Backend Developer - XMPP Engineer

Your actions will act as a catalyst in revolutionising the digital footprint of 200 million micro businesses worldwide.

Our ideal candidate for this role is an entrepreneurial and creative out-of-the-box thinking tech geek with a get-things-done attitude, who wants to thrive in a fast-paced international environment.

If you are qualify and are excited about joining us, read about our functional asks below.

• Participate in the entire product development lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging.
• Translate high level business problems into scalable solutions. These include building self learning modules for dynamic pricing, contextual recommendations, in-house analytics, advanced real-time backend systems, etc.
• Develop Web APIs and end-to-end web services to support various internal & external.
• Develop unit test plans to deliver quality components.
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Optimization of the software platform for maximum speed and scalability.
• Collaborating with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
• Developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends.
• Perform UI tests to optimize performance.
• Provide training and support to internal teams.
• Follow emerging technologies.

• Expertise in PHP and Laravel or CodeIgnitor, MySQL or PostgreSQL, Nginx, LEMP setup
• Developing REST APIs & integrating 3rd party APIs (oAuth 2.0), Git
• Hands-on experience in application deployment on linux servers
• You can easily navigate volatile environment where you are constantly getting challenged to push your own boundaries to make sense of ambiguous and complex signals of uncertainty into simple winning outcomes.
• What separates you from other developers is your relentless drive for running new tests and experiments on a regular basis. You love programming, but even more, you actually love implementing changes based on user data and create highly scalable technology based solutions.

A crazy ambitious role with potential for sky-rocketing growth, global exposure and immense monetary upside within a fast-growing start-up.

Websites.co.in is considered to be the world's easiest website builder platform that lets micro business owners create their website within 15 minutes and helps them grow their business online.

With the vision to champion the world’s 200 million micro business owners, Websites.co.in was started in Mumbai, India in 2017.

Since then, over a 1 million+ people from 200+ countries engaged with websites.co.in in 98 world languages to create their website. The 4.5 out of 5 stars with over 11000 reviews is testimony that we are on the right track.

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Developer with 3-5 years of hands-on experience in LAMP Stack development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining web applications, ensuring high performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and ship new features.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize web applications using LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)

• Design efficient, scalable, and secure backend systems.

• Collaborate with frontend developers and project stakeholders to deliver high-quality products.

• Write well-structured and testable code, following best practices in PHP.

• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing applications.

• Develop APIs and integrate third-party services.

• Manage and maintain databases using MySQL.

• Perform system and server maintenance on Linux/Unix environments.

• Use Shell scripting to automate routine tasks and deployments.

• Work with the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for logging and monitoring.

Qualifications:

• BE/B.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electronics and Communications

• 3-5 years of proven experience as a Software Developer working with LAMP Stack

• Proficient in PHP, and MySQL.

• Solid experience with Linux/Unix environments, including command-line proficiency.

• Knowledge of Shell Scripting and basic system automation.

• Familiarity with ELK Stack for application monitoring and logging.

• Strong understanding of web protocols, API integration, and database optimization.

• Experience with version control systems like Git.

• Ability to work in an Agile environment and manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with other Python frameworks besides Flask.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud) for deploying and scaling applications.

• Familiarity with containerisation technologies like Docker.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.

• Medical and insurance coverage.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Flexible working hours and remote working options.

• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (Core PHP, CodeIgniter, Laravel).
• Should be strong in jQuery.
• Good knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and of developing web services Hands on Experience in Design, Development, Module Handling.
• Candidate should have strong knowledge of Api creation as well as third party Api integration