(Senior) Backend Engineer (all genders) - FRLGD001

Speak our language!

We are Lingoda. Our mission is to build bridges around the world through language learning.

Lingoda is a fast-growing online language school enabling even the busiest people worldwide to learn a language. We offer flexible, high-quality live classes, available online 24 / 7.

In December 2022, we won Best Digital Learning Product of the Year at the Digital Education Awards 2022.

We challenge ourselves for a better society, working smart to make it happen. How? Here are 2 examples :

Our brand MATCH Talent is the Global Career Centre for international talent in Germany, supporting migrants through government-funded education programs.

In the German health sector, we support international nurses, doctors and midwives in obtaining their language and professional recognition through state-sponsored education programmes.

As a result we have become one of the largest recognised educational providers in this field in Germany.

We bring together the best of people in a positive company culture, enabling personal growth and inclusion.

Our employees have unlimited access to our private and group language classes!

We are currently looking for a (Senior) Backend Engineer (all genders) based in Berlin or working remotely.

Your mission with us :

You will work with a full stack engineering team building a high quality, efficient, reliable and elegant software. You will help us build a perfect product for online language learning and contribute to improving our product architecture.

Your tasks :

• You will not only deliver business features, but also tackle purely technical tasks and clean up the existing code;
• You will be staying aware of industry issues and trends, particularly in regard to usability and emerging technologies;
• You will collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to deliver new new functionalities

Requirements

You bring to Lingoda :

• 3+ years of solid experience creating web applications using PHP, Symfony 5 / 6, and Doctrine;
• Good knowledge and practical experience with OOP and design patterns, as well as with modern architecture approaches;
• Experience with TDD and BDD;
• 4+ years of software development experience;
• You are passionate about code quality : writing tests and documentation belongs to your natural workflow;
• The ability to work together with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to achieve a common goal;
• Strong verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate within the engineering team;
• Understanding DDD and hexagonal architecture in practice;
• Fluent English skills (C level)

You add to our culture with :

• You are quality-oriented and responsible;
• Others admire you for your organised, flexible and transparent way of working;
• You are a communicative and open person;
• You are able to cooperate with team members and share knowledge and experience with them

Benefits

What you can expect from Lingoda :

• Approachable leaders and transparent communication - every voice counts at Lingoda!
• Company events and colleagues who are always happy to socialise;
• A great team spirit and passion for languages;
• A well-structured and exciting onboarding process;
• The possibility to work remotely from your home or..
• in the office located in the heart of Berlin;
• Free access to our language classes;
• The modern hardware necessary for your work;
• Flexible working hours

Does that sound exciting? Then, send us your CV right away!