Senior Software Engineer (PHP) at HomeToGo

At a glance

Company
HomeToGo
Location
Poland
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment type
Permanent
Experience
5–10 years
Working hours
40 hours
Visa sponsorship
Offered, according to the listing
Posted
Added to The Stack

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end delivery of checkout and post-booking features: refinement, implementation, testing and production rollout.
- Design and build scalable backend services and APIs in collaboration with architects and product stakeholders.
- Implement reliable data flows using PHP/Symfony, relational databases, queues and search (Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ/SQS).
- Contribute to technical and architectural standards, code reviews and mentoring of team members.
- Work with product owners to define requirements, iterate on features and measure performance.
- Build lightweight demos, support integrations with third parties and help troubleshoot production issues.

Requirements:
- 5+ years professional software engineering experience, strong expertise in PHP and Symfony.
- Experience building scalable, distributed systems and designing RESTful APIs; good SQL skills.
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch, message queues, Kubernetes and AWS or similar cloud platforms.
- Practical experience with LLM-based tools or building AI-driven solutions is a plus.
- Comfortable working directly with business stakeholders and mentoring teammates.
- Good English communication skills and willingness to grow in an international team; visa sponsorship available where stated.

Responsibilities

You will take end-to-end ownership of features for the checkout process and post-booking experience, from refinement to production. Additionally, you will design scalable applications and collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and architectural standards.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 5 years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in PHP and Symfony. Proficiency in building scalable, distributed systems and experience with relational databases and API design are also required.

Key skills

  • PHP — in 38 other listings on The Stack
  • Symfony — in 20 other listings on The Stack
  • SQL — in 492 other listings on The Stack
  • Elasticsearch — in 40 other listings on The Stack
  • RabbitMQ — in 63 other listings on The Stack
  • SQS — in 7 other listings on The Stack
  • Kubernetes — in 547 other listings on The Stack
  • AWS — in 755 other listings on The Stack
  • API design
  • Distributed systems
  • Relational databases
  • LLM-based tools
  • AI-driven solutions
  • Software engineering
  • Mentoring
  • Stakeholder management

Relocation terms mentioned in this listing

  • visa sponsorship

Quoted from the listing's text; confirm the details with HomeToGo.

On The Stack (as of 2026-10-29)

Frequently asked questions about HomeToGo

Is this Senior Software Engineer (PHP) role still open?

It was posted on 2026-10-26 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 Poland. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: PHP, Symfony, SQL, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, SQS, Kubernetes, AWS, API design, Distributed systems, Relational databases, LLM-based tools, AI-driven solutions, Software engineering, Mentoring, Stakeholder management.

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