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# Senior Backend Engineer (all genders) - PHP at Urban Sports Club

- **Company:** Urban Sports Club
- **Location:** València Valencia, Spain
- **Posted:** 2026-06-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-17
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/urbansportsclub/jobs/8595996002

## Job description

Meet Urban Sports Club

We are among the leading platforms for sports and wellness in Europe, dedicated to inspiring people to live active, healthy lives. With just one membership we offer access to thousands of fitness and wellness experiences across the continent.

But what truly sets us apart? We believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. If you’re curious about how we work, what we value and how you might grow with us, explore our[Culture Hub & Career Opportunities](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/de/jobs).

*Big news: Wellhub and Urban Sports Club unite!* Urban Sports Club is now a proud part of Wellhub, creating a global wellbeing ecosystem. Together, we connect 39,000 corporate clients and 97,000 wellness partners across 18 countries, offering millions of people even more ways to stay active and take care of their health.

The opportunity

As our Senior Backend Engineer you will work in a dynamic team of engineers who share a passion for technology and for providing the best experience possible to our vendors, members, and corporate partners. Urban Sports Club engineers are smart, flexible and great problem solvers. We follow software development best practices to build a well-specified, scalable product based on strongly modularized architecture, automated testing, and deployment. Join our team and help us continue to inspire people to lead an active and healthy life!

## What you will do

- Architect, develop, and operate Golang and PHP services deployed to thousands of users.
- Collaborate with other engineers, product owners, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems, creating an outstanding wellbeing experience for users worldwide.
- Deliver testable, maintainable and high-quality code and take operational responsibility for the components that you develop.
- Be a strong participant in the Urban Sports-wide backend cluster affecting and driving best engineering practices across the company.
- Work with an event-driven ecosystem, build the communication between services via PubSub events.

## What you will need to succeed

- You have proven working experience as a Senior Backend Engineer with PHP and preferably Golang (5+ yrs of experience).
- You have worked with GCP/AWS and corresponding cloud managed services.
- You have experience working directly with stakeholders to understand, document and develop APIs and systems to meet their requirements, driving increased adoption and reducing reliance on custom one-off implementations.
- You have written distributed, high-volume services and know how to deploy and keep them running in production.
- You believe data is the most powerful tool for informed decision-making.
- You have a deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.

What’s in it for you

- Work on cutting-edge tech and influence the future of our stack: explore ourhttps://tech-radar.urbansportsclub.tech/[Tech Radar](https://tech-radar.urbansportsclub.tech/)
- Free Urban Sports Club L Pro Membership + Friends and Family Discount: Stay active with free membership, plus discounts for friends and family.
- Flexible Work Model: Enjoy a hybrid work setup, balancing on-site and remote work options to fit your lifestyle.
- Extended Remote Work Options: Work up to 120 days remotely within the EU, the UK, and Switzerland, including 30 days outside the EU. You’ll also have the option to desk-swap at our other European offices.
- WorkOUT Life Balance: Take advantage of 30 days of paid vacation annually, plus two additional days for volunteering, flexible working hours, and complimentary access to our mental health provider Open Up.
- Personal Development: Receive an annual budget of €1,000 for professional growth, with regular internal training sessions and weekly German and English language classes.
- Engaging Team Culture: Participate in regular team and company events along with wellness initiatives that help you stay productive, healthy, and engaged in a hybrid work environment.

Urban Sports Club is committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone who applies for a position or already works with us, regardless of their sports preferences, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religion (or lack thereof).

## About Urban Sports Club

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Wellness and Fitness Services
- Target customers: B2B (corporate fitness benefits for companies of all sizes) and B2C (individual members)
- Mission or purpose: "Make wellbeing accessible for every organization and individual through sports and wellness" [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs) and "Inspire people to lead active, healthy lives" [urbansportsclub.com](https://urbansportsclub.com/en)

## Products & Services
- **Urban Sports Club Membership**: A flexible subscription that gives access to over 50 sports and wellness activities across a network of 10,000+ partners in Europe. Includes indoor gyms, outdoor activities, and online live/on-demand classes. Available for individuals and as a corporate benefit. [urbansportsclub.com](https://urbansportsclub.com/en)
- **Corporate Fitness Program**: Employers offer employees the Urban Sports Club membership to boost physical and mental health, improve engagement, and attract talent. [urbansportsclub.com](https://urbansportsclub.com/en)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed publicly; last major funding round at $104.4M (Venture Round, Dec 2023) led by Verdane [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/urbansportsclub)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $199.6M across 9 rounds [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/urbansportsclub); estimated annual revenue of $10M (likely outdated or estimated) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/urbansportsclub)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: HV Capital (led Series A), Verdane (led 2023 round), and others [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/urbansportsclub); parent company Wellhub (Gympass) after acquisition [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/153029-35)
- **Growth Signals**: Acquired by Wellhub in March 2025, creating the world’s largest wellbeing ecosystem connecting 39,000 corporate clients and 97,000 wellness partners across 18 countries [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs); operates in 7 countries (Germany, Austria, France, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Belgium) with 8 offices [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs); employee count 342 (+0.6% YoY) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/urbansportsclub)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Largest European network**: Over 10,000 partner venues and 50+ sports types, unmatched flexibility for members [urbansportsclub.com](https://urbansportsclub.com/en)
- **Single membership model**: Simplified access for users, strong value proposition for both individuals and corporate clients
- **Integration with Wellhub**: Now part of a global wellbeing ecosystem, providing scale and resources that competitors lack
- **Strong brand and culture**: High employee satisfaction, hybrid work, and wellbeing-first philosophy attract top talent

## Strategic Focus
- **Integration with Wellhub**: Uniting to form the world’s largest wellbeing ecosystem, expanding reach and offering [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs)
- **Continued European expansion**: Already in 7 countries, with plans to grow further
- **Deepening corporate client relationships**: Serving 39,000 companies through combined platform
- **Innovation in product**: Enhancing digital offerings (online classes, app) and partner network

## Why Work Here
- **Culture of wellbeing**: Free Urban Sports Club L Pro membership, 30 vacation days, flexible hours, mental health platform OpenUp, two volunteering days per year [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs)
- **Hybrid work model**: Up to 120 days remote within the EU, 30 days outside EU, desk swap opportunities across 8 European offices [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs)
- **Personal development**: Annual learning budget of €1,000, regular internal training, language classes [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs)
- **Diverse and inclusive**: 350+ employees from 41 nationalities, values of vulnerability, customer-centricity, and ownership [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs)
- **Team events and community**: Regular team-building, social gatherings, and sports activities [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs)
- **Impactful work**: Part of a fast-growing, mission-driven company that just merged with Wellhub to scale globally [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/urbansportsclub)

## Sources
1. [culture.urbansportsclub.com](https://culture.urbansportsclub.com/en/jobs) – Culture hub, career opportunities, benefits, values
2. [urbansportsclub.com](https://urbansportsclub.com/en) – Main website, product and corporate offerings
3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/urbansportsclub) – Current job openings, acquisition announcement
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/urbansportsclub) – Company details, financials, funding, acquisitions, headcount
5. [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/153029-35) – Acquisition status, description

## Other roles at Urban Sports Club

- [Director Brand Marketing & Community (all genders)](https://feeny.ai/job/director-brand-marketing-community-all-genders-urban-sports-club-berlin-3chpwsx0jm69) — Berlin, Germany
- [Director B2B2C Growth Partnerships (all genders)](https://feeny.ai/job/director-b2b2c-growth-partnerships-all-genders-urban-sports-club-berlin-yjxewfjpjqg7) — Berlin, Germany