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
* Build & optimize our core booking platform and integrations (REST APIs, third-party systems, internal microservices).
* Develop new backend features using PHP 8+, Laravel, and MySQL – independently and collaboratively.
* Debug, tune, and scale live systems – because performance matters .
* Collaborate closely with Frontend, Marketing, and Product – from feature request to live release.
* Work with modern AI dev tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude) and level up your coding flow.
* Contribute to projects rethinking the future of hospitality tech and travel experience .
What You Bring / Your Profile
* PHP 8.x & MySQL are your home turf.
* You know your way around MVC frameworks (Laravel = jackpot).
* Debugging and problem-solving are wired into your DNA.
* You speak REST fluently – both consuming and building APIs .
* Git, JIRA, and Confluence are part of your daily toolkit.
* You're already using modern AI tools – and open to automating workflows further.
* Bonus points if you're passionate about travel, hospitality, and new tech stacks .
What’s in It for You
* A small, experienced dev team – no 20-layer management maze.
* Real ownership of your code and plenty of freedom for your ideas.
* Modern tools, flat hierarchies, and fast decisions.
* 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
* 75% - 90% discount on private accommodation in all hostels (depending on length of service)
* Up to 1 day of home office per week possible (in consultation with your line manager)
* Attractive corporate benefits and discounted leisure activities and events
* Subsidised language courses
* Subsidised company pension scheme
* 100% coverage of your public transport costs (job ticket)
* Support for your further training in the form of various training courses
* 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
* Of course, we provide drinks, fruit and vegetables every day
* 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.