Backend Engineer; f​/m​/d). Move Collective

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of a B2B SaaS platform, balancing long‑term vision with incremental improvements
• Lead large‑scale refactorings and modernization efforts
• Design and evolve backend architectures across different services, focusing on scalability, reliability, and operability
• Build and maintain scalable backend services using PHP 8.5 (Symfony
  7) and Scala
• Drive architectural decisions around APIs, data models, and service boundaries, making trade‑offs explicit and well‑documented
• Act as a technical reference for complex debugging and system‑level issues
• Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, technical discussions, and hands‑on collaboration
• Contribute to evolving our engineering culture through knowledge sharing and technical leadership

• 8+ years of professional experience in backend engineering, with a track record of evolving established systems
• Strong expertise in PHP (preferably with the Symfony framework) and solid experience working with complex, long‑lived codebases
• Proven ability to lead major refactorings or architectural transitions
• Deep understanding of SQL, data modeling, and performance trade‑offs
• Strong debugging and system‑level thinking skills
• Hands‑on Dev Ops experience, with a strong sense of ownership for production systems: CI/CD, monitoring, alerting, deployments, and production troubleshooting
• Experience working with distributed systems and service‑oriented architectures
• Ability to mentor engineers of varying experience levels through clear technical guidance and constructive feedback
• Nice to have: Experience building GenAI systems

• HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, VueJS, Nuxt
• Symfony 7.4 with Doctrine ORM
• PHP 8.5
• Scala
• MySQL
• Redis
• RabbitMQ
• Elasticsearch
• Nginx, Varnish
• Docker
• Linux

Remote within Germany, or hybrid work from our dedicated Mindspace office in central Berlin (Hausvogteiplatz, Mitte).

Budget to bring remote team members together and work in person.

Earn extra vacation days each year (Start 26 days, Max 34 days).

FitX gym membership, available at all locations.

Work with highly experienced and capable people motivated to build great products.