A&o Hostels GmbH & Co. KG, Adalbertstraße 50, 10179, Berlin, Germany
To support our e-development team, based in Berlin headquarters, we are looking for YOU – Backend Developer - PHP & Laravel (all gender).
Your Playground / Your Job
1. Build & optimize our core booking platform and integrations (REST APIs, third-party systems, internal microservices).
2. Develop new backend features using PHP 8+, Laravel, and MySQL – independently and collaboratively.
3. Debug, tune, and scale live systems – because performance matters.
4. Collaborate closely with Frontend, Marketing, and Product – from feature request to live release.
5. Work with modern AI dev tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude) and level up your coding flow.
6. Contribute to projects rethinking the future of hospitality tech and travel experience.
What You Bring / Your Profile
7. PHP 8.x & MySQL are your home turf.
8. You know your way around MVC frameworks (Laravel = jackpot).
9. Debugging and problem-solving are wired into your DNA.
10. You speak REST fluently – both consuming and building APIs.
11. Git, JIRA, and Confluence are part of your daily toolkit.
12. You're already using modern AI tools – and open to automating workflows further.
13. Bonus points if you're passionate about travel, hospitality, and new tech stacks.
What’s in It for You
14. A small, experienced dev team – no 20-layer management maze.
15. Real ownership of your code and plenty of freedom for your ideas.
16. Modern tools, flat hierarchies, and fast decisions.
17. An international environment + projects with real impact (Hospitality + E-Commerce).
Code that doesn’t vanish into a drawer – it’s live and serving millions of users.
Your a&o Benefits
18. 75% - 90% discount on private accommodation in all hostels (depending on length of service)
19. Up to 1 day of home office per week possible (in consultation with your line manager)
20. Attractive corporate benefits and discounted leisure activities and events
21. Subsidised language courses
22. Subsidised company pension scheme
23. 100% coverage of your public transport costs (job ticket)
24. Support for your further training in the form of various training courses
25. Mental health: We offer you free and anonymous mental health coaching from our independent partner “nilo” (), who will support you with professional, private and health challenges
26. Of course, we provide drinks, fruit and vegetables every day
27. Long-service bonuses in the form of cash bonuses and additional holiday days
Sounds Like Your Stack?
💻 Apply now and help us build the next generation of hostel tech.