Senior PHP Developer

In short, your new job as a Senior Backend Developer

• Working in a highly dynamic and technically complex environment
• You are an autonomous, self-driven person, who brings a strong drive for continuous self-improvement.
• You know your way around working effectively within a team, but have the ability to work independently on large scale (high availability) SaaS products with zero-downtime.
• You bring strong communicative skills, with the ability to explain your technical choices to the team and stakeholders.
• You enjoy working in an international work environment with over 21 different nationalities who all bring their unique energy to the table

Sounds appealing so far? Make sure to keep reading, because this position is a great next step into your career

About the company

At Get-E, we are looking for Senior PHP Developers to join the team of experienced engineers and to help us grow to the next level With our new office located in Hoofddorp, we bring a professional, but informal work environment. Get-E was founded in 2014 and over the years has created a big impact on the smart transportation market for leading global companies.

Our focus is set on the innovation of how cab and transfer service is managed in the market. The idea is that major companies around the world use their SaaS platform to arrange all transportation for their employees so that they always get to their destinations on time. Meanwhile, we have set up permanent contracts with major insurance, credit card and airline companies, where we manage these services worldwide.

With around 80 people from 21 different nationalities and an open, exciting, collaborative, supportive and inclusive working atmosphere, we are working hard on expanding the services, as well as managing the product and making sure it handles the heavy load (sometimes hitting 10 to 20 requests per second), all while maintaining the highest quality standards in our code. We work in a Trunk-based development environment together with Feature flags. On a daily basis, we deploy around 5 times and each developer can do it himself. The development team consists of 9 developers, mainly at Medior or Senior level. The code base is mostly built in PHP Laravel (70%), but we also use some Java and Golang in the mix on the Backend. The Frontend is built in React. Get-E runs all their software on AWS in their own Kubernetes cluster. Everything is run inside Docker containers and we use GitOps for deploying using argocd.

Recently, Get-E added hotel room management for airline crews' to its portfolio. Due to the rapid growth of Get-E, we are looking for new talent who can create the best user experience for their customers.

What will you be doing?

As a Backend developer, you will have a job that provides a lot of variety, but most of all, will give you the opportunity to provide a big impact on the team and company. A few responsibilities that you will get are as follows:

• Building new features and integrations with third-party systems.
• Performing improvements and bug fixes to ensure system reliability.
• Creating and maintaining automated tests for robust and efficient software.
• Helping to refine user stories and tasks, ensuring they are well understood and actionable.
• Identifying technical debt that needs attention and actively working to address it.
• Utilizing command and event buses in an event-driven architecture style.
• Working within a hybrid ecosystem that combines monoliths and microservices running in a Kubernetes (K8s) cluster in AWS.
• Use Domain Driven Design to drive the development efforts.
• Maintain a clear and efficient code structure based on best practices and Domain-Driven Design.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and best practices.
• Design and manage RESTful API endpoints.
• Ensure proper separation of domains and promote low coupling within the codebase.

What do you bring to the table?

To be the right fit for Get-E, the following requirements are needed:

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain your technical choices to the team and stakeholders.
• Solid experience with relational databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL and a deep understanding of transactions and isolation levels.
• Extensive experience with PHP Laravel and related back-end technologies.
• Knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker for scalable, high-performance back-end development.
• Familiarity with handling high-load systems, including performance tuning, zero-downtime upgrades, and scaling.
• Understanding of event-driven architectures and experience with technologies like Apache Kafka.
• Expertise in Domain-Driven Design and the ability to apply it effectively in large projects.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken, to collaborate with international colleagues and remote teams.

What will you get in return?

You will, of course, be compensated properly for the work you provide. Here's a little insight on what you can expect

• A salary package up to 90K annually, based on 40 hours per week and based on your work experience as a Backend Developer.
• A full time position with opportunities to grow and make a significant impact
• A hybrid work setup (3 days at the office and 2 days from home)
• Travel allowance or fully paid NS Business card for commuting
• The possibility to use our cab service 2 times per year
• The possibility to work from abroad for a maximum of 2 weeks per year
• 25 vacation days per year based on full-time employment
• Pension Scheme
• Great discount on 40+ companies through our HR-system.
• Free and unlimited access to OpenUp. An anonymous platform offering professional psychological help.

For this vacancy, Get-E is working with Haystack People, a specialist agency that understands the importance of finding a workplace where you are valued and have the ability to grow. Haystack People offers expert guidance during the application process. They will help introduce you to Get-E, provide relevant background information and prepare you for interviews and negotiations so you can take the next step in your career.

We welcome applications including CVs at s.mirkovic@haystackpeople.nl. For questions, please contact Stefan Mirkovic at +31 6 13819717.