Senior PHP Developer (m/f/d)

HARD FACTS:

• Project: End-customer project (no recruitment agency involved)
• Start: asap
• Duration: 12+ months 
• Location: Remote, occasionally traveling to Augsburg (Germany) required
• Contract: Freelance (B2B)

COMPANY:

AVAG Holding SE is one of the largest automobile trading groups in Europe. With 5,600 employees and 200 locations in Europe, the AVAG Group generates sales of EUR 2.4 billion. The head office is located in Augsburg, Bavaria. As a holding, AVAG participates as a majority shareholder in car dealerships in Germany, Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia.

PROJECT:

Enterprise transformation project: Replacement of legacy systems for handling internal business processes by a new enterprise architecture solution which will be developed from scratch.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Backend development, ensuring high-quality code and adherence to best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, DevOps, and product owners, to deliver scalable and efficient solutions.
• Design and implement services, considering security, scalability, and performance.
• Apply DDD and TDD principles to create robust and maintainable code.
• Work together with DevOps Engineers to implement CI/CD pipelines for streamlined development and deployment processes.
• Create and maintain technical documentation to facilitate knowledge transfer within the team.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, incorporating them into the development process where relevant.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Senior+ Level (5+ years of experience) in backend development.
• Proficiency in PHP 8+, Symfony, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), Microservices, REST API, API Design, SOLID principles.
• Strong API development and design skills
• Experience in event-driven architecture, microservices patterns and asynchronous processing.
• Experience with SQL databases 
• Experience with testing concepts and CI/CD
• Willingness to contribute to technical documentation and adherence to security best practices.
• Familiarity with queue systems such as RabbitMQ and Amazon SQS.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with a proactive attitude. Additionally, you speak English fluently.
• Experience in working with virtual, distributed teams
• Ability to work and think independently and autonomously
• Ability to analyze problems, develop solution options and make decisions
• Willingness to occasionally travel to Augsburg (Germany) for face-to-face meetings/workshops

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Interesting end-customer project (developing an enterprise solution from scratch)
• Contract with the end-customer (no recruitment agency in between)
• Working fully remote (residency within the EU required). Occasionally traveling to Augsburg (Germany) for workshops/ meetings required
• Working with modern / edge technologies
• Long-term project in a growing and financially stable company. 
• Working with a great and very experienced team. 

INFORMATION REGARDING SALARY:

It will be payed on an hourly base (range is between 31,00 - 44,00 € per hour worked)

+++ PLEASE NOTE +++

If you are interested in this project, please provide the following information together with your CV / project list: 

- Hourly rate

- Earliest possible starting date

- Your availability in % (100% = fulltime)