Senior Software Engineer (PHP + Vue.js)

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Contribute to high-impact products with a focus on PHP and Vue.js, while influencing architectural decisions and mentoring fellow engineers.

We’re looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to play a key role in the evolution of one of our flagship products. This is an opportunity to design, build, and deliver impactful features in a modern web environment, while influencing architectural decisions and mentoring peers.

You’ll work hands-on across the stack, with a focus on PHP (Symfony) on the backend and Vue.js on the frontend. Experience with event-driven architecture is a strong plus, as we continue evolving our systems toward scalable, distributed solutions.

How You’ll Contribute

  • Design & Build: Develop high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software using PHP (Symfony) and Vue.js.
  • Solve & Innovate: Tackle complex engineering challenges and propose elegant, practical solutions.
  • Collaborate: Work closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to translate business needs into technical solutions.
  • Elevate Standards: Champion coding best practices, code reviews, testing, and continuous improvement.
  • Shape Architecture: Contribute to the evolution of our system design, with opportunities to influence our move toward event-driven patterns.
  • Mentor & Share: Support and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of learning and knowledge sharing.
  • Optimize & Deliver: Ensure smooth deployments, performance tuning, and reliability across our platform.

Requirements

  • Backend Expertise: Strong experience with PHP and Symfony.
  • Frontend Skills: Proficiency with Vue.js (experience with other frameworks like React or Angular is a plus).
  • Event-Driven Architecture: Familiarity with EDA, messaging systems, or event streaming is highly desirable.
  • Database Knowledge: Solid experience with relational (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and exposure to non-relational databases.
  • Software Craftsmanship: Deep understanding of software design principles, design patterns, and scalable architectures.
  • DevOps Mindset: Comfortable with CI/CD, cloud environments, and modern DevOps practices.
  • Collaborative Spirit: Excellent communication skills and a passion for working in cross-functional teams.
  • Growth-Oriented: Eagerness to learn, experiment, and continuously improve.

Why Join Us

  • Work on a high-impact product used by thousands of customers.
  • Join a team that values technical excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
  • Contribute to a company embracing AI-native workflows and modern architectures.
  • Opportunities to grow into architecture or leadership paths as you progress.

Benefits

Work pattern and location

  • 40 hours a week, Permanent Contract 
  • Monday to Friday 


Benefits

  • Meal Vouchers (€7 per working day)
  • Individual training paths
  • Opportunity to develop and move within the company
  • National and international mobility options 
  • Yearly team activities

What you can expect from the recruitment process: 

  1. HR interview
  2. Hiring manager interview
  3. Technical interview
  4. C-level interview 

MotorK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any kind. Our company is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at MotorK are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, age, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Team activities: Yearly team activities

Founded in 2010, MotorK is an international company focused on sales and marketing for the car industry and has quickly become one of the most important players in the digital automotive arena. Started in Italy, it has rapidly expanded its business in Spain, France, UK and Germany and is now entering other European and extra-European markets. With a unique mix of digital knowledge, online marketing expertise and strong technological background, MotorK has developed and consolidated a broad offering of products and services for the automotive industry such as DriveK, DealerK and Internet Motors. The company has now more than 200 people in Europe. DriveK is the benchmark in Europe for anyone who is looking for the car that is just right for his needs. The site provides vast amounts of data on over 5,000 car models and equipment, in order to compare, configure and select the right car, putting the user in contact with the dealer who can give the most attractive quote. DealerK is SaaS platform for car dealers: a turnkey solution that guides dealers along the road of digital innovation, a portfolio of products and services designed to deal with all the challenges of a modern dealer. Dealerk is also certified as Google Premium Partner. Internet Motors is an event dedicated to the discovery of the best practices within online marketing of automobile products. Started as a local event, it has become an international venue appealing to the whole automotive sector: suppliers, dealers, car manufacturers, industry players and publishers. In March 2017 the company announced a $10M round of initial funding (Series A) led by two global venture capital firms, the highest raised to date for a technology company originating in Italy. MotorK is already using this funding to bolster its international team and support significant worldwide expansion: so we are looking for brilliant people willing to join our team.We are always looking for brilliant people willing to join our team: Software developers with strong background in online technologies, server side Java (grails is better!) Visual designers, Frontend developers and UX experts System administrators with competencies on linux, mysql, php, java, inclined to a strict interaction with developers team Digital Marketing experts What can you expect from us? A 3000 square meters office with a nice kitchen, a lounge area and a theater Interesting Tech Talks Personal and professional growth Possibility to contribute to open source projects (Our headquarters currently hosts Milan WordPress Meetup) English courses with native speakers A funny and international team Competitive salary

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