Backend Developer

Travelcircus is an online booking platform for event travel experiences. It combines popular events with quality-tested premium hotels to create unique travel packages at attractive prices, serving customers across multiple European markets.

• Build and extend Platform Services and Booking Systems;
• Design, develop, and maintain a robust transactional API platform for internal use and third parties;
• Keep up with state-of-the-art AI-assisted development and apply it to everyday tasks;
• Participate in code reviews and pair programming;
• Improve the existing platform codebase used by tens of thousands of users daily;
• Address bugs and performance issues.

• 4+ Years of experience building web applications and distributed web services;
• Knowledge of PHP, OOP, relational databases, and data modelling;
• Good understanding of SQL and the ability to write and debug queries;
• Experience with common AI agents such as Claude or Codex;
• Knowledge of current AI tools and best practices, with the ability to distinguish useful applications from hype;
• Experience with the Linux/macOS command line;
• Strong visual, verbal, and written communication skills;
• Fluent English;
• Experience working in Agile environments;
• Nice to have: German, experience using message queues, Elasticsearch.

• Part-time and flexitime models are available;
• Remote work is available 2 days a week;
• Stylish loft office near Alexanderplatz with start-up flair, cooking together, team events, flat hierarchies, fixed feedback cycles, and weekly company and team meetings;
• Comprehensive onboarding, individual induction, continuous on-the-job training, and career development opportunities;
• Discount on the BVG company ticket and discounts with over 800 other providers;
• Personal travel budget of €1080 per year for the company’s product portfolio;
• 28 Vacation days, increasing to up to 35 days with tenure;
• Company health management and a pension plan.