About the Job
Studydrive is Europes leading student community! With more than 3 million registered students we are transforming the education market. For our users we are an integral part of their daily lives as they find direct access to their fellow students helpful learning materials and all the answers to their most important questions about their studies.
At the same time we offer our corporate customers unique access to the largest pool of young talent in Europe. We are an indispensable partner in recruiting and employer branding of junior staff and are constantly developing new formats for attracting young talents with the most renowned companies in Germany.
We started as a startup in 2013 and have been part of the successful and international StepStone Group since 2019.
These are your tasks
- Lead a backend development team fostering collaboration and ensuring effective communication with other teams and stakeholders.
- Drive the development and maintenance of our serviceoriented architecture using PHP and Laravel
- Design and optimize distributed systems and services that scale
- Collaborate closely with product managers and other stakeholders to deeply understand business needs and translate them into robust technical solutions.
- Mentor and guide team members fostering their technical and professional growth.
- Advocate for and implement best practices including clean code performance optimization and system reliability.
- Actively contribute to the evolution of our tech stack introducing new tools or processes where necessary to improve efficiency and outcomes.
- Ensure software quality through the implementation of testing strategies including automated testing.
- Participate in planning monitoring and improving the platforms performance and scalability
What you are throwing in
Technical Expertise :
Proven experience with PHP and the Laravel framework.Strong knowledge of relational databases (MySQL) and distributed data technologies (Redis Elasticsearch / OpenSearch).Handson experience with eventdriven architecture and tools like Kafka.Familiarity with serviceoriented architecture (SOA) principles.Experience in AWS services (e.g. EC2 S3 RDS etc.) and managing Linux systems.A solid understanding of backend testing methodologies and tools (e.g. PHPUnit)Leadership Skills :
Experience leading backend development teams or projects.Ability to mentor and coach team members while fostering a collaborative and highperformance culture.Strong communication skills to bridge the gap between technical and business stakeholders.Problem
Solvingand Business Orientation :Ability to understand and prioritize business requirements balancing technical excellence with pragmatic solutions.A proactive attitude toward improving systems processes and team practices.Additional
QualificationsExperience with Git version control and Agile methodologies like Scrum.Strong understanding of design patterns software architecture principles and coding standards.You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in EnglishThis is what we offer you
Awaiting you an unlimited contractYou receive 30 vacation days per yearWe support your professional development with a budget for conferences books courses or whatever you see fit 4 study days per year so that you have time to invest in your professional growthA hybrid working environment awaits you : alternate between working in the office and working from homeMore benefits : You decide between a BVG ticket lunch support Urban Sports Club and also have access to a large selection of discounts for various online stores via Corporate Benefits.And in case you decide to improve your language skills we offer free German classes in for beginners and advanced as wellKey Skills
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Employment Type : Full Time
Vacancy : 1