We're looking for a motivated and driven Middle level (PHP, Node.js)engineer to join our Team Ancillaries in either Berlin or Munich.
Join Team Ancillaries and help shape the future of travel! By integrating ancillary services into the booking funnel, we empower customers to elevate their ride experience with features like premium seating or additional luggage. These offerings not only drive direct revenue but also boost overall product value—think of guaranteed seats on FlixTrain or shuttle connections—leading to indirect revenue gains. Beyond that, our adaptability to evolving market standards and legal requirements enables Flix to seamlessly expand into new regions. If you're ready to make a tangible impact on global travel, Team Ancillaries is the place for you.
Moreover, we invite you to be an active contributor to the Engineering Community and challenge the Status quo at FlixTech!
You will be joining a cross-functional, agile team of 7 international professionals. Curious to learn more? Read on!
Your Tasks – Paint the world green
You will be part of our cross-functional, self-organized team providing an easy, engaging, enjoyable experience for all our customers.
You develop and maintain our large, distributed environment.
You write solid, maintainable, scalable, testable and tested code and supervise it through all the deployment steps.
You analyze, propose and drive technological improvements.
You support our agile, flexible, team-oriented development.
Your Profile – Ready to hop on board
Experience with PHP is required as well as expertise in at least one framework, such as Symfony, or a similar industry-standard framework.
Experience with Node.js is a plus, as some of our services are built using it
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or 3+ years of industry experience
Good understanding of system design, event-driven architecture, and distributed systems (Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ)
Experience with data storage (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB)
Knowledge of unit testing (especially PHPUnit, Jest)
Familiarity with CI/CD best practices
API design experience
Fluent in English
Nice to have – Willingness to grow in/learn:
Docker, Kubernetes
AWS Services
Kotlin
Typescript, React.js
Experience in high-concurrency and high-availability environments
IaC (Terraform)
Our Perks – More than just a job
You have an impact. With innovation and smart technology, we are creating the easiest way to travel. We want your ideas and give you autonomy to make them reality.
Flix is flexible. Organize your own schedule with trust-based hours and up to 60 days of working from (m)anywhere. We are an office-first company, and we encourage all employees to come regularly to their local office.
Travelling is our passion. Discover the world with your free Flix rides and bring along your friends and family for half price.
Teamwork makes the dream work. Our FlixTeam has people from over 80 different nations. We work in a multicultural environment where we can challenge and support each other.
We're not only green in color. We're building for the long term, and that means protecting our planet. We constantly test new green technologies and compensate for the CO2 after all our business travel since 2018.
Your well-being is important to us. To treat your mind and body we will give you a competitive paid time off package, mental health support including 1:1 consultations with a psychologist, and a neat discount on UrbanSportsClub memberships.
Want to rewrite the history of mobility with us? Then join our ride and apply now. We're excited to hear from you! We recognize that everyone carries a unique set of valuable skills and experiences. If you think you could have an impact even though you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.
Flix – A place to enjoy work and have an impact
The future of transportation is Green. Here at Flix Tech, the R&D group, we develop software with the brightest minds from around the world to engineer new experiences for our millions of customers across our apps and websites. Every day we solve challenging problems, like how to scale rapidly around the world and how to make an experience that delights our customers. We have a culture of sharing ideas, contributing to open source projects and being an active member in our technical communities.
Flix is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity), national, social or ethnic origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, competence and merit.