About UsWe are on a mission to make looking after your home effortless, and to clean up an industry that has too often left its workforce in the shadows. Batgroup is the company behind Batmaid, our English-speaking brand, and PFA / Putzfrau.ch, our German-speaking brand: a portfolio spanning direct cleaning, recruitment, and fiduciary services that has made us Switzerland's number one home cleaning company, with more than 4,000 cleaning professionals and a growing footprint across Europe.Our purpose goes beyond business. It is about people. Every cleaner who works with us deserves declared, insured, and properly protected employment, on permanent contracts governed by the sector's Collective Bargaining Agreement, with real access to pensions, sickness cover, and paid leave. By taking on the multi-billion-franc cleaning black market, we level the playing field, bring fairness to a sector that badly needs it, and give customers professionals they can genuinely trust in their homes. That is our fight, and it is why we rally behind #fightblackmarket.Technology is how we win it. We build the platforms, apps, and services that let thousands of customers book a trusted cleaning in a few clicks, and that let thousands of cleaners work with dignity and security. That is where you come in.The RoleWe are looking for a skilled PHP Developer to join our engineering team in Warsaw or Lisbon (hybrid) and help build the platforms and backend services at the heart of Batmaid and PFA. You will design, develop, test, and maintain the web applications and services our customers and cleaning teams rely on every day, working closely with product, data, and operations to ship solutions that are scalable, reliable, and a pleasure to use.AI-assisted development is simply part of how we work. The team uses modern AI tooling to move faster through the routine parts of the job, which frees up time and attention for what actually matters: clean architecture, sound problem-solving, and high-quality code. We are pragmatic about it. We reach for these tools where they genuinely add value, and we keep human judgement firmly in charge.What you will doDevelop, test, and maintain dynamic web applications and backend services in PHP and SymfonyWrite clear, well-tested, maintainable code, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testsApply SOLID principles and sound object-oriented design to keep our systems clean as they scaleCollaborate with cross-functional teams across product, data, and operations to turn business needs into working softwareUse AI-assisted development thoughtfully, to raise both your speed and the quality of what you shipContribute to architecture decisions and help raise the engineering bar across the teamRequirementsWhat we are looking for3 to 5 years of hands-on experience building applications in PHPA genuine habit of writing clear, understandable, and maintainable codeConfidence writing tests across the stack: unit, integration, and end-to-endStrong knowledge of and experience in Domain-Driven Design (DDD)A good grounding in SOLID principles, object-oriented programming, and GitWorking knowledge of SymfonyVery good command of English (our working language)Nice to haveExperience with distributed systems and microservice designFamiliarity with CQRS or similar architectural patternsExperience designing and building REST APIsHow you workYou lead by influence and example, and people learn from the way you do thingsYou enjoy mentoring and lifting up the developers around youYou can explain technical things to non-technical colleagues, clearly and without jargonYou are dedicated and take real ownership of your workBenefitsRoom to grow, professionally and personally. Our platform is full of real challenges, the company continues to grow, and there is space to grow with it.Regular team events in Warsaw to enjoy your colleague communityHybrid or remote-friendly working.A bright, modern office in the heart of Warsaw, a short walk from the metro.A VIP private healthcare package.Multisport membership.The best tools for the job, including the full JetBrains suite.Sounds like you?If you want to write software that genuinely improves people's working lives, while keeping good company with a team that cares about its craft, we would love to hear from you. Join us, and help us #fightblackmarket.
About Us
We are on a mission to make looking after your home effortless, and to clean up an industry that has too often left its workforce in the shadows. Batgroup is the company behind Batmaid, our English-speaking brand, and PFA / Putzfrau.ch, our German-speaking brand: a portfolio spanning direct cleaning, recruitment, and fiduciary services that has made us Switzerland's number one home cleaning company, with more than 4,000 cleaning professionals and a growing footprint across Europe.
Our purpose goes beyond business. It is about people. Every cleaner who works with us deserves declared, insured, and properly protected employment, on permanent contracts governed by the sector's Collective Bargaining Agreement, with real access to pensions, sickness cover, and paid leave. By taking on the multi-billion-franc cleaning black market, we level the playing field, bring fairness to a sector that badly needs it, and give customers professionals they can genuinely trust in their homes. That is our fight, and it is why we rally behind #fightblackmarket.
Technology is how we win it. We build the platforms, apps, and services that let thousands of customers book a trusted cleaning in a few clicks, and that let thousands of cleaners work with dignity and security. That is where you come in.
The Role
We are looking for a skilled PHP Developer to join our engineering team in Warsaw or Lisbon (hybrid) and help build the platforms and backend services at the heart of Batmaid and PFA. You will design, develop, test, and maintain the web applications and services our customers and cleaning teams rely on every day, working closely with product, data, and operations to ship solutions that are scalable, reliable, and a pleasure to use.
AI-assisted development is simply part of how we work. The team uses modern AI tooling to move faster through the routine parts of the job, which frees up time and attention for what actually matters: clean architecture, sound problem-solving, and high-quality code. We are pragmatic about it. We reach for these tools where they genuinely add value, and we keep human judgement firmly in charge.
What you will do
- Develop, test, and maintain dynamic web applications and backend services in PHP and Symfony
- Write clear, well-tested, maintainable code, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
- Apply SOLID principles and sound object-oriented design to keep our systems clean as they scale
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, data, and operations to turn business needs into working software
- Use AI-assisted development thoughtfully, to raise both your speed and the quality of what you ship
- Contribute to architecture decisions and help raise the engineering bar across the team
Requirements
What we are looking for
- 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience building applications in PHP
- A genuine habit of writing clear, understandable, and maintainable code
- Confidence writing tests across the stack: unit, integration, and end-to-end
- Strong knowledge of and experience in Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- A good grounding in SOLID principles, object-oriented programming, and Git
- Working knowledge of Symfony
- Very good command of English (our working language)
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed systems and microservice design
- Familiarity with CQRS or similar architectural patterns
- Experience designing and building REST APIs
How you work
- You lead by influence and example, and people learn from the way you do things
- You enjoy mentoring and lifting up the developers around you
- You can explain technical things to non-technical colleagues, clearly and without jargon
- You are dedicated and take real ownership of your work
Benefits
- Room to grow, professionally and personally. Our platform is full of real challenges, the company continues to grow, and there is space to grow with it.
- Regular team events in Warsaw to enjoy your colleague community
- Hybrid or remote-friendly working.
- A bright, modern office in the heart of Warsaw, a short walk from the metro.
- A VIP private healthcare package.
- Multisport membership.
- The best tools for the job, including the full JetBrains suite.
Sounds like you?
If you want to write software that genuinely improves people's working lives, while keeping good company with a team that cares about its craft, we would love to hear from you.
Join us, and help us #fightblackmarket.
Here at Batgroup our objective is to become the global leading provider of the “well-being at home” with high-quality cleaning services. And with 150 employees and more than 4.000 Trusted Professional Cleaning Agents with headquarters based in Switzerland and expanding across Europe, we are making that a reality.Batgroup was created in order to reinforce our primary mission: the fight against Black Market and making sure that the cleaning industry workers have the coverage and insurance that they should benefit from. Within the Batgroup we have a variety of identities that we provide, allowing a large assortment of services from booking a cleaning through Batmaid, to hiring their house cleaning employee through Batsoft.What does it mean to work at Batgroup? You’ll be working for the cleaning industry and fighting the Black Market on as many fronts as possible. All of that, whilst being part of a dynamic workplace and working with international team members, is the kind of place where you have room to make a difference and be creative.
Here at Batgroup our objective is to become the global leading provider of the “well-being at home” with high-quality cleaning services. And with 150 employees and more than 4.000 Trusted Professional Cleaning Agents with headquarters based in Switzerland and expanding across Europe, we are making that a reality.
Batgroup was created in order to reinforce our primary mission: the fight against Black Market and making sure that the cleaning industry workers have the coverage and insurance that they should benefit from. Within the Batgroup we have a variety of identities that we provide, allowing a large assortment of services from booking a cleaning through Batmaid, to hiring their house cleaning employee through Batsoft.
What does it mean to work at Batgroup? You’ll be working for the cleaning industry and fighting the Black Market on as many fronts as possible. All of that, whilst being part of a dynamic workplace and working with international team members, is the kind of place where you have room to make a difference and be creative.
