PHP Developer

For Schiphol we are looking for a Senior Backend Developer PHP.

The way we travel changes rapidly. We make bookings online, we receive travel and purchase advice on our smartphones, we want to be increasingly in control of our own travel arrangements. The Value Stream Customer Experience (CX) is part of Schiphol’s Digital department. We aim, via Schiphol’s digital channels, to provide a stress free experience to our travellers by building features and providing the necessary information on our website and apps. We also place self-service units in the terminal to provide passengers with the correct information or to help transfer passengers with a short transfer time to catch their connecting flight.

The position

As a backend developer, you are responsible for designing, developing and maintaining the software of Schiphol Group’s digital channels.
Together with the business and your scrum team, you develop API’s and functionalities that meet the end user’s needs. You have a good technical knowledge and are able to advise what would be the ideal solution for the stated problem. You are capable of explaining to non technical colleagues the impact of the technical choices.
Together with your team you are responsible for the concept, development and deployment of the product (build it, ship it, run it).
In our development process, we have a strong focus on quality and security which is visible in our development process. Strong teamwork is important, but you have to be able to take independent decisions as well.

Skills

The ideal candidate has advanced knowledge and experience in

· PHP
· Testing (unit, integration & E2E)
· TDD
· Docker
· Scrum/Kanban
· Hexagonal architecture
· MySQL, Redis, ElasticSearch
· CI/CD
· Trunk based development
· Git

Knowledge and/or experience that are nice to have

· Another programming language
· Strategic and tactical Domain Driven Design
· Event sourcing (CQRS)
· Kubernetes
· GNU Make
· High traffic/impact websites of APIs
· Varnish, Caching

Additionally we are looking for a candidate who

· Is passionate about programming, dev/ops and finding digital solutions for problems
· Has strong communication skills
· Is open to other people’s opinions
· Likes working closely with other disciplines to achieve results
· Is able to weigh up short term against long term solutions
· Is able to translate technique to non-technical people
· Dares to take responsibility, initiative and work independently
· Thinks outside the box, is not afraid to experiment
· Is critical on his/her own work and gives feedback on other people’s work