Junior Backend Engineer

Travelcircus is seeking a Junior Backend Engineer (m/f/x) to join the development team. We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about building robust & scalable technology platforms, systems and APIs. You’ll be an integral part of the engineering team and will work closely with others throughout our company to deliver the best possible product to our customers. Ideal candidates will have experience with PHP, API development and Service-Oriented Architectures.

Things you will work on

• Building and extending our Platform Services and Booking Systems
• Designing, developing, and maintaining a robust transactional API platform, that will be used internally and directly by 3rd parties
• Using AI tools to enhance the development process
• Participating in code reviews and pair programming
• Improving our existing platform codebase which is used by tens of thousands of users on a daily basis
• Addressing bugs and performance issues

Do you love traveling and are you ready for new challenges in an ambitious, fast-growing and committed company? Then you’ve come to the right place!, * Experience building web applications and distributed web services

• Knowledge of PHP / OOP, relational databases and data modelling
• Good understanding of SQL and the ability to write and debug queries
• Experience with common AI agents like Claude or Codex
• Experience with Linux/macOS command line
• Experience using message queues and Elasticsearch is a plus
• Strong visual, verbal and written communication skills, fluency in english, german is a plus
• Experience working in Agile environments

Pulled from the full job description

• Flexible schedule, * FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS thanks to part-time and flexitime models as well as remote work (2 days a week)
• ATTRACTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT in a stylish loft office with start-up flair, cooking together, fun & cohesion in a varied working environment and regular team events
• TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION thanks to flat hierarchies, fixed feedback cycles and weekly company and team meetings
• OPTIMAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES thanks to a comprehensive onboarding program and individual induction, continuous on-the-job training, optimal promotion and further development opportunities
• ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION & DISCOUNT on the BVG company ticket (local public transport) and discounts with over 800 other providers
• PERSONAL TRAVEL BUDGET of €1080 per year to spend freely on our entire product portfolio
• WORK LIFE BALANCE with 28 vacation days, increasing per year of service, with up to 35 days of vacation entitlement as well as company health management and a pension plan

Over the past few years, Travelcircus has developed into an international company with over 100 highly motivated and committed employees who form the basis of our success. If you would like to get to know our team, then take a look at our Instagram Career page - there you will get a first impression of your future colleagues., Travelcircus, the online booking platform for event travel experiences, was founded by Bastian Böckenhüser in Berlin in 2014. By combining internationally popular events (e.g. theme parks, musicals, exhibitions or concerts) with quality-tested premium hotels, Travelcircus puts together unique packages at attractive prices for its customers. Over 1 million travellers have trusted us since the company was founded.

Since the beginning of 2022, Travelcircus has entered other European markets in addition to the DACH markets. Dutch, Belgian, French, Italian, Spanish, Danish and British travellers can now also book the unique packages. Through the Travelking brand acquired in September 2022, Travelcircus is also represented in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. True to the motto ‘by travellers for travellers’, the Travelcircus team shares a common vision of presenting the hottest events and most sought-after weekend destinations to travel enthusiasts online at the best value for money.