Senior Fullstack Engineer PHP

Summary

Join ResearchGate, a remote-first organization, as a Senior Fullstack Engineer in Berlin, Germany. You will play a key role in building and scaling the systems powering our platform for scientists and researchers. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and deploying full-stack components, architecting cloud-based solutions (GCP), writing high-quality PHP code, and developing React and JavaScript-based frontend components. You will also monitor and troubleshoot platform issues, collaborate with various teams, and drive improvements to platform performance. We offer a collaborative work environment, flexible working arrangements, 30 days of paid vacation, professional development days, and a remote-first culture with a central office in Berlin.

Requirements

• Professional fullstack development experience, mainly with PHP
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, with a strong preference for GCP
• Solid experience with relational and non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB, PostgreSQL)
• Experience with containerization (e.g. Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform)
• Knowledge of observability best practices (e.g., monitoring, logging, tracing)
• Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate in a distributed team
• Proven ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and drive projects forward
• A growth mindset, with a passion for learning new technologies and improving existing systems

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy full-stack components for researcher-facing products
• Architect and implement cloud-based solutions (GCP) with a focus on cost, resilience and maintainability
• Write high-quality, testable, performant PHP code for backend systems
• Develop and maintain React and JavaScript-based frontend components
• Monitor and troubleshoot platform issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions
• Drive improvements to platform performance, scalability, and stability
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define, scope, and deliver impactful features
• Work autonomously, take initiative, and drive projects forward in our distributed work environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with TypeScript, GraphQL, retool, and/or testing frameworks
• DevOps experience or a strong willingness to develop DevOps skills
• Data pipeline experience with DAGs and BigQuery
• Monitoring experience with Kibana and/or Grafana+Prometheus

Benefits

• The opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects that directly contribute to user engagement and our publishers' business
• A collaborative, open, and empowered work environment with a focus on professional development and growth
• Flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance
• 30 days of paid vacation
• Choice of laptop (Mac or Linux)
• Professional development days
• A remote-first culture with a central office in Berlin for those who want to use it