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# Senior PHP Back End Engineer

- **Company:** Smoobu GmbH
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Command-Query Responsibility Segregation (Software Development), Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Symfony, Containerization, Non-relational Database, Front End Software Development, Domain Driven Design, Docker
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5844399046

## About the Role

* Have experience designing and working with event-driven, asynchronous and integration-heavy systems
 * Have excellent problem-solving skills
 * Are a master of AI-assisted software development, including agentic coding tools and workflows
 * Have experience mentoring team members, providing technical guidance, constructive feedback, and support while fostering a collaborative and learning-oriented environment
 * Have an entrepreneurial mindset and business curiosity
 * Have solid experience with our technical stack:
 + Modern PHP & Symfony
 + Relational and non-relational databases
 + Docker and containerized environments
 + Cloud platforms, preferably AWS
 * Have excellent English communication skills and the ability to work efficiently in a distributed team

Nice to have:

 * Experience with layered architectures, CQRS patterns, Domain-Driven Design principles
 * Full stack engineering experience incl. infrastructure, frontend

## Description

* Autonomously plan and execute full quarter complexity projects, set measurable milestones, manage complex dependencies and scope
 * Partner closely with business stakeholders to refine product direction, recommend impactful improvements delivering customer value, and strengthening feedback loops
 * Propose and implement tangible technical initiatives improving team velocity and overall software quality. Mentor your colleagues.
 * Continuously improve the way we use AI-assisted and agentic coding, hit impossible goals and make it new normal.
 * Contribute in transforming Smoobu Tech into a cloud-native, service-oriented architecture., * 45-60-minute technical assessment with a peer or stakeholder. This step may include a discussion of a take-home assignment, which you may be asked to prepare in advance
 * 30-minute call with your future team members
 * Reference check & Offer

Please note that this is a general recruitment process and may vary depending on the role and the seniority level of the position.


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