Senior Backend Engineer (PHP) - App

Do you want to help the world EV better?

We are on the lookout for a talented Senior PHP Engineer.

Is this you?

As a Senior PHP Engineer in the App team at Monta, you will closely collaborate with our frontend engineers, QA’ers, and backend developers from our other engineering teams. Your responsibilities will include scoping, implementing, and maintaining high-quality APIs for our mobile and web applications. Your focus will be on delivering high quality code, tests and architectural improvements to our systems, and help shape the future of our comprehensive backend system. Additionally, you will contribute to the development of internal tools and improve the scalability of our services.

Who are we?

Monta’s powerful SaaS platform connects the dots in the entire EV charging ecosystem. As a B2B2C company with an engineering-driven culture, and engineers comprising one-third of our team, we offer comprehensive, tailored software solutions for drivers, businesses, and industry partners.

What’s our mission?

We aim to make EV charging simple, accessible, and reliable. Our software ensures a consistent experience across all charge point brands, empowering owners with a seamless solution

What else should you know?

We've just closed a massive 80M EUR Series B round, propelling us toward revolutionizing the EV charging experience. Our growth has soared, with nearly a million monthly charging sessions and 1,000 EV drivers joining us daily. We'll use this funding to enhance our software-only strategy, expand into new markets, and improve our product for an electrified future ⚡

Tools and technologies you’ll use

You’ll be working with a fairly modern stack, and while we don't expect you to know everything about it, you should be comfortable learning new tech. Our tools include Kotlin (Java 17 and closely following updates), Micronaut (microservice framework), Dart and Flutter, Typescript and ReactJS, AWS Cloud, Docker, GitOps, Kubernetes, MySQL/Redis (database), Prometheus (monitoring), Grafana (dashboard/metrics), Loki (logging), and more!

Here are some things you’ll be working on:

• Implement APIs in PHP for new features in close collaboration with the mobile frontend developers.
• Improve the quality of our existing APIs and features.
• Shape the future of our mobile APIs, in alignment with other product- and engineering teams.

Here’s what you’ll achieve:

It’s not just what you do – how your work impacts our products and processes is also important to us. And your problem-solving expertise combined with innovation and out-of-the box thinking won’t just help us, it’ll (hopefully) also increase your professional growth and job satisfaction.

• Our shared goal is to aim for the best charging experience and highest quality in the market, and keep our AppStore, Play Store and other ratings above our ambitious targets.
• We value ownership, initiative, reliability and communication higher than quantitative tracking of individual performance, to ensure an agile and innovative team spirit.

Requirements

• Have at least 5 years of professional experience in a relevant field.
• Have strong proficiency in PHP 8.x & Laravel.
• Have good communication, feedback and collaboration skills.
• Have expertise in building RESTful APIs and familiarity with Open API 3.x (nice to have).
• (Nice to have) Have experience with Java and Spring/Springboot or Kotlin and Micronaut.
• (Nice to have) Knowledge of Kafka and event-driven technologies.

(Do you fit most of these requirements, but not all? That’s fine: we’d love to hear from you all the same!)

What will you get?

• Take part in our Engineering Team team’s monthly meetup, where you can share your knowledge and discuss best practices
• Take part in our Engineering team’s Friday Tech Innovation day and spend it putting your technical skills to the test
• Come to our three company-wide events held each year (including an inspiring three-day summit ) as well as our other team events – virtually or in person
• Share Monta’s success through our generous warrant program
• Relax and unwind during your 30 paid vacation days (five weeks + five top-up days)
• Use your personal learning budget and take some time off for your personal/professional development
• Hop in our shared company car (or hop on an electric bike) in our bigger offices
• Stay fit with your subsidized gym membership
• Never go hungry (or thirsty) again with the free snacks & beverages at our office
• Enjoy your subsidized plant-based lunches at our offices
• Prepare for the future with your pension and health insurance accounts
• Spend time with your family during your paid parental leave

At Monta we foster a dynamic, on-site environment where innovation thrives and teamwork is strengthened. We recognise the importance of work-life balance where flexibility is supported and encouraged provided that it aligns with your responsibilities and the needs of your team.

Please send us your application in English.

To succeed in this position, your spoken and written English skills need to be proficient. Since Monta is a globally active company, you’ll be communicating often and regularly with our co-workers and partners around the world, making your professional English knowledge essential.

Please note that we don’t accept unsolicited applications from headhunters or recruitment agencies. Unsolicited applications sent to our company or co-workers are considered to be the property of Monta, and we won’t agree to pay any referral compensation or recruiter fee without a signed agreement.

Find out more by visiting https://monta.com/uk/careers/