Senior Backend Developer (PHP/Laravel) - AI Practice (EdTech)

Studocu was founded on the principle that equal access to study notes reduces inequality between students. Today, we make it easy for more than 45+ million students to share notes every month and use cutting-edge AI learning tools (like Quizzes, AI Chat, and Ask-AI) to help them ace their study goals. The product was a rocket ship from day one and has shown strong product-market fit on every continent with enviable YoY growth, making us a key player in the exploding EdTech space.

Do you want to work on a platform that makes study materials accessible for 45+ million students

?We are expanding our 12 product teams (90+ back-end, front-end and full-stack developers) and are looking for a talented addition to our AI Practice team, who is a wizard with PHP and has experience with modern Laravel

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AI Practice team's mission is to empower users through intuitive, AI-powered study experiences and to make high-quality content creation accessible to everyone. We're focused on simplifying the way students create and engage with tools like quizzes and flashcards, while improving discoverability and deepening engagement. By continuously refining our product and technical foundation, we aim to build a flexible, impactful practice platform that supports meaningful learning at scal

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You'll work closely with our designers and front-end engineers to shape the future of AI-powered learning at Studocu. From quizzes and flashcards to new AI study experiences, you’ll help build intuitive tools that make it easier for millions of students to learn more effectively. We’re looking for someone who’s excited about the potential of AI in education, eager to tackle complex problems quickly and thoughtfully, and who cares deeply about delivering polished, user-first experienc

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What you’ll be doing h

• ere:Ship new functionalities every week for a continuously changing product in one of our t
• eamsYou bring a deep knowledge of design, analysis, development, and testing while exceeding industry standards in terms of high-quality code and secur
• ity.Using new techniques such as organising Laravel Applications with Acti
• ons.You will also work with the Product Manager and Engineering Manager to refine high-level stories before they are further presented to your t
• eam.Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to other developers to ensure code qual
• ity.Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that adheres to established coding standa

rds.

Why you’ll love it

• here:You will be helping to build a product that aids many millions of students worldwide to excel in their cou
• rses.An awesome office in the centre of Amsterdam with a huge garden, right next to the ca
• nals.A free healthy lunch with our own chef and unhealthy snacks every day when in the of
• fice.Your own workspace, including the hardware of your choosing (Mac or Li
• nux).We have a hybrid approach to work with at least two days a week in the of
• fice.Learn from 35 different nationalities and more than 150 colleagues. Bringing your own ideas to the table is more than wel
• come.We are using the latest technologies and updating the older ones whenever poss
• ible.24 holidays based on 40 hours per week. We also provide a public transport card and contribute to your pension sc

heme.

Job require

ments:We are looking for you when you are keen to work with PHP 8.3 and know what's good in the latest version of Laravel 10. To be successful in this role, this is the kind of profile we have in

• mind:A PHP expert with Laravel exper
• ience.Ability to write high-performance, reusable and fully tested
• code.You worked in SCRUM before.