Senior Software Engineer

  • Remote - Worldwide

Remote

Software Development

Senior

Job description

Description

Ferryscanner is an online search and booking engine that helps people find affordable ferry tickets to exciting destinations all over the world. Since 2018, we have been working to simplify the ferry booking process offering ferry tickets for more than 300 destinations in 25 countries. Our company culture is based on five core values: Ownership, Trust & Respect, Constant Improvement, Customer Obsession and Being Bold. Our team is comprised by young people specialized in cutting-edge technologies and tourism, who never compromise and continuously seek for innovative solutions. To support our growth, we are looking for a skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the reshaping of the ferry travel experience.

Are you an experienced PHP engineer with excellent problem-solving skills who loves technical challenges? If you have an agile mindset and always wanted to join an exceptional engineering team practicing real scrum, then this role was made for you!

Come join our team and help us build the best ferry search and booking engine in the world!

Responsibilities

  • Implement application features to improve customer experience

  • Improve application features to enhance performance

  • Troubleshoot application and code issues

  • Be part of a Scrum team focused on delivering business value incrementally and assessing progress

  • Help the team to continuously improve in technical skills and performance

Requirements

Required qualifications, skills & knowledge

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field

  • At least 4 years of experience as a PHP Developer, Software Developer, or related role

  • Exceptional knowledge of object-oriented design and related concepts

  • Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular PHP web framework (Zend, Laravel, Symfony etc.)

  • Solid knowledge of REST architectural style - Solid experience with Relational Databases (MariaDB, MySQL etc.)

  • Experience with Test Driven Development (PHPUnit, Codecept etc.)

  • Familiarity with Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, Travis CI)

  • Excellent command of English, both written and verbal

  • Fulfilled military obligations

Desired Skills and Knowledge

  • Ferry business domain experience is considered a plus

  • Any experience with Python or Java is considered a plus

  • Experience on distributed version control systems (git)

  • Experience with NoSQL databases (Redis, MongoDB etc.)

  • Experience working in Unix/Linux environments

Key competencies

  • Passionate about web-related technologies

  • Desire for continuous learning and skills improvement

  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving capability

  • Great attention to detail and time-management skills

  • Agile and willing to accept a change in priorities as necessary

  • Team spirit and excellent communication skills

We offer

  • Attractive Remuneration Package

  • Work in an international and dynamic atmosphere among young and smart people

  • Huge learning experience in using best practices and cutting-edge technologies

  • Private life and health insurance

  • Work from anywhere! Do you prefer working from one of the Greek islands or any other place in the world? Feel free to do so. We are completely flexible and have team members who prefer coming to the office and others who work fully remote or anything in-between.

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