Junior PHP Back-End Developer - AFS Energy

About the role

We are the Development team at AFS Energy (10 people total, 7 developers and PO/QA/BA). We are looking for a smart junior developer to work on our renewable energy trading platform and administration tool. The work involves complex business logic and financial markets.

• Foundational understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).

• Experience with PHP 

• Talent for programming and eagerness to learn and make an impact.

• Eager to learn frameworks like Symfony.

• Proficiency in English (written & verbal).

• Aptitude for understanding business logic.

• Nice to have: Experience with Java, Kotlin or Node.js.

• Residence in the Netherlands and entitled to work in the Netherlands

We offer

• A solid team of 7 developers to learn from (25 tech staff total).

• Shared lunch with the team and a chef who prepares hot meals. Good coffee.

• No regular overtime, good work-life balance

• Work from home 2 days a week. You can also work remotely for one month per year.

• Cool office in the center of Amsterdam (Beursplein 5).

• Weekly drinks on Fridays.

• Long-term projects with plenty of room to onboard and learn.

Our tech stack

• PHP 8.3

• Symfony 

• API-Platform

• GraphQL

• Postgres

We work on two repositories (one is 3 years old, the other 8 years old). Both use PHP 8.3. We will also start a new project in 2027, your time as a developer will be split between these three projects.

Get in touch!

Are you ready for a new challenge at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange? Please send your résumé through the application link. For further questions, feel free to reach out to mvanberne@afsgroup.nl. Since this is a junior role we expect you to add a link to a portfolio website or github page.

Application process

1st round: Job interview with the Recruitment team

2nd round: Job interview & offline test with the Development Team

3rd round: Small take-home assessment (optional)

Note
We handle our recruitment in-house and do not require assistance from external parties. Any unsolicited résumés received from unaffiliated recruitment agencies will be treated as direct applications.