PHP Software Engineer

Wakacje.pl is an e-commerce platform and network of travel agencies offering a wide range of travel products. Since 2015, it has been part of Wirtualna Polska Holding, Poland's largest media and e-commerce group. Together with Travelplanet.pl and Invia brands across CEE, they form a unified travel group.

• 5+ years of experience with PHP 7.x/8.x.
• Proficiency in a major PHP framework such as Symfony, Laravel, or Slim.
• Hands-on experience with REST API design and development.
• Experience writing automated tests with PHPUnit.
• Basic familiarity with the Linux command line.
• Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL.
• English proficiency at B1+ level.
• Willingness to work from the office twice a week (Gdańsk Oliwa - Alchemia).
• Hands-on experience with Docker and CI/CD Pipelines.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, good communication skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience with PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch.
• Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ.
• Knowledge of visualization tools like Kibana or Grafana.

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs in PHP, supporting call center tasks such as task management and call handling.
• Work on scalable, distributed systems ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product Owner, frontend developers, testers, and Tech Lead to deliver backlog items following SAFe principles.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and implement backend solutions aligned with product and architecture standards.
• Maintain and enhance existing functionalities including bug fixing, performance optimization, and production support.
• Contribute to code quality through code reviews, refactoring, and adherence to best engineering practices.