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# Senior Software Engineer (PHP) at NFQ

- **Company:** NFQ
- **Location:** Krakow, Poland
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/nfq/5bcb6dc9-19ac-421e-995c-d57862b8ecc0

## Job description

NFQ is a core technology partner for HomeToGo – a dedicated team of software engineers and data science professionals driving innovation to power a marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals. We are expanding HomeToGo’s technology teams in Lithuania and Poland and are looking for the brightest talents to join the company. HomeToGo is the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo and TripAdvisor. From vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, house boats, castles, farm stays and everything in between, HomeToGo combines price, destination, dates and amenities to find the perfect accommodation for any trip worldwide. Founded in 2014, HomeToGo operates localized apps and websites in more than 30 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Asia-Pacific. HomeToGo Group includes brands such as Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, Interhome, Smoobu, Casamundo, EscapadaRural, Kurzurlaub, Tripping.com, Wimdu, and others.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer (PHP) to join our Distribution team, which connects thousands of HomeToGo's partners to our marketplace through a wide range of channels: White Labels, APIs, tailored integrations and more. Your work will span from building in house tooling that helps individual travel agents find the best vacation rentals for their customers, to designing integration systems for industry leaders such as Google, TUI, Amadeus or Lidl. You'll join a team of experienced engineers driving initiatives with global impact. We value independence, teamwork, honesty and the drive to keep growing. You'll work across a mix of systems, from greenfield microservices to mature monoliths, all actively developed and maintained. Engineers take part in the full product life cycle and have real influence on where our products go next.

In this role, you will

- Take end-to-end ownership of the features you deliver, from refinement to production
- Design and build entire applications, working closely with our architects
- Partner with business stakeholders to define requirements, plan milestones and refine features based on measured performance
- Choose the right technologies, guided by data and experience
- Build AI-driven solutions and integrations, going beyond using AI tools day to day
- Help build new distribution channels for our marketplace
- Contribute to technical and architectural standards across the company
- Mentor teammates and take part in hiring
- Work with a broad stack including PHP, SQL databases, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, SQS, Kubernetes and AWS

## What we offer

- Growth and development opportunities. Build your career with support from an international and experienced team. We offer mentoring, regular feedback through our 360° feedback process, performance evaluations, and opportunities to grow professionally
- A culture where you can make an impact. Join a workplace built on trust, empowerment, recognition, and autonomy. We share company goals transparently every quarter and encourage everyone to contribute ideas and take ownership
- A supportive and international environment. Become part of a diverse team of 30+ nationalities, where collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mutual support are part of everyday life. We value work-life balance and create an environment where people can thrive
- A great benefits package. We offer a competitive salary, health insurance, additional days off, flexible working hours, employee-led workshops, office perks, regular team-building activities and company events

Salary range: 131 - 179 PLN/h + VAT (B2B) 18 260 - 24 900 PLN gross (Permanent)

If you have any questions, please contact me at natalia.plasun@nfq.com or via Linkedin.

Check all our career opportunities here.

## About NFQ

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: NFQ builds the digital systems behind high-growth businesses — from e-commerce and logistics platforms to AI-powered products — combining software engineering, UX/UI, data science, and digital strategy.
- **Entity Type**: Private (not publicly listed; no funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Kaunas, Lithuania (founding city; active offices in Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai, Krakow, Montreal, Laval, and remote hubs across Lithuania & Poland)
- **Founded**: 2002
- **Founders**: Four unnamed engineers in Kaunas, Lithuania (founding team launched NFQ Technologies)

## Core Business
- **Industry**: Digital product development and technology consulting (software development, AI, UX/UI, data science, e-commerce, logistics tech)
- **Target Customers**: Startups, scale-ups, and global enterprises — especially in e-commerce, travel, logistics, media, and education
- **Mission/Purpose**: "Guiding highly ambitious companies through the noise, creating the competitive edge for winning and owning the game." / "Empowering digital transformation & innovation, enabling the world’s most ambitious companies to not only compete but lead their industries."

## Products & Services
- **Custom Software Development**: Full-cycle engineering for web, mobile, and backend platforms (SaaS and enterprise-grade systems).
- **Digital Product Development**: End-to-end product design, prototyping, and delivery, from modernization to net-new digital products.
- **UX/UI Services**: User research, wireframing, interface design, and design systems.
- **BI & Data Science**: Analytics, data pipelines, dashboards, and AI/ML-driven decision-making tools.
- **Mobile App Development**: iOS/Android app design, engineering, and lifecycle management.
- **Email Marketing Services**: Automated campaign platforms and lifecycle marketing technology.
- **IT Architecture & System Planning**: Technical strategy, system design, integration, and modernization roadmaps.
- **Infrastructure Services**: Cloud architecture, DevOps, and scalable infrastructure operations.
- **Technology Audit**: Security, performance, and architecture assessments.
- **AI Services**: AI agents, LLM-based solutions, and applied AI product development — including dedicated AI solution examples like an AI-powered lesson planning tool for schools.
- **PALM for Logistics**: A specialized logistics platform solution.
- **Omnichannel E-commerce Solutions**: Commerce platforms unifying content, data, and customer journeys across channels.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: $10B+ GMV processed through NFQ-built systems yearly; 1000+ successful projects delivered
- **Headcount**: 600+ employees across 10 countries and 4 continents
- **Notable Clients/Partners**: Men in Blazers Media Network (built centralized digital fan platform), KAYAK/Booking Holdings (through acquired Swoodoo), OXID eSales, plus e-commerce, travel, logistics, and education clients
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Founded 2002; expanded to 10 countries across 4 continents over 23+ years
  - Vietnam office recognized as one of the country's best IT companies by ITviec for 6 consecutive years (2019–2024)
  - Recent expansions to Denmark and Saudi Arabia
  - NFQ Asia and NFQ Solutions rebranded as Gradion in 2025, deepening AI engineering and strategic consulting across Asia, DACH, and MEA
  - Active hiring in engineering, AI, security, and HR roles across multiple locations

## Competitive Advantages
- **Multi-domain engineering depth**: Delivers across e-commerce, travel, logistics, media, and education — not a single-vertical consultancy.
- **Scale track record**: $10B+ GMV flowing through their systems annually demonstrates enterprise-grade reliability.
- **Full-stack capability**: Combines engineering, UX/UI, data science, AI, infrastructure, and marketing tech under one roof.
- **Bootstrapped longevity**: 23+ years in business without external funding pressure indicates sustainable, client-funded growth.
- **Global delivery model**: 600+ specialists across Europe, Asia, and North America enable follow-the-sun delivery and diverse talent acquisition.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI delivery at scale**: Investing in AI agents, LLM-based products, and applied AI services (including a dedicated AI solution unit).
- **Regional brand restructuring**: NFQ Asia and NFQ Solutions consolidated under the Gradion brand to unify deep-tech engineering, AI delivery, and strategic consulting across Asia, DACH, and MEA; NFQ Digital Creatives and NFQ Technologies continue under the NFQ name.
- **Geographic expansion**: Recent entry into Denmark and Saudi Arabia signals intent to grow in European and Middle Eastern markets.
- **Enterprise modernization**: Helping established companies modernize legacy systems and integrate with modern digital ecosystems.

## Why Work Here
- **Flexible work as a core promise**: Unlimited work-from-home policy and hybrid options across Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai, Krakow, Montreal, Laval, and remote within Lithuania & Poland.
- **Growth mindset culture**: Mentorship is built into the experience, with support to grow beyond team, project, and role boundaries.
- **Autonomy and trust**: Leadership emphasizes mutual trust and gives "everyone the green light to take initiative."
- **International environment**: Truly global team across 4 continents with 1000+ delivered projects — an opportunity to work on complex, cross-border products.
- **Diverse tech exposure**: Work spans e-commerce, logistics, travel, media, AI, and education — enabling broad skill-building across industries and technologies.
- **Current openings** (as of search): Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead, Lead AI Engineer (Python), Information Security Manager, HR & Office Operations Specialist.

## Sources
1. [nfq.com](https://www.nfq.com/)
2. [nfq.com — About Us](https://www.nfq.com/about-nfq/about-us/)
3. [nfq.com — Career](https://www.nfq.com/career/)
4. [nfq.com — Career US](https://www.nfq.com/us/career/)
5. [jobs.lever.co/nfq](https://jobs.lever.co/nfq)

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