Explore a new world of possibilities
For over 25 years, SECRA Bookings GmbH has been a pioneer in digital tourism, driven by a powerful mission: We connect Host+Guest.
We've spent decades building a comprehensive ecosystem of practical and efficient solutions for the online marketing of holiday accommodations. Our services range from our flagship channel manager and booking systems to our Guest App, web design, and strategic consulting, supporting thousands of rental agencies, tourism destinations, and individual hosts.
As part of the HomeToGo family, we combine our deep-rooted industry expertise with the innovative power of a global market leader. This gives us the best of both worlds: a rich history and a bright, innovative future.
This position offers full flexibility and can be performed fully remote, hybrid, or on-site. Best case if you could visit our office once or twice a month.
Your future contribution
* Backend Development: Design, build, and maintain high-quality, reusable, and scalable backend services and applications using PHP and Symfony.
* API Development: Take ownership of designing, implementing, and maintaining robust RESTful and SOAP APIs that serve our frontend applications and connect with dozens of external partners.
* Database Management: Work with MySQL/MariaDB databases, focusing on efficient data modeling, query optimization, and performance.
* Legacy Code Modernization: Actively participate in maintaining and refactoring our existing PHP applications, improving their architecture and bringing them in line with modern standards.
* Collaboration: Work closely with frontend developers to define API contracts and with Product Owners to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
* Code Quality & Mentorship: Write clean, well-documented, and thoroughly tested code. Act as a mentor for other developers, promoting best practices and providing constructive feedback through code reviews.
You’ll be successful in this role if you
* Technical Foundation: Extensive professional experience in backend development, with deep expertise in PHP (7/8) and modern frameworks like Symfony.
* Qualifications: You have a relevant degree (apprenticeship/university) in development or a comparable field.
* Database Expertise: Strong command of relational databases like MySQL/MariaDB, including complex query design and optimization.
* Architectural Patterns: Solid understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns (e.g., OOP, DDD/CQRS).
* API Development: Proven experience in designing, building, and consuming RESTful and SOAP APIs.
* Tooling: Proficiency with containerization (Docker), version control systems (Git), and the Linux command line.
* Team Player: You are a collaborative team member who communicates effectively and enjoys working in an agile environment.
* Languages: You are fluent in English (min. C1). German language skills are a plus but not required.
Bonus points for knowledge in...
* Backend testing frameworks (e.g., PHPUnit)
* Frontend technologies (TypeScript/React) for better collaboration
* AWS and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Gitlab)
What we offer
* Empowerment and Autonomy: We don't just talk about a flat hierarchy; we live it. You'll have the freedom to work autonomously and will benefit from concise decision-making paths.
* Your Well-being, Our Priority: Beyond a competitive salary, we support your future with a company pension scheme and your present with a range of health and wellness benefits through our Wellhub partnership.
* Flexible and Connected: Remote work is in our DNA, but we also love fostering our team spirit. Our strong "we" feeling is built through regular after-work gatherings, summer parties, and team events
About us
We connect host and guest - that is our mission!
We develop practical and efficient system solutions for online marketing of vacation accommodations. We have already received several awards for this. We advise and support rental agencies (Fewo-Agent.de), destinations (SECRA booking system) and all other hosts worldwide (Fewo-Channelmanager.de) and thus ensure many bookings and simple processes.
In addition, we offer web and consulting services to support our customers holistically. Our service is complemented by our own, wide-reaching accommodation portal Ostsee-Ferienwohnungen.de.
SECRA was founded back in 1999 - and thanks to our success, we continue to grow - now to over 50 people!