OnTheGoSystems: PHP developer (French or German speakers)
Role highlights
Full Time
Permanent
Mid
Remote
This mid-level PHP developer role at OnTheGoSystems focuses on enhancing WPML, a widely used multilingual WordPress plugin supporting over 1.5 million websites. Candidates must have solid PHP experience and fluency in French or German. Key responsibilities include developing new features, improving existing functionality, debugging complex issues, and handling selected support cases to gain direct user insights. The role emphasizes writing clean, maintainable code with automated testing and long-term solutions rather than quick fixes. Developers will influence product architecture and roadmap by leveraging real-world feedback from support scenarios, fostering stronger product intuition. The position offers opportunities to deepen expertise in PHP, WordPress development, testing methodologies, and performance optimization within a remote, asynchronous, and stable company environment. Candidates should enjoy solving technical challenges, root cause analysis, and contributing to product improvements based on user patterns. A bachelor's degree and approximately 40 points of professional experience indicate a solid educational foundation and practical development skills. The role encourages high ownership, mentorship, and use of modern development workflows, making it suitable for developers seeking to impact a mature, profitable product with a global user base.
About the role
Role Summary
- Join the team behind WPML, the multilingual plugin powering 1.5M+ websites
- Develop new features and improve WPML
- Handle selected support cases to gain direct user feedback
- Influence product roadmap through real-world insights
Why This Role Works Well for Developers
- Direct connection to real problems before they become technical debt
- Stronger product intuition from support cases and edge scenarios
- Immediate impact: build features for a widely used multilingual solution
- Influence on architecture and long-term fixes based on user feedback
Why OTGS?
- Profitable and stable: self-funded since 2008, supporting over 1.5M sites
- Remote-first: global team working asynchronously
- High ownership: developers make decisions and shape the product
- Built-in growth: mentorship, modern tooling, and opportunities to deepen expertise in PHP, WordPress, testing, and performance
Requirements
- Speak French or German
- Real PHP experience
- Enjoy solving technical challenges and finding root causes
- Prefer clean code, tests, and long-term solutions over quick patches
Responsibilities
- Build new features and improve existing parts of WPML
- Handle selected support cases requiring developer expertise
- Debug issues, reproduce complex scenarios, and implement fixes
- Suggest and ship product improvements based on support patterns
- Grow skills in automated testing, performance optimization, and modern workflows
How to Apply
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