You develop, test, and maintain scalable APIs (REST & GraphQL) with a consistent focus on code quality, security, and reusability.
You share responsibility for live systems: monitoring, fault diagnosis, performance optimization, and continuous improvement in production.
You actively contribute to architecture and infrastructure decisions: your assessment of scalability and system design is sought, not just welcomed.
You conduct code reviews, provide technical mentoring, and bring knowledge into the team in a structured way.
You work closely with frontend developers, DevOps engineers, architects, and product management, and can clearly communicate technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
You actively follow relevant developments in the backend ecosystem and convert new insights into concrete improvements.

Strong knowledge of Laravel and PHP, ideally including Laravel Nova
Experience with Docker and container-based deployments
Solid practical experience in developing and integrating RESTful and GraphQL APIs
Good MySQL skills: schema design, query optimization, performance tuning
Understanding of microservices and monolithic architectures as well as scalability best practices
Knowledge of authentication and authorization strategies (JWT, OAuth)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
Experience with asynchronous processing, queues, and caching strategies
Understanding of GDPR requirements and secure coding practices
Git/GitLab for daily collaborative work
Advantageous: Python or Golang, AWS experience, basic frontend knowledge (React, Vue, Angular) in the context of backend integration

Architectural influence from day one: you actively shape the direction rather than just processing tickets
An interdisciplinary team of engineers, designers, and product thinkers without rigid hierarchies
Growth trajectory in an industry that is reinventing itself, with a corresponding technical pace
Based in Hamburg, flexible working models
Diversity and inclusion as a lived practice, not just corporate marketing

Senior Backend Developer – PHP, Laravel

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