Junior Software Engineer (PHP)

NFQ is a core technology partner for HomeToGo – a dedicated team of software engineers and data science professionals driving innovation to power a marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals. We are expanding HomeToGo’s technology team in Lithuania and are looking for the brightest talents to join this growing company.

HomeToGo is the marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo and TripAdvisor. From vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, houseboats, castles, farm stays and everything in between, HomeToGo combines price, destination, dates and amenities to find the perfect accommodation for any trip worldwide.

Founded in 2014, HomeToGo operates localized apps & websites in 25 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific. HomeToGo also operates brands such as Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Tripping.com and Wimdu.

Currently, we are looking for a Junior Software Engineer (PHP) to join the Homeowner platform development team within the Small Partner Solutions department. In this hands-on role, you will collaborate closely with the product and engineering leads daily and constantly evolve your skills. You will be closely involved in the Product development cycle, contributing to building of new features and improvements. You will be surrounded and supported by a team of smart, dedicated, fun, and equally driven people.

In this role, you will

• Collaborate with the team to create and maintain features
• Develop and maintain systems using PHP, MariaDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, Elasticsearch, and Kubernetes, while gaining hands-on experience and enhancing your skills across these technologies
• Ensure that your features are well-tested
• Be involved in the full software life-cycle
• Solve technical design issues
• Help to maintain a healthy codebase
• Suggest your ideas on how to improve your surroundings

What you will bring

• At least 1 year of experience in writing good code with PHP (or other high-level programming language) and a good understanding of OOP
• At least 1 year of experience with Symfony (or similar framework), PHPUnit (or alternatives) and Git is a plus
• Good knowledge of relational databases
• Eagerness to learn and ability to adapt to ever-changing situations
• Problem-solving, decision making and effective communication skills
• Ability to work with a group of highly skilled developers and product owners
• Professional working proficiency in English and Lithuanian

What we offer

• Career of growth opportunities and promotions, 360 feedback, performance evaluation system, and mentoring from an international and distinguished team
• Culture of empowerment, trust, recognition, autonomy and quarterly transparency about company goals. A focus on work-life balance, combined with consistent collaboration and support from a team of 30+ nationalities
• Compensation of attractive salary, health insurance, additional holidays, flexible working hours, language courses, employee-led workshops, office perks, frequent team building and company events, business trips to Berlin

Salary range: € 1800 - 3200 (gross / month)

If you have any questions, please contact me [email protected] or via Linkedin

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