agents, and document processing
• Familiarity with automation tooling such as n8n - enough to map a client process to a technical solution
• Comfortable with enterprise software environments and integration patterns

How you work:

• You can walk into a complex enterprise workflow and quickly identify where automation adds real value
• You communicate with clarity and confidence - with C-level stakeholders and technical teams alike
• You translate ambiguity into structure - turning messy briefs and vague requirements into clear, actionable direction
• You take ownership of outcomes, not just deliverables - you care whether the solution actually works for the client

Nice to haves:

• Experience in LegalTech, contract management, or document intelligence
• Background in process consulting, business analysis, or implementation roles
• Experience working in or alongside enterprise legal, finance, or operations teams
• German language skills - written and spoken, * Venlo: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred), * Software Engineering: 4 years (Preferred)

Trust & Respect - We trust each other to deliver. No micromanagement, no sign-off culture, no hierarchy getting in the way. Decisions are made on merit, not position. You'll be trusted from day one - and we expect the same in return.

Ownership & Responsibility - We take end-to-end ownership, even beyond our obvious area of responsibility. When something goes wrong, we own it. When something goes right, the team owns it together.

Honesty & Transparency - We keep it real. Feedback may leave you feeling uncomfortable - but it also makes you grow. We're transparent about mistakes, delays, and limitations. No surprises, no sugarcoating.

Teamwork - We work as one team. No distinction between roles, seniority, or background. Everyone supports each other and takes decisions based on merit. Team here means together - not just a marketing slogan.

Fun - We don't take ourselves too seriously. We work hard, but we genuinely enjoy doing it - and we think that matters.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience + 8% annual holiday allowance
• 25 vacation days, with the option to buy 10 additional days
• MacBook, phone, and all tools you need to work efficiently
• Flexible working hours - work when you're most productive
• Hybrid - freedom to work from home, with a team day every Friday in Venlo
• From month one, your code runs in production for enterprise clients
• Flat structure - no hierarchy, direct impact on product and clients from day one
• Growth path - Lead Developer, Architect, or Team Lead depending on your ambition
• Training & development actively encouraged
• Visa sponsorship available for the right candidate

The Hiring Process

• CV screening with a short introductory call with our management
• On-site live coding session - a practical assignment you complete and present

We move fast: within two weeks we make a decision and present a formal offer. We respond to every application within 14 business days.

We are handling this search directly and are not working with recruitment agencies for this role. Any CVs submitted by agencies will be treated as direct applications and processed accordingly.

Job Type: Full-time

We're Contractuo, a small, fast-moving company building the next generation of contract intelligence. Our platform helps major enterprises understand, process, and act on their legal documents at scale. At the core, we're a document and data platform: we ingest complex, unstructured contracts and turn them into structured, queryable, actionable data that businesses can actually use. The technology is genuinely unique. The clients are serious organisations. The team is small by design. We are scaling up and looking for a full-stack developer to join our team in Venlo. This is a software engineering role. You'll design and build the services, pipelines, and integrations that make our platform work - writing clean, maintainable code, thinking carefully about architecture, data flow, and edge cases, and shipping things that hold up in production. AI is part of the stack. You'll leverage it where it makes the product better - extracting structure from messy documents, powering smart features, automating what used to be manual. But the job is building software, not building models. We're looking for someone who thinks like an engineer first: someone who knows when to reach for an LLM and when a well-written function does the job better. If you like turning messy, real-world problems into reliable, production-ready systems and you want to use AI as a tool rather than be defined by it - this is the role.