Working Student WordPress Developer (m/f/x)

Working Student, Part-time · Berlin

Intro
Are you passionate about software engineering and looking to gain hands-on experience while studying? Join our dynamic and international team as a Working Student Wordpress Developer (m/f/x) in Berlin and contribute to our exciting expansion plans.
What you will do at reisetopia
We are seeking a talented Working Student WordPress Developer (m/f/x) to support our software engineering team in developing our platform. Your key responsibilities will include:

Key responsibilties:

  • Assist in planning, developing, and maintaining high-quality WordPress solutions, including custom themes, plugins, and new features, ensuring excellent functionality and user experience.
  • Produce modular, scalable, well-tested, and documented code under the guidance of senior developers.
  • Contribute to an understandable and extensible application architecture with a focus on performance, availability, and security.
  • Support the publishing, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of code through a CI/CD deployment pipeline.
  • Participate in code reviews and maintain coding standards.
  • Collaborate with designers, product managers, and the software engineering team to turn responsive designs into effective web solutions.
  • Stay updated with the latest web technologies and WordPress trends.
Joining our team offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of reisetopia and its platform. Your efforts will help drive our growth, and you'll gain valuable experience working on real projects.
What qualifications we expect from you
We are looking for a motivated student who is eager to learn and contribute to our tech projects. 

The ideal candidate should bring:

  • Current enrollment in a relevant degree program (e.g., Computer Science, Software Engineering).
  • Experience with PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery.
  • Familiarity with WordPress, including theme and plugin development.
  • Understanding of responsive and adaptive design principles.
  • Knowledge of third-party (RESTful) APIs
  • Proficiency in using code versioning tools, such as Git.
  • Strong communication skills and a proactive attitude in keeping the team informed and suggesting solutions.
  • Passionate, driven, empathetic, and capable of working independently without direct supervision.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Fluent in English - German is a plus, but not necessary
Additional qualifications that would be beneficial, but not mandatory, include:

  • Knowledge of UI/UX.
  • Knowledge of SEO and page speed.
  • Knowledge in tracking and analytics tools like Google Analytics, PostHog and Looker Studio.
  • Experience with Typescript, React.js, Next.js and universal rendering.
  • Familiarity with serverless functions like AWS Lambda.
  • Experience with DevOps tools like Docker, Ansible, and Serverless Framework.
If you don’t meet all the qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. A cover letter is not necessary. We look forward to receiving your CV and discussing how you can contribute to our team.

Team support, daily fun at work and a proactive approach are the pillars of every job at reisetopia. We appreciate new ideas and challenge you in your work every day.
What you can expect from reisetopia

Working for reisetopia is not like any other job - we really mean it.

We are ambitious  - We are encouraging - We are aiming for a joint goal

In the middle of the capital city, we offer you a young and agile working environment. As core elements of reisetopia's DNA, flexible working hours and options for home or travel office make the working day particularly dynamic.

We offer a lot in return for your commitment - from unbelievable team trips and team events to one-of-a-kind promotion opportunities. We welcome you in a familial atmosphere and offer a whole range of add-ons to enhance your working day:

  • Best working conditions in our office located close to Potsdamer Platz
  • Internal and external education and training opportunities worth 500 euros per year
  • Free catering every Wednesday
  • Free barista coffee and various cold drinks
  • Snacks and fresh fruits
  • Flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
  • Opportunities to implement your own projects
  • Cashback for booking via reisetopia Hotels
  • Modern and simple working time tracking with full flexibility
  • Active support through free and anonymous coaching for improving mental health
  • Exclusive employee discounts for shopping, travel and much more
In order for you to get to know our product personally, you will also receive a free weekend with reisetopia Hotels benefits at the Waldorf Astoria Berlin!

Ready to start your journey? We are looking forward to receiving your application, in which you show us why you are the perfect fit for our ambitious team!
reisetopia Team
About us
reisetopia aims on becoming the leading luxury travel platform, combining traditional values like personal service with modern technology and a unique product. The luxury travel revolution has already expanded from Germany to Austria, Switzerland and France, but that's just the beginning.
With our unique approach of combining an exclusive selection of the world's best hotels with various service elements like lightspeed responses, current travel information, limited time deals and informative guides, we offer an industry-leading product for today's luxury traveller and everyone who wants to become one.
In just three years, reisetopia has become the leading platform for luxury travel in Germany and Austria. With an audience of more than two million page impressions per month, more than 20.000 active newsletter followers and more than 5.000 active luxury hotel clients, we are the market leader for personalized luxury travel in German speaking markets.
 Our revolution has already expanded to France and Switzerland, where we haven proven our concept to be perfectly internationalizable. With our aim to become market leader for individual luxury travel, we plan on expanding our one-of-a-kind product to further markets in Europe, North America as well as Asia.
Despite the Covid-19 crisis, we were able to grow our team from 10 employees in 2019 to almost 40 today - and that's just the beginning of our journey. Our avid team is already aiming on getting to the next
 
reisetopia Team
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