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# Junior Backend Engineer

- **Company:** Travelcircus GmbH
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Command-Line Interface, Code Review, Relational Databases, Software Debugging, Linux, Web Development, Elasticsearch, Object-Oriented Software Development, Pair Programming, Queueing Systems, Software Tools, Service-Oriented Architecture, SQL Databases, Web Services, Backend, Api Design, Api Management
- **Published:** July 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7999d4a997a38c12

## About the Role

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

## Description

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


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