Senior Software Engineer (PHP, TypeScript, Node.js) m/w/d

easybill GmbH

Contract type

Ongoing

Work mode

Remote · Germany

Experience

Senior · Not stated

Level inferred from job title

Job description

Senior software engineer role building and modernising backend and frontend systems for an invoicing platform, with strong ownership across PHP/Symfony and TypeScript.

At a glance

Employment: Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
Work mode: Remote · Germany
Languages: German – fluent, English

What you'll do

Develop backend features with PHP 8.x and Symfony: domain logic, APIs and interfaces in a large, data-heavy codebase
Work on the frontend with TypeScript, React and TanStack on modern interfaces and product-related workflows
Develop Node.js services with TypeScript and Next.js for selected platform areas
Work on JVM microservices with Java and Kotlin in the e-invoicing area
Migrate data, refactor existing modules and modernise grown PHP areas step by step
Do deep error analysis and debugging when systems do not run as they should
Use AI, especially Claude Code, as a real productivity lever in daily engineering work
Work on infrastructure and local dockerised development environments depending on the topic
Build new features, solve scaling problems and take responsibility for complete projects from idea to operation

What we're looking for

Deep, self-responsible PHP and Symfony software development skills at senior level, with clean domain design, testing and performance in a large long-lived codebase
Confident handling of relational databases such as MySQL, including query optimisation and data modelling with large data volumes
Depending on focus, also brings TypeScript/React
Safe handling of multiple programming languages is important for this role
Works independently, motivated and self-organised
Fluent German and good English skills

Nice to have

Experience with Node.js, data structures and algorithms, distributed systems and data-heavy applications
Experience with JVM languages such as Java or Kotlin
Open-source contributions or public experiments on GitHub

Your team

Engineering

A highly motivated engineering team with a lot of ownership and short communication paths.

Benefits

Remote-first team with no location requirement
Workation on Mallorca in a rented villa
Inspirational and flexible working environment based on trust and personal responsibility
Open, motivated and friendly team with flat hierarchies
No sprints and no artificially created pressure
Fair compensation packages and development opportunities
30 days annual leave and a permanent employment contract
Flexible working hours agreed with the team
Voluntary employee events
Current MacBook Pros
Training and further education worth up to 1,500 euros per year

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About easybill GmbH

Not every heroic deed is loud.

22,000+ companies rely on easybill, often without noticing. Remote-first, technically demanding, with a lot of ownership.

Mission

We make invoices, processes and integrations simply run in everyday business.

Key facts

22,000+ companies rely on easybill
Remote-first team
The main application is written in PHP and TypeScript
The codebase has grown over 18 years

What they value

Focus, responsibility, good tools
People who prefer solving problems over managing them
Trust and personal responsibility