Title : Senior Backend Developer Workplace: Berlin / Hybrid Employment Type: Full-Time Salary Band: 60-90K EUR Job Description: As a Senior Backend Developer, you will: Handle complex projects with ambiguous timelines and dependencies. Absorb information during project handovers to become self-sufficient in managing tasks. Proactively identify and resolve potential roadblocks. Respond promptly to external inquiries and stay on top of assigned tasks. Independently manage multiple projects simultaneously. Prepare proof of concepts (POCs) and create basic technical documentation to align teams. Tasks: Initiate and maintain basic technical documentation, including: API Documentation (Swagger, ReadMe.io). Infrastructure and Component Diagrams (at a level less detailed than L4 but more comprehensive than nothing). Work in custom or minimal-framework environments, focusing on improvement rather than dependence on full frameworks like Symfony. Requirements: Must-Have Skills: A self-organized, technically skilled individual who avoids over-engineering solutions. Advanced stage of growth in understanding the balance of complexity vs. simplicity (e.g., past the "valley of despair" on the Dunning-Kruger effect curve). Proficient in integrating and building internal and external APIs. Experienced in starting projects from scratch, with strong architectural design skills. Comfortable joining a project as an Individual Contributor (IC) rather than enhancing an existing system gradually. Capable of independently managing and delivering tasks, systems, and contributions that align with team goals. Strong communication skills, with a results-oriented and efficiency-driven mindset. Nice-to-Have Skills: At least 5 years of experience in PHP, with continued interest in its application. Experience with other programming languages, with RustLang being a notable example. Some basic knowledge of DevOPS, Terraform and Kubernetes Workflow: Flexible working hours. Mandatory meetings kept to a minimum. Task-based workflow managed via JIRA. Tech Stack: Core Frameworks and Libraries: In-house Framework Languages and Tools: PHP8, MySQL, Redis (Equivalents), RMQ/Kafka, Kubernetes Testing Frameworks: PHPUnit APIs and Integrations: GraphQL, REST APIs, OpenAPI Version Control and CI/CD: Git, Github Actions