Backend Developer at One of the top Italian Food Platform in India · Mumbai · 3 - 5 years · Posted 12 Jul 2023
About the company:
Our Client is a food platform based in India that focuses on bringing together digital-first brands, experiences, and retail destinations to cater to discerning consumers. Led by industry stalwarts, who previously operated Foodhall, a leading gourmet food retail chain in India, and former Managing Director of Future Consumer Limited, the company aims to shape the narrative around food in the country.
To further enhance its presence, the company is opening a chain of retail stores targeting young gourmet food lovers in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bangalore. These interactive spaces will offer epicurean treats for cooking, eating, and entertaining, and will feature better-made, new-to-market products and new-age brands. Orders placed on digital platforms will be fulfilled through a same-day home delivery network, and the stores will be supported by state-of-the-art commissaries in the three cities.
Our client is backed by a venture-backed, digital-first brand development platform. They partner with passionate entrepreneurs to build authentic, profitable, and experience-led brands that cater to the new generation of Indian consumers. Their team combines their collective learning and experience with data science, digital ethnography, and technology platforms to create brands that connect with consumers.
What you’ll be doing?
- Fluent in Backend web application development (Node.JS, PHP with good knowledge of Magento).
- Fluent in Database (MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB) design and management.
- Substantial experience with high throughput web services.
- Experience in using cloud platforms like Amazon.
- Knowledge of Frameworks like Express, Koa, Zend, etc.
- Basic Understanding of Front End development (JavaScript, CSS, Ajax, React.JS, Boot Strap, HTML 5)
- Fluent in various automation testing, performance testing, and deployment tools.
- Decent Understanding of Working on Agile Software Development Methodology.
What you’ll bring?
- We are looking for an experienced Back End developer to be part of a diverse, fast pace and energetic team.
- The candidate will be expected to design a scalable client-server framework, build database-intensive reporting modules, scalability and reliability of existing applications and services, and provide troubleshooting and 2nd-tier support for existing applications.
- The candidate should be a self-starter, who is proactive, positive, flexible, and a good team player.
- Minimum qualifications: B.Tech./B.E. in CS, IT, or ECE from a reputed college. 1-3 years of experience in Backend software development
Why work with us?
- You will be part of our founding team and get your hands dirty in the 0-1 stage of building a D2C brand.
- You will work with a solid set of people from diverse backgrounds.
- You will independently lead projects and have ownership of your deliverables.
- You will be pushed out of your comfort zone and watch your learning curve spike

Similar jobs (10)
EKO STAY is a leader in professionally managed vacation homes, offering curated homestay experiences across India. Founded in 2018 by experts in hospitality, the company operates over 150 thoughtfully designed villas across 12 cities. Known for its focus on innovation, customer satisfaction, and sustainable growth, EKO STAY sets benchmarks in alternative accommodations. Guests enjoy a blend of comfort, convenience, and unforgettable experiences with every stay.
We are seeking a Full Stack Developer with strong hands-on experience in React (preferred) or Angular, along with backend expertise in Laravel/PHP, to support development of web applications, internal tools, and data-driven platforms.
The ideal candidate is technically strong, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently to build scalable solutions, improve system performance, and enhance user experience.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop and maintain scalable web applications using React (preferred) or Angular for frontend.
· Build and manage backend systems using Laravel/PHP, ensuring clean architecture and performance optimization.
· Design and integrate APIs for seamless data flow between frontend and backend systems.
· Collaborate with internal teams to gather requirements and translate them into functional technical solutions.
· Work on database design, queries, and optimization to support application performance.
· Maintain and improve existing systems, fix bugs, and ensure smooth functionality.
· Implement responsive UI/UX designs and ensure cross-browser compatibility.
· Support integrations with third-party tools, dashboards, and reporting systems.
· Ensure code quality through best practices, testing, and documentation.
Skills & Qualifications
· Strong experience in React.js (preferred) or Angular.
· Solid backend development experience in Laravel/PHP.
· Good understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
· Experience working with REST APIs and integrations.
· Knowledge of MySQL or similar databases.
· Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
· Ability to work independently and manage tasks efficiently.
· Good communication skills to coordinate with cross-functional teams.
Preferred
· Experience with Zoho applications (Zoho Analytics, CRM, Creator, Flow).
· Knowledge of automation, APIs, and third-party integrations.
· Familiarity with version control tools like Git.
· Understanding of deployment, hosting, and basic DevOps practices.
- Designing and building responsive and mobile-friendly websites optimised for different devices and browsers
- Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code using languages such as HTML, CSS, XML, and JavaScript, PHP, Python,
- Implementing and maintaining website content management systems
- Troubleshooting and debugging issues to ensure websites are functioning correctly
- Staying up-to-date with the latest web technologies and industry trends to ensure the website is current and secure
- Creating and managing databases for website functionality
- Ensuring website accessibility and security to protect sensitive data and user information
- Maintaining and updating existing websites
- Testing both new and current website and correcting potential errors that may arise
Skillset Summary: ReactJS, Codeigniter, YII or Laravel
Who are we?
Cartrabbit is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product startup based in Coimbatore, building customer retention and lead generation tools for eCommerce businesses with over 50,000+ customers worldwide. An entirely modern platform that takes you to the world-class product development workflow that promisingly meets customer needs and success. Cartrabbit is committed to maintaining a safe and productive work environment, and you will be a part of an awesome SaaS product development team and incredible benefits that include:
Working on cutting-edge technologies and innovative products
Provide opportunities to work on exciting projects in a vertical B2B niche SaaS.
Opportunity to work in a Product Company
Flexible working hours
What we are looking for?
We are looking for PHP Developers with experience in Laravel to join our team. The ideal candidate should have experience in developing web applications from scratch and be able to work independently, as well as collaboratively with a team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex web applications.
What is the skill set required for this job profile?
- Candidates should have a strong knowledge of PHP.
- Write clean, well-designed code using the PHP framework, and other related technologies
- Candidates should have experience/ knowledge working with at least one PHP framework, such as Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, Yii, or CakePHP. They should have a good understanding of the framework's architecture and be able to use it to develop complex web applications.
- Candidates should have experience with front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. They should be able to create responsively and have experience with front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
- Candidates should be familiar with version control systems such as Git and be able to collaborate effectively with other developers using tools such as GitHub or Bitbucket.
- Candidates should be able to analyze complex problems and find solutions using logical reasoning and creative thinking. They should be able to troubleshoot and debug issues quickly and effectively.
- Candidates should be able to communicate effectively with team members, project managers, and stakeholders.
- Candidates should be committed to continuous learning and staying up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in web development and PHP frameworks. They should be willing to take on new challenges and be able to adapt to changing technologies and requirements.
What you’ll be doing
- Designing and developing web applications using PHP frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, Yii, or CakePHP
- Writing clean and efficient code that follows industry best practices and standards
- Should be able to read and understand the existing code base
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize features for new and existing applications
- Build integrations with multiple eCommerce platforms for our SaaS applications
- Implementing and maintaining third-party APIs to integrate with existing applications
- Troubleshooting and debugging applications to ensure optimal performance and usability
- Collaborating with other developers to maintain and improve existing code and applications
- Working with project managers to ensure projects are completed on time
- Testing and deploying code to production environments.
- Staying up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in web development and PHP frameworks
Job Location: Coimbatore(work from office)
Educational Qualification:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related degree Program
Fresher candidates with good programming language are applicable for this position.
Technical & Professional Requirements
- MERN stack developer should have the ability to translate Wireframes and PSD Designs into functional web apps.
- Binding of UI elements to JavaScript object models
- Creating RESTful services with Node.js
- MERN stack developer must have proven experience in front & back-end development
- Work in a cross-functional team to deliver a complete user experience
- Reactjs Nodejs developer must know MongoDB, Express, Node.js, & React.
- Write code that is cross-platform and cross-device compatible
- MERN full stack developer must have the ability to wear many hats and learn new technologies quickly
- Understanding & proficiency in REST APIs.
- Integration of data storage solutions [RDBMS, NoSQL DB]
Responsibilities & Skills
- MERN Fullstack eCommerce developer is responsible for writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
- Implementation of security and data protection
- MERN software developer must have good communication & interpersonal skills
Role and Responsibilities
- Working with front-end developers and providing server-side algorithms of user-facing web application elements.
- Coding and creating functional web applications, optimizing code for increasing response time and efficiency.
- Analyzing the goals and requirements, efficiently handling bugs and errors, and finding effective solutions for the same.
- Interacting with the database for storing data and ensuring that every user has access to what they search.
- Accomplishing the projects and goals within deadline.
- Managing APIs that are executed across the devices.
- Involving in defining the architecture of the system.
Required skills
- In-depth knowledge of PHP and related frameworks like Laravel, Codeigniter, Yii. Competent in Ruby, Python, nodeJs, and Java will be an added advantage.
- Good Communication, Analytical, Logical, and Leadership skills.
- Knowledge of front-end technologies, such as Angular, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript will be preferred.
- Capable of managing a hosting environment along with database administration such as MySQL, Oracle.
- Excellent knowledge of APIs (REST, SOAP) and Web services.
- Ability to scale applications to handle the load changes.
- Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance.
- Good to have experience in version control, such as GIT.
- Proficiency with fundamental front end languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React.
- Proficiency with server side languages such as Python, Java, PHP and .Net.
- Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle and MongoDB.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- demonstrates a growth mindset, seeks feedback often and is effective in continuous personal and professional development
- provides expertise in all phases of the development lifecycle from concept and design to testing
- defines the architecture, best practices and coding standards for the product development team
- supports continuous technical improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
- motivates team members and extends goodwill to other employees while having fun!
In order to be successful in this role, we need someone who has:
- 2+ years of software industry experience
- Strong Expertise in JS, PHP, React, Node, Angular2+, MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Solid understanding of software design, development, testing, and problem-solving
- Expertise in coding efficient, high quality and modularized software
- Experience in developing Web services - Rest/Soap APIs/HTTP API - Microservices
- Experience setting up and managing servers. Devops experience is a big plus
- Strong exposure on Database like RDBMS - Postgres DB / NoSQL DB like DynamoDB, Elasticsearch
- Experience in Cloud / Storage like Amazon (AWS) - EC2/EBS/S3
- Expertise in test automation
- Familiarity with Unix shell and source control systems and tools such as git
- Strong technical leadership skills
- Comfortable collaborating with designers, front-end developers and other team members
- Strong communication skills
- Technical Coaching and mentoring skills
- Understanding of machine learning, natural language processing is a plus
We are looking for highly motivated engineers with the following skillset-
- Engineering degree in Computer science or ECE or MCA is a must
- In-depth knowledge of PHP, HTML5, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, AJAX
- Experience using PHP frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, Zend, etc. - any 1 is required
- VueJS, AngularJS, ReactJS - knowledge of any 1 is required
- Between 1-5 years of work experience is required
- Very strong data structure and algorithm knowledge
- Ideal candidate would be a very strong developer with great coding skills
- Good English communication skills
- Willingness to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to work through ambiguous requirements and come up with a clear scope and problem statement
- If you have any live projects portfolio or GitHub handle please share them
- Office is in Fairlie place (Dalhousie), Kolkata 700 001
2.Candidates should have good learning abilities to learn new technology and domain.
3.Should have strong conviction to work hard and build long term career.
4.Excellent Time management skills and Communication skills are required.
5.Should have aptitude,logical reasoning and problem solving capabilities.
6.Any tranining,certification holding candaidates are preferred.
7.2018,19 B-Tech/M-Tech Graduates are allowed.
8.Should be available for full time.











