Senior PHP Developer

Permanent employee, Full-time · Remote (Poland)

Das erwartet dich

Design, develop, and maintain web applications using PHP 8+, Symfony, and Laravel.
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, following OOP, SOLID, TDD, DDD, and Clean Code principles.
Lead and participate in refactoring and replatforming initiatives for legacy applications, ensuring long-term maintainability and performance.
Collaborate with architects, product managers, DevOps, and QA engineers to deliver features from concept to deployment.
Build and integrate REST APIs with security, scalability, and performance in mind.
Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues across the stack.
Write and maintain unit, functional, and integration tests (PHPUnit, Codeception).
Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving our engineering standards.
Maintain and update technical documentation.

Das bringst du mit

5+ years of commercial experience in PHP web development.
Strong experience with PHP 8+, at least one of the popular MVC frameworks (Symfony/Laravel/Yii), DDD, Microservices Architecture, and REST API.
Solid knowledge of OOP, SOLID, and Clean Code principles.
Proven experience in refactoring and replatforming large-scale legacy systems.
Hands-on experience with MySQL/MariaDB databases.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI preferred).
Experience with Docker and Git.
Strong understanding of software architecture and system design.
Effective communication skills and ability to work in a team.
Proactivity and a strong focus on continuous improvement.
Languages: Fluent in English (B2) and Polish (B2).

Nice to have

Experience with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript).
Experience with Agile/Scrum and eXtreme Programming.
Experience with queue systems
Knowledge of German language.

Our stack

Languages/Frameworks: PHP 8+/Symfony 6+/Laravel 9+, JS/TypeScript, Go, PHPUnit, Codeception, Flutter/Dart
Databases: MySQL, MariaDB
Infrastructure: UNIX, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ
Testing: Playwright, Python, Dart, Postman
CI/CD: GitLab CI, Code Magic
Containerization: Docker
AI Tools: Jetbrains AI, Cursor, Gemini for Google Workspace
Tools: Jira, Requirements & Test Management for Jira, Confluence, Slack, IDE (freedom of choice), G Suite, Sentry

Engineering practices

Agile Scrum + XP elements
OOP, TDD, DDD, SOLID, Clean Code
Code reviews, pull requests, automation mindset

QA as part of cross-functional team

Benefits & Perks

Private healthcare
Cafeteria system & Sport Card
Training budget €800 per year
Integration meetings (internal training, hackathon, integration trips and meetings)
Referral Bonus
Startup atmosphere
No dress code
Flexible hours
Flexible working format - remote or hybrid
Modern office, Chillout zone, Standing desk, parking for bicycles, and a cloakroom with showers
Regular office lunches and integration meetings
Some international travels included

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Über uns

We are blau direkt
Infrastructure service provider for brokerage companies in the insurance industry.
Our business is to provide infrastructure services to insurance brokers. We manage
data, documents, claims, and most importantly: communication! blau direkt facilitates
the work of over 1,400 insurance brokers and distributors.

As a technology market leader, we offer brokerage companies in the insurance industry
the most modern infrastructure services and a tried and tested touchpoint management
system, which fundamentally sets us apart from other broker pools in Germany.
We are just opening a new R&D center, where we build engineering teams to support the
most crucial blau direkt products.

Insurance and finance are dull? Not with blau direkt!
We have made it our task to digitize and simplify the originally very paper-heavy and
time-consuming work of our partners with the help of our solutions. Together as a team,
we are driving new standards in the industry.

Talk to us and be a part of this experience from the beginning, which gives you the
unique opportunity to really make an impact on how we do things.

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We are looking forward to hearing from you!

We appreciate your interest in Blau Direkt Poland Sp. z o.o.. Please fill in the following short form. Should you have any difficulties in uploading your files, please contact us by mail at recruiting@blaudirekt.pl.