Senior PHP Engineer

About the role

Ferryhopper is an online ferry booking platform collaborating with more than 360 ferry companies across 63 countries. It is looking for a Senior PHP Engineer to join its Athens team, responsible for integrating and maintaining third-party data providers and ferry operators into the booking platform. Two positions are available.

Key responsibilities

• Integrate the APIs of different data providers and ferry operators into Ferryhopper
• Bridge the business logic of third-party APIs with that of Ferryhopper
• Optimize existing integrations for performance, scalability and reliability
• Investigate and resolve integration and production issues
• Take part in code reviews and share knowledge with the team
• Use AI tools to improve development, investigation and daily productivity

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience in web application development (open-source or freelance experience counts)
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming principles and best practices
• Strong PHP 8.x+ skills and hands-on experience with Symfony or Laravel
• Experience using AI tools for code generation and development assistance
• Good experience with Git and issue-tracking tools
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, well-documented and testable code, and to take ownership of technical issues

Required skills

• PHP 8.x+, Symfony or Laravel
• RESTful APIs and good understanding of SOAP services
• Relational databases (MySQL, MariaDB)
• Git and issue-tracking tools
• Nice to have: Docker, PHPUnit, Codeception, CI/CD tools, AWS

What we offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Equipment of your choice and a training and educational budget throughout the year
• Collaborative, dynamic environment and great office space
• Three extra days off on top of statutory annual leave
• Exclusive coupons for personal ferry trips
• Athens-based teams visit the office at least once a week; six weeks per year to work from anywhere