Senior PHP Developer

Do you love coding? Would you like to work in a friendly multinational team changing the way communication in an industry of custom manufacturing is happening? Bildau & Bussmann is looking for people like you!

What is Bildau & Bussmann?

Bildau & Bussmann is a German manufacturer of wooden windows and doors, producing high quality products for more than 30 years for distribution in Europe and North America.

The company began as a traditional carpentry business and has remained true to the roots of the craft as well as to wood as a material. We are an owner-managed, traditional family business placing the highest priority on sustainability. This applies not only to our use of materials, but also to our corporate culture:

We have found that efficient and gratifying work must be fostered by a framework in which everyone feels comfortable, understood and valued – this applies to both our customers and our employees.

We do not perceive ourselves as a mere window manufacturer: our great strength lies – in addition to production – in consulting and planning, as well as in after-sales service. We prefer to see ourselves as companions to our customers and their respective projects rather than as a supplier. In keeping, we focus on establishing and maintaining healthy, long-term customer relationships.

In addition to a high level of personnel commitment, we invest heavily in software development in order to offer our customers all the advantages of digitalization for efficient and accurate communication from project planning to after-sales service.

Over the past years, we have launched several digital products to improve communication with our clients and suppliers but also within the company. These and future products are being worked on by our in-house development team. The team’s work consists of developing and maintaining different kinds of web applications, mobile applications and the custom ERP system the company is using. The work gets organized in an agile workflow with most typical elements of scrum. Since the team’s members are working from different locations, the communication happens in daily and weekly video conferences and instant messaging.

What we are looking for

We are looking for web developers joining our ambitious team to work long-term in our office in Kigali, Rwanda.

1. Personal requirements
   • Desire for personal and technical development
   • Teamwork skills (productive discussions etc.)
   • Responsible and product driven thinking
   • Deep analysis of logical problems and logical thinking
   • Socially responsible behavior
   • Fluency in speaking and writing English
2. Technical requirements
   • Extensive knowledge of PHP 8 including modern features, functional and object oriented techniques
   • Experience with Javascript (jQuery and Bootstrap)
   • Experience with SQL or other relational database technology
   • Experience with creating and maintaining Web APIs
   • Familiarity with CLI tools, including git
   • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
3. Optional but loved skills:
   • Experience or interest in using XDebug
   • Experience or interest in DevOps, CI/CD and unit testing
   • Experience or interest in working with React/React Native
   • Experience or interest in working with WebSockets
   • Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform (Containerization stack)
   • German language

Skill tags:

• PHP
• JS
• SQL
• Linux
• CLI
• Git
• DevOps
• Docker
• React