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    • Speak our language!

    We are Lingoda. Our mission is to build bridges around the world through language learning.

    Lingoda is a fast-growing online language school 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.

    Your mission with us:
    You will work with a full stack engineering team on opening up the Lingoda application. You will help us build a perfect app for online language learning and contribute to improving our product architecture. 

    Your tasks:
  • You will not only deliver business features, but also tackle purely technical tasks and clean up the existing code;
  • You will be staying aware of industry issues and trends, particularly in regard to usability and emerging technologies;
  • You will collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to deliver new new functionalities.

    • You bring to Lingoda:
  • 3+ years of solid experience creating web applications using PHP, Symfony 5/6, and Doctrine;
  • Good knowledge and practical experience with OOP and design patterns, as well as with modern architecture approaches;
  • Experience with TDD and BDD;
  • 4+ years of software development experience;
  • You are passionate about code quality: writing tests and documentation belongs to your natural workflow;
  • The ability to work together with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to achieve a common goal;
  • Strong verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate within the engineering team;
  • Understanding DDD and hexagonal architecture in practice;
  • Fluent English skills (C level).

    • You add to our culture with:
  • You are quality-oriented and responsible;
  • Others admire you for your organised, 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;
  • A great team spirit and passion for languages;
  • A well-structured and exciting onboarding process;
  • The possibility to work remotely from your home or...
  • … in the office located in the heart of Berlin;
  • Free access to our language classes;
  • The modern hardware necessary for your work;
  • 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 Viktoria. 

    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.

    It is our commitment that every applicant will be evaluated according to their skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion.

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