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 Core Engagement team, driving customer success by developing products that maximize host and guest satisfaction, like guest communication solutions, guest guides, and managing online check-in.

In this role, you will Autonomously plan and execute quarterly or multi-quarter complexity projects, set measurable milestones and manage complex dependencies and scope

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

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 new normal

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

What you will bring Solid experience in backend development (PHP/Symfony)

Expertise in relational and non-relational databases

Good knowledge of cloud platforms (preferably AWS)

Familiarity of Docker and containerized environments

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

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to drive technical solutions in a fast-paced environment

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

Entrepreneurial mindset and business curiosity

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

Nice to have:

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

Full stack engineering experience, including infrastructure, frontend

What we offer A working culture that is high performing, ambitious, collaborative, and fun

Private medical care

Sports package

Life insurance

Flexible working hours

Yearly training budget (local and international conferences, language courses) and employee-led workshops

Salary range:  125 - 209 PLN/h + VAT (B2B) 17 500 - 29 200 PLN gross (Permanent)

If you have any questions, please contact me at natalia.plasun@nfq.com or via Linkedin.

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