Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

As Smoobu’s technology partner, NFQ helps its engineering team grow.

Smoobu empowers everyday people to become successful entrepreneurs by helping them manage their vacation rentals simply and efficiently. Its platform supports over 100,000 properties in 120+ countries, enabling hosts to grow their businesses with confidence.

That kind of impact doesn’t come from playing it safe; it comes from people who take ownership, act purposefully, and work together to make things happen.

We are swiftly evolving the Smoobu platform into a cloud-native, service-oriented architecture driven by AI. We are transforming our engineering team into a highly capable tech organization that thrives on individual autonomy, innovation and fast feedback loops. This is your opportunity to drive meaningful impact, demonstrate technical excellence, and showcase your creativity.

In this role, you will be part of the Revenue Products Management team, building and evolving the systems that power Smoobu's subscription management, billing, and monetization. You will develop business-critical solutions that enable customers to manage their subscriptions seamlessly, support flexible pricing models, and drive sustainable revenue growth.

Autonomously plan and execute full-quarter complexity projects, set measurable milestones, manage complex dependencies and scope

Design, develop, and maintain reliable and scalable backend systems supporting subscription lifecycles, billing, and monetization

Partner closely with business stakeholders to refine product direction, recommend impactful improvements delivering customer value, and strengthen feedback loops

Take ownership of business-critical functionality, ensuring correctness, reliability, and maintainability

Propose and implement tangible technical initiatives improving team velocity and overall software quality, and mentor your colleagues

Continuously improve the way we use AI-assisted and agentic coding, hit impossible goals and make it the new normal

Contribute to transforming Smoobu Tech into a cloud-native, service-oriented architecture

Solid experience with modern PHP & Symfony

Advanced knowledge of relational and non-relational databases

Familiarity of Docker and containerized environments

Exceptional understanding of cloud platforms, preferably AWS

Experience in designing and working with event-driven, asynchronous and integration-heavy systems

Excellence in problem-solving skills and a strong sense of ownership

Advanced AI-assisted software development, including agentic coding tools and workflows

Experience in mentoring team members, providing technical guidance, constructive feedback, and support while fostering a collaborative and learning-oriented environment

Entrepreneurial mindset and business curiosity

Excellent English communication skills and the ability to work efficiently in a distributed team

Practical knowledge of SaaS subscription management, recurring billing, payment providers, or monetization platforms

Familiarity with layered architectures, CQRS patterns, Domain-Driven Design principles

Full-stack engineering experience including infrastructure and frontend

A working culture that is high-performing, ambitious, collaborative, and fun

Private medical care, sports package, and life insurance

An annual learning budget for professional growth, including courses and conferences, as well as employee-led workshops

Enhanced time-off benefits, with 1 additional day for each year with us (up to 5), giving you more time to rest and recharge

Celebrate your 5th anniversary with 5 additional paid days off and a €500 HomeToGo booking credit

Hybrid working model with 50% office presence

Employee referral bonus

Team-building activities and office perks