Senior PHP Backend Developer, Exoticca

Salary not provided
PHP
TypeScript
GraphQL
Elasticsearch
Node.js
Symfony
Senior and Expert level
Remote in Spain
Exoticca

Travel tour and package provider

Open for applications

Exoticca

Travel tour and package provider

201-500 employees

B2CB2BTravelLifestyleLogisticseCommerce

Open for applications

Salary not provided
PHP
TypeScript
GraphQL
Elasticsearch
Node.js
Symfony
Senior and Expert level
Remote in Spain

201-500 employees

B2CB2BTravelLifestyleLogisticseCommerce

Company mission

Exoticca's mission is to make people's dream trips come true.

Role

Who you are

  • We are looking for tech-heroes with the desire to contribute to our mission, who admire different world cultures and have huge respect for the environment, who moreover feel energized with challenges and love being part of our company growth
  • Possess 3+ years of experience with PHP 7+ and Symfony 4+
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and SOLID principles
  • Exhibit solid knowledge of hexagonal architecture and Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
  • Experience in working with unit testing, TDD and ATDD
  • Experience in working with event-driven architecture and event sourcing
  • Be familiar with legacy PHP applications and their refactoring
  • Demonstrate proficiency in designing REST APIs
  • Be an excellent team player
  • Have experience mentoring and guiding junior developers
  • Possess leadership qualities for making technical decisions
  • Pay meticulous attention to code quality, security, and performance
  • Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration and documentation

Desirable

  • Willingness to learn Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, and Elasticsearch
  • A desire to advance within the company and take on leadership roles
  • Knowledge of DevOps and infrastructure

What the job involves

  • As a PHP Developer, you will be using mainly PHP and symfony and its related technologies to design, develop and implement projects derived from the challenges that we take on
  • Your new and fresh ideas will always be welcomed to build the software that makes our vision a scalable reality
  • Take responsibility for designing, developing, and implementing projects based on technological solutions to address the challenges we encounter
  • Collaborate on migrating non-scalable and untestable code to best practices
  • Be accountable for building, maintaining, and scaling infrastructure for both production and development environments
  • Collaborate closely with the development team to comprehend automation requirements

Otta's take

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Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

Booking travel tours and package holidays in exotic locations lead many people to seek logistics help from travel agents. However, the complexity of these packages often means there is little variety available at local branches with extremely high prices, raising the question as to why there is not a more modern and innovative solution available online.

Exoticca provides an online platform for the booking of holiday packages and tours, with a focus on curating luxury destinations that are chosen by travel experts and provided at heavy discounts negotiated through airlines and hotels. The company also aims to provide a frictionless end-to-end travel experience by covering insurance, ABTA and ATOL guarantees, free cancellation, and COVID-19 protection. After renewed funding in 2022, Exoticca has also expanded into B2B verticals, selling software to traditional travel agencies, and is steadily expanding into North and Latin America through its Miami office.

Online travel agents have been around since the dawn of the internet, but Exoticca stands out with its focus on providing curated packages by travel enthusiasts at exclusive locations. Furthermore, the company’s emphasis on convenience and inclusivity ensures that every formality is handled, removing the complexity of travel packages and tours to open the market to a wider audience.

Insights

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

49% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Jul 2021

$27.4m

SERIES C

Oct 2020

$5.5m

LATE VC

Total funding: $52.5m

Company benefits

  • Flexible compensation management for diet, transportation, private health insurance with Cobee
  • Hybrid work model: you can work from home and the office at your convenience. Offices in the heart of Barcelona (right next to Plaça Catalunya)
  • Permanent contract from the start
  • Travel packages at reduced prices!
  • Referral bonus, if you bring people as talented as you
  • Unlimited coffee, team lunches, English lessons, quarterly activities, biannual parties
  • And last but not least, becoming part of a fun and motivated multicultural team at an agile and rapid growing organization!

Company HQ

Dreta de l'Eixample, Barcelona, Spain

Founders

Experience as Assistant General Manager for Karisma Tours from 2007 to 2011. Tour Operation Manage for Privalia Travel from 2011 to 2013.

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