Senior Backend Developer – PHP, Symfony

Role Overview

• Independently develop complex features in PHP/Symfony
• Make architecture decisions and develop technical concepts
• Optimize performance and scalability
• Integrate external services (payment gateways, AWS, Google Cloud APIs)
• Conduct code reviews and facilitate knowledge transfer within the team
• Help shape the technical roadmap

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in PHP development
• Solid knowledge of Symfony (4.x or 5.x)
• Strong SQL skills and experience with Doctrine ORM
• Experience with REST API design and service architectures
• Proficient with Git, testing (PHPUnit) and CI/CD
• Independent, solution-oriented working style
• Fluent in German and English (professional communication)
• Comfortable with AI-assisted coding
• Experience with scalable platforms (the platform handles around 50 million requests per day) is a plus
• Experience with AWS services (S3, SQS) or equivalent cloud services is a plus
• Knowledge of queue-based/asynchronous architectures is a plus
• Experience with multi-tenant applications is a plus
• Payment gateway integrations (Saferpay, Stripe, etc.) are a plus
• Image processing or content moderation systems are a plus
• React or modern JavaScript/TypeScript is a plus
• Docker-based development environments (DDEV) are a plus

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• Docker
• JavaScript
• PHP
• React
• SQL
• Symfony
• TypeScript

Benefits

• Work-Anywhere: at home, on the go, or in the office
• Choice of hardware: you decide what you work with
• 300 m² modern office in Zug with air conditioning
• Lounge area with sofas, TV, and game consoles
• Annual trip to SymfonyCon
• Work-life balance: 40-hour workweek
• 5 weeks vacation + 13 paid public holidays
• Flexible working hours (flextime)
• Part-time / annualized working hours possible
• Private accident insurance