Senior Backend Engineer

Role Overview

Join AMBOSS as a Senior Backend Engineer to help shape the future of medical education. You’ll contribute to backend engineering efforts, promote high code quality, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impact in the B2B product “Educator Tool.”

Responsibilities

• Contribute to engineering projects within Educator Tool from conception through completion.
• Drive adoption of best practices for code health, testing, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deliver solutions.
• Share knowledge within the AMBOSS community and support a culture of continuous learning.

Requirements

• Experience across the full web development lifecycle: requirements analysis, solution discovery, system design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Strong ownership, initiative, and proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Proficiency with Git (branching, merging, and code review workflows).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities to address complex technical challenges.
• Excellent communication skills in English, explaining technical concepts to stakeholders.
• Strong backend expertise with PHP and modern frameworks (Symfony, Slim, Laravel) plus MySQL.
• Ability to build and integrate APIs using GraphQL and/or REST.
• Robust database design and management skills.

Nice-to-Haves

• Strong understanding and recent hands-on application of SOLID principles, best practices, and design patterns.