Software Engineer Backend (PHP)

About Helga Digitalagentur GmbH

We get up in the morning to make the world a little more efficient, user-friendly, and thus better each day. To have learned something new in the evening and had a good time together.

We do this as a 12-person digital agency in Bern by developing Drupal-based solutions that challenge us anew every time. With the highest demands on technology, clean code, and sustainable solutions.

Why Helga?

You will be part of a 12-person team – so you are not a number, but a character, like all of us, and you will shape Helga. We are consensus-oriented, work towards the same goal, and discuss the best solution together. Our life is varied, sometimes damn varied. That's why we try to continuously develop and educate ourselves as a company and as individuals. You can have a lot of say if you like, and help shape your work and our future.

A few facts? Here:

• Central location near Bierhübeli in Bern
• Large roof terrace with hammock, grill, foosball table, and alpine views
• Active office life – and yet the freedom to work up to two days a week from home
• Many plants, bar, a decent coffee machine, and a fridge full of favorite drinks
• A fund for team events, which is refilled every year
• A notebook of your choice and a say in the tools and technologies we use
• Contribution to own open-source projects
• 5 weeks of vacation and very flat hierarchies
• Contribution to your public transport commute
• Additional time off for age, birth – and a free day in September for everyone
• Partial premium coverage for daily sickness and accident insurance
• Loyalty bonuses if you stay long enough
• Flexible working hours

Your Responsibilities

Coding in PHP is more your thing than long meetings? You are looking for a team, projects, and code reviews where you can grow? People who don't work as fast as possible, but as correctly as possible? In our digital agency, we discuss at eye level – and thereby safely bring major projects to fruition. 80-100%, Länggasse Bern, starting immediately – or whenever it suits you.

What awaits you

We have the privilege that large clients continuously confront us with digital challenges: Websites and web applications, 3D and GenAI and APIs, e-commerce and marketing automation and gamification.

Drupal is based on Symfony and is the foundation of our solutions, PHP is our language of choice: You will work in the world of customer- and Helga-specific Drupal modules, API integrations, and cleanly mapped business logic.

Requirements

• You love writing code – in PHP and with several years of experience on a major framework (Symfony or Laravel)
• You want to deepen your knowledge in Drupal: one must understand architecture, standards, and best practices to master complex projects
• You are familiar with overarching technological topics such as caching, sustainable (relational) data management, interfaces, testability
• You have an agency background or want new challenges daily, constantly changing priorities, and ambitious timelines
• You work in a structured manner: plan, complete, and close tasks before starting the next one

Benefits & Perks

• 40-hour work week
• 5 weeks (25 days) vacation
• Extra retirement contribution
• Company workshops and knowledge sharing
• Accident insurance
• Table football
• Part-time possible
• Team social events
• Snacks & drinks
• Maternity/Paternity leave
• AC cooler
• Beer
• Cool office
• Choose your hardware
• Annual Bonus pay
• Coffee
• tea
• Career paths and annual reviews
• Conferences
• Flexible work time
• Well connected office
• Mobility Allowance