
Senior Software Developer / Full Stack Developer (100% Remote)/ 1 week ago
Quick Summary
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, plan, and implement complex systems and core components.
- Drive technical decisions and architectural standards across the team and organization.
- Execute extensive refactoring projects.
- Analyze and resolve complex performance and scaling issues, serving as the final escalation point for technical problems.
- Write technical concepts for complex features and Epics, defining technical guidelines.
- Provide technical mentorship to Junior and Regular Developers.
- Act as an initiator for technological innovation and continuous improvement.
Required Skills & Experience:
Ideally, you bring:
- Completed degree in (Business) Informatics, Web Development, or a comparable qualification, such as a completed vocational training (FIAE, FISI).
- Minimum 5+ years of professional experience, including at least 2-3 years in a role with architectural co-responsibility and proven experience in complex projects, plus several years of experience in mentoring and technical leadership.
- Excellent proficiency in PHP (Backend) and JavaScript/HTML/CSS (Frontend).
- Experience with WordPress is required; knowledge of Symfony is considered an additional advantage.
- Expertise in Software Architectures (Microservices, Monoliths, etc.), Domain-Driven Design (DDD), security, and SEO knowledge for page optimization.
- Extensive experience with infrastructure and Cloud Services, along with knowledge of CI/CD standards and quality assurance processes.
- Strong communication and analytical skills, coupled with an independent working style.
- Ability to take on technical leadership, mentoring, and team development.
- High motivation for continuous self-development and learning new topics.
- Native level German language skills (min. C2) and very good English skills (C1 level).
What We Offer:
- An unlimited employment contract.
- 30 vacation days.
- 100% Remote work.
- Worldwide workation (possible for a limited time).
- Start date: Immediately, Full-time (40 hours).
- Software Developer Gross Annual Salary Range: 52,200 - 62,400 EUR.
- Senior Software Developer Gross Annual Salary Range: 63,000 - 80,000 EUR.
- Subsidy for company pension scheme (in Germany).
- Family & Friends discount for our German courses.
- Attractive discounts via our customized benefit portal.
Further Information
Join us on our world trip at work and send your application documents to Lisa Hartmann (CV, salary expectation, start date). We use informal address (Du) internally up to the management level and wish to extend this externally. Feel free to address us informally in your application. For more information, please visit our career page!
About Us
Thousands of well-educated people from all over the world, aged 20 to 35, attend DeutschAkademie daily or learn flexibly worldwide in one of our German courses. Our motto is: Success with Fun! As an innovative language institute, we guarantee a secure workplace and experienced supervisors, alongside a dynamic work environment where we view global challenges, such as digitalization, as future opportunities and potential for optimization.
Currently, over 80% of our leadership positions are held by women who pursue their individual career paths within the company. We place great emphasis on internal professional development. Short communication paths, flat hierarchies, empathetic supervisors, and an active feedback culture characterize our working atmosphere.
As one of the leading language schools for German as a foreign language in Germany and Vienna, we work daily to continuously optimize our high-quality live online and in-person formats with a quality guarantee and our first-class customer service. Our participants appreciate this commitment to quality.

