Associate/Senior Associate - PHP Developer

Job Title : Python Django Developer

Experience : 3+ Years

Location : Gurgaon

Working Days : 6 Days (Monday to Saturday)

Job Summary :

We are looking for a skilled Python Django Developer with strong foundational knowledge in backend development, data structures, and operating system concepts.

The ideal candidate should have experience in Django and PostgreSQL, along with excellent logical thinking and multithreading knowledge.

Technical Skills : Python, Django (or Flask), PostgreSQL/MySQL, SQL & NoSQL ORM, REST API development, JSON/XML, strong knowledge of data structures, multithreading, and OS concepts.

Key Responsibilities :

• Write efficient, reusable, testable, and scalable code using the Django framework.
• Develop backend components, server-side logic, and statistical models.
• Design and implement high-availability, low-latency applications with robust data protection and security.
• Contribute to the development of highly responsive web applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on system design and integration.

Mandatory Skills :

• Strong programming skills in Python and Django (or similar frameworks like Flask).
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL / MySQL and experience in writing complex queries.
• Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL ORM.
• Solid grasp of data structures, multithreading, and operating system concepts.
• Experience with RESTful API development and implementation of API security.
• Knowledge of JSON/XML and their use in data exchange.

Good-to-Have Skills :

• Experience with Redis, MQTT, and message queues like RabbitMQ or Kafka
• Understanding of microservice architecture and third-party API integrations (e.g., payment gateways, SMS/email APIs)
• Familiarity with MongoDB and other NoSQL databases
• Exposure to data science libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn
• Knowledge in building and integrating statistical learning models.

Junior PHP Developer (Full-Time)

Malad, Mumbai (Mindspace) | Work from Office

We’re hiring a Junior PHP Developer at Websites.co.in, a platform where small businesses create their website in 2 minutes.

Your role

• Develop and maintain backend logic using PHP (Laravel or Core PHP)
• Write clean, reusable, and efficient code
• Work with MySQL databases (queries, joins, optimization)
• Integrate REST APIs and troubleshoot backend issues
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, and product teams for feature implementation
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment activities
• Debug production issues and provide quick fixes

What we expect

• Hands-on development experience with PHP (mandatory)
• Strong knowledge of MySQL, queries, and database structures
• Understanding of MVC architecture (Laravel preferred)
• Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Familiarity with Git version control
• Problem-solving mindset and willingness to take ownership
• 0–3.5 years of experience (freshers with strong projects are welcome)

Good to have

• Experience working with APIs, JSON, cURL
• Understanding of server basics (Linux, Apache, hosting environments)

What you get

• Real product ownership, not agency project hopping
• Direct collaboration with CTO and senior devs
• Steep learning curve in a fast-moving SaaS environment

About us:

Hiver offers teams the simplest way to offer outstanding and personalized customer service. As a customer service solution built on Gmail, Hiver is intuitive, super easy to learn, and delightful to use. Hiver is used by thousands of teams at some of the best-known companies in the world to provide attentive, empathetic, and human service to their customers at scale. We’re a top-rated product on G2 and rank very highly on customer satisfaction.

At Hiver, we obsess about being world-class at everything we do. Our product is loved by our customers, our content engages a very wide audience, our customer service is one of the highest rated in the industry, and our sales team is as driven about doing right by our customers as they are by hitting their numbers. We’re profitably run and are backed by notable investors. K1 Capital led our most recent round of $27 million. Before that, we raised from Kalaari Capital, Kae Capital, and Citrix Startup Accelerator.

Opportunity:

As a Senior Staff Engineer at Hiver, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our platform and technology landscape. You will operate as a senior technical leader — driving architectural strategy, establishing engineering excellence across teams, and influencing product direction at scale.

Hiver processes over 5 million emails daily for thousands of active users — and as we continue to grow rapidly, you’ll lead efforts to build highly scalable, intelligent, and resilient systems that power this growth. This is a hands-on and strategic role where you will architect complex systems, mentor other Staff Engineers and Technical Leads, and champion technical innovation across the company.

What you will be working on?

Strategic Technical Leadership

• Define and evolve Hiver’s technical architecture and long-term technology roadmap in alignment with business strategy.
• Lead architectural design reviews and ensure coherent technical direction across multiple product and platform teams.
• Partner with senior leadership across all functions to make strategic build vs. buy, scale vs. optimize, and AI adoption decisions.
• Drive technical vision-setting for next-generation AI-driven capabilities across the product suite.

AI and Systems Architecture

• Design and scale advanced Generative AI and Machine Learning solutions integrated with Hiver’s core workflows.
• Build frameworks to improve system scalability, resilience, and observability for high-throughput email and data processing.
• Ensure architectural decisions are guided by performance, maintainability, and cost efficiency principles

Engineering Excellence & Mentorship

• Set and enforce engineering-wide standards for system design, code quality, and technical documentation.
• Mentor and coach Staff Engineers, Tech Leads, and Senior Engineers, helping them grow as system thinkers and problem solvers.
• Act as the final technical reviewer for complex or high-risk projects, reducing uncertainty and ensuring timely delivery.
• Build a culture of engineering excellence that values clarity, simplicity, and accountability.

Cross-Functional Influence

• Collaborate closely with Product, Data, and Design teams to translate business goals into technically feasible and scalable solutions.
• Drive consensus and alignment on key architectural trade-offs across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Lead post-incident reviews and proactively drive initiatives that improve system reliability and developer productivity.

Innovation & Technical Thought Leadership

• Champion emerging technologies — AI, automation, data analytics — to create business leverage.
• Promote a culture of continuous innovation, experimentation, and learning within engineering.
• Represent Hiver’s engineering excellence in external forums, conferences, and open-source communities.

What we are looking for?

• 12+ years of total experience in software engineering with at least 5+ years in architecture or technical leadership roles.
• 3+ years of experience leading Staff-level in large-scale distributed systems.
• Extensive expertise in AI/ML (including Generative AI), with a deep understanding of model lifecycle management and deployment.
• Proven experience architecting high-availability, large-scale SaaS platforms in cloud environments (AWS, GCP or Azure).
• Strong foundation in Python or Java, object-oriented design, and system performance optimization.
• Advanced understanding of distributed systems, data architecture, and event-driven design patterns.
• Experience managing technical strategy and decision-making across multiple teams or product areas.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, build consensus, and influence without direct authority.
• Passion for mentoring and developing senior engineering talent and shaping engineering culture at scale.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS. 
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture. 
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible. 
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability. 
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required: 

• At least 3 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds. 
• Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases. 
• Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j. 
• Experience developing and deploying REST APIs. 
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks. 
• Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks. 
• Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications. 
• Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools. 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git. 
• Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms. 
• Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences. 
• Experience building a large-scale social or location-based app.

Develop and maintain dynamic web applications

Involvement in all aspects of the development cycle using PHP ,laravel ,codginator and OOPS concept

Participate in Code Review and walkthroughs

Work on complex and challenging projects

Ensure foolproof performance of the deliverable

Coordinate with co-developers and send regular updates

Knowledge of web applications security norms

Comfortable working with debugging tools

Plan, design, develop, debug, implement and support web-based applications and Services (Websites and Intranet Portal)

Skills Required:

Proven experience on PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Javascript, HTML,Jquery and Ajax

Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular2 and NodeJS

Proficiency in SQL scripting and MySQL 5.x

Experience in API integration, Localstorage, geolocation etc.

Knowledge of Cloud Environment like AWS/EC2, VPC etc.

Experience with version control GIT, BitBucket, SVN, etc.

Must have worked on Agile Methodology

Strong knowledge of OOPS, design patterns and Data structure

Should have strong knowledge of front end and back end optimization techniques