About us anwalt.de is one of Germany's leading platforms for legal advice. We make legal advice easily accessible for prospective clients by connecting them with the right lawyer. Our legal tech platform is the first point of contact for legal questions. A profile on anwalt.de is an essential part of our lawyers‘ and law firms‘ online marketing. We combine the hands-on mentality of a start-up with the profitability and security of an established company. As a remote-first company, anwalt.de employs 100 people, who get to choose between working from home or at our Nuremberg office. Join our team as a Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) Location: Remote or Nuremberg About the role and your impact The IT team consists of 30 people, who work together in three cross-functional teams. As you can see, we are a product-centered organization, with one-third of our colleagues working in tech. We are expanding our platform and will therefore develop new features in an agile and focused way. Your key responsibilities will include: Work in agile scrum teams to make access to legal consultation easier each day Collaborate within cross-functional teams including product managers, designers and other developers to translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines Develop and maintain cutting-edge web-based applications and services written in PHP Drive the development of GraphQL & RESTful APIs and backend services using PHP frameworks like Symfony and Laminas, ensuring robustness, scalability and maintainability of the overall system Contribute to our engineering standards to continuously improve the consistency and quality of our codebases and processes and ensure performance, accessibility, and a great user experience Implement automated testing strategies for frontend and backend codebases, utilizing frameworks such as Jest, PHPUnit, and Cypress to ensure code quality, reliability and maintainability Work closely with our DevOps teams to streamline the deployment process, implement CI/CD pipelines, and optimize infrastructure for performance, scalability, and reliability Main benefits of the job: Due to our size, everyone can get involved in architectural decisions. Every Friday we have our architecture "get-together" Be part of the transformation to implement and modernize our existing tech stack to align with best practices and the latest standards Everyone has the opportunity to shape things on various topics like tools, processes, technological solutions, ideas for product development, and not just simply have to silently implement tasks We have between 3-4 million page impressions per month Your skills Extensive knowledge of PHP, including modern frameworks such as Symfony and Laminas, coupled with a deep understanding of backend architecture, design patterns and best practices 5 years of proven experience in backend web development, with a strong focus on server-side technologies. This includes hands-on experience with database management systems, API development, and integration, as well as a deep understanding of server architecture, security protocols, and performance optimization techniques Proficiency in building and consuming GraphQL and RESTful APIs, working with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.), and implementing security best practices Experience working with large codebases in complex environments Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (Docker, AWS Services, CI/CD pipelines) is a plus You are familiar with Design Patterns and software engineering best practices Basic knowledge of Go, or the willingness to learn it, is a plus Fluent proficiency in German is a plus (or at least B2), as it may facilitate communication with stakeholders and team members (don’t worry: general communication in the IT team is in English) What´s in it for you? Flexible remote working options all over Germany (or in combination with an attractive workplace in the heart of Nuremberg) Family-friendly and agile environment as well as regular community events and activities (approx. 4-6 times a year at different locations in Germany) Fitness : Subsidy towards USC, FitX or EGYM Wellpass ( max. 40 € per month ) subsidized lunch ( 4 € per day ) 30 vacation days 24.12. and 31.12. off Mobility : subsidy for „Deutschlandticket“ ( 7 0 % ) Company discounts (corporate benefits and FutureBens) Full salary for up to 6 sick days per child per year (12 sick days for single parents) Interested? Be a part of the digital transformation of legal services and apply now If you aren't interested in a career change at the moment, but like the idea of working with us, feel free to follow us on LinkedIn for current job listings or sign up for our talent pool for future job openings. We are excited to get to know you As a remote-first company, all of our interviews take place via Teams.