# Senior Software Engineer (PHP) at HomeToGo

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- **Company:** HomeToGo (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/hometogo)
- **Location:** Lithuania
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Permanent
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** PHP, Symfony, MariaDB, ElasticSearch, Snowflake, Redis, Aerospike, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, Backend development, Problem-solving, Scalable application design, Communication skills, Cross-functional collaboration
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-11-04
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-11-05
- **Listed until:** 2027-01-03
- **Status:** Active
- **Apply:** https://hometogo.jobs.personio.com/job/2875378 (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/senior-software-engineer-php-hometogo-56f671de

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Lead technical initiatives to improve product quality, reliability and scalability.
- Partner with Product to shape the roadmap and ensure engineering decisions match user needs.
- Design and deliver backend features within a cross-functional Consumer Product team.
- Collaborate with architects and other engineering teams to identify and solve technical challenges.
- Own engineering decisions for larger features and push improvements to the delivery process.
- Mentor peers and contribute to engineering best practices.

Requirements:
- 5+ years professional backend development experience, ideally with PHP and Symfony.
- Solid experience with relational databases (MariaDB/PostgreSQL) and caching/datastores (Redis, Aerospike).
- Familiarity with messaging, search and infra tooling (RabbitMQ, ElasticSearch, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong problem-solving skills and understanding of scalable application design principles.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Fluent in English.

## Responsibilities

Drive the implementation of technical initiatives to improve product quality and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features. Partner with product managers to align engineering decisions with user needs and ensure the scalability and reliability of marketplace products.

## Requirements

Requires 5+ years of professional backend development experience, ideally with PHP and Symfony. Candidates must possess strong problem-solving skills, familiarity with relational databases, and excellent communication abilities.

## FAQ

- **Is this Senior Software Engineer (PHP) role still open?** It was posted on 2026-11-04 and is listed as active on The Stack. Confirm on HomeToGo's application page before applying.
- **Does HomeToGo offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on HomeToGo's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Lithuania. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: PHP, Symfony, MariaDB, ElasticSearch, Snowflake, Redis, Aerospike, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, Backend development, Problem-solving, Scalable application design, Communication skills, Cross-functional collaboration.

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