Senior Backend Engineer (all genders)

Speak our language!

We are Lingoda, our mission is to empower global talent with the language, cultural and technical skills for integration and success!

Lingoda is a fast-growing online language partner for language learners aspiring to provide a human-centric, personalised and seamless learning experience unmatched by competitors. With Lingoda, you're not just learning - you're teaming up with an expert who understands your goals and guides you to success, every step of the way.

Our classes are teacher-led, and supported in- and out-of-class by the latest technologies and a unique curriculum to empower our students to achieve their language goals. High-quality classes are available online 24/7, so anyone anywhere has the opportunity to learn a language with Lingoda.

As a company we bring out the best in people with a positive culture. We challenge ourselves, and we challenge others. We work smart and make it happen. We believe in personal growth and inclusion.

We work hard to contribute to a better society. How? Here are three examples:

• Lingoda’s MATCH network and Global Career Centre seek to upskill and match migrants to career opportunities in Germany, supporting them through government-funded education programs

• In the German healthcare sector, we support international nurses, doctors and midwives to obtain language and professional recognition through state-sponsored education programs. As a result we have become one of the largest educational providers in this field in Germany

• In December 2022 at the Digital Education Awards, we won “Best Digital Learning Product of the Year” and in 2024, Lingoda was included in The Time's list of the 100 best EdTech companies

We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (all genders) based in Berlin or working remotely in Europe.

Your mission with us:

You will work with a full-stack engineering team, building high-quality, efficient, reliable, and elegant software. You will help us build a perfect product for online language learning and contribute to improving our product architecture.

Your Tasks:

• Not just delivering business features but also tackling purely technical tasks and cleaning up the existing code
• Maintaining awareness of industry issues and trends, particularly regarding usability and emerging technologies
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to deliver new functionalities.

You bring to Lingoda

• 5+ years of solid experience creating web applications using PHP, Symfony 5/6/7, and Doctrine
• Good knowledge and practical experience with OOP and design patterns, as well as with modern architectural approaches
• Experience with DDD, hexagonal architecture, and TDD
• Passionate about code quality. Writing tests and documentation belongs to your natural workflow
• Working with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to solve a common goal
• Communication skills – Strong verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate with the engineering team
• Fluent English skills (C level), German language skills are a bonus

• Quality work and responsibility are behaviors that you demonstrate daily
• An organized, flexible, and transparent way of working
• You are a communicative and open person
• You are able to cooperate with team members and share knowledge and experience with them

What you can expect from Lingoda

• Approachable leaders and transparent communication - every voice counts at Lingoda!
• Company events and colleagues who are always happy to socialise + budgets towards team building events!
• An inclusive environment with great team spirit and passion for languages
• A well-structured and exciting onboarding process to set you up for success!
• The possibility to work remotely from your home or in the office located in the heart of Berlin
• Education funds because we want to see our people grow
• Free access to our language classes
• Mental Health programs
• Corporate benefits & pension funds
• 28 vacation days per year
• Free snacks & drinks at the office
• The modern hardware necessary for your work (n/a for freelancers)
• Flexible working hours

Does that sound exciting? Then, send us your CV right away!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Your contact person for the position is Sally

Lingoda is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As an equal opportunities and affirmative action employer, we strive to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of our user base. Our commitment ensures that every applicant is assessed on the basis of their skills and qualifications, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or religion.

We ask that you please apply directly via the link provided in the job description or directly on our website. Due to GDPR regulations, applications sent otherwise will not be considered.

Please note that if you are based outside of Germany that only a freelance contract can be offered. All our contracts whether freelance or regular German employment contract start on a 2 year time period.