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# (Junior) PHP Backend Engineer

- **Company:** zero Gruppe
- **Location:** Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Software Quality, Code Review, Databases, Relational Databases, Cursor, Programming Tools, Laravel, Unix Shell, PHP Development, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Symfony, Systems Architecture, PHP Frameworks, Caching, Backend, Git, Front End Software Development, Claude, Google Gemini, Restful APIs, Docker
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.absolventa.de/stellenangebote/13337476-b-junior-php-backend-engineer

## About the Role

* Solid programming skills in at least one language, with a strong interest in software development
 * Proven experience in PHP development; experience with modern PHP frameworks Symfony or Laravel) is a plus
 * Confident working with relational databases, Git, Docker, and in a Linux shell environment
 * Experience with AI-based development tools Cursor, Claude, Gemini, Windsurf) is a bonus
 * Strong attention to detail and a structured, quality-driven approach to work
 * Fluent in both German and English, written and spoken

## Description

As a PHP Backend Developer, you'll work with modern frameworks, enjoy a variety of employee benefits, and grow professionally within a passionate and innovative tech team. If writing clean, efficient PHP code is your thing, this is the place to be.
You Will:

 * Develop new features for fast-growing digital products using modern web technologies
 * Maintain and expand the system architecture across frontend, backend, databases, caches, and APIs comparison interfaces, result pages, finalization flows, REST APIs)
 * Optimize and scale the platform in a service-oriented architecture
 * Maintain code quality through daily code reviews and automated testing