Backend Web Developer

About Astra:

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behavior to scan applications for 9300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview:

As a back-end engineer you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the platform/dashboard backend. This would involve developing & maintaining RESTful services for vulnerability management, scan orchestration, inventory management and platform features such as on-boarding, trust centers, certificates, payment integrations, vulnerability ingestion, authentication etc. 

You should have a strong background in backend programming (Symfony preferred, or Laravel) and have experience with an event driven, async & distributed architecture. 

During the first 6 months of your role, you will be involved in the 0->1 journey of two of our upcoming products in our platform along with the respective product owners.

Love solving hard problems? Want to build high impact products rooted in first principles? Is coding your poetry? Join us in shaping the future of cyber security.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Symfony PHP framework. What you create is also what you own.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Collaborate with scanner teams to orchestrate scans, ingest vulnerabilities, configure scanners etc.
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code.
• Optimize and refactor existing code to improve performance and reliability.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Triage, troubleshoot and upgrade existing systems.
• Ship code to production multiple times a day/week.
• Ensure timely delivery of the features.
• Test your own features, and write test cases for continuous automated testing.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices and standards.

What we are looking for:

• 3 years experience in a similar role or similar working experience.
• Strong background in PHP backend programming. Symfony preferred, or Laravel.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Experience with an event driven (subscribers/listeners), async (MessageHandlers & job queues) & distributed (load-balanced) architecture.
• Experience with PostgreSQL database and data modeling.
• Understanding of concepts such as Dependency Injection, ORM, data validation, error handling etc.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions (good to have).
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about technical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional remote teams.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering high-quality software products on schedule.
• Knowledge of industry best practices in software development, security, and compliance.
• Knowledge of application & infrastructure security - helps you stand out. 

What We offer:

• Adrenalin rush of being a part of a fast-growing company, and working on hard problems that matter.
• Fully remote, agile working environment.
• Good engineering culture with full ownership in design, development, release lifecycle.
• A wholesome opportunity where you get to build things from scratch, improve and ship code to production in hours, not weeks.
• Holistic understanding of SaaS and enterprise security business.
• Experience with the security side of things.
• Annual trips to beaches or mountains (next one is to Wayanad).
• Open and supportive culture.
• Health insurance & other benefits for you and your spouse. Maternity benefits included.

We are seeking a skilled PHP Laravel developer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining web applications using the Laravel framework. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of PHP, Laravel, and web development best practices.

Development:

Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable web applications using PHP and the Laravel framework.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code.

Integrate data storage solutions, databases, and third-party APIs.

Documentation:

Create and maintain project documentation, including technical specifications, deployment procedures, and API documentation.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.

Proven experience as a PHP Laravel developer with a strong portfolio of web applications.

Solid understanding of the Laravel framework and PHP programming language.

Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with RESTful API development and integration.

Knowledge of modern front-end frameworks.

Understanding of development methodologies.

Familiarity with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Azure.

Benefits:

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative and innovative work environment

Regards

Harsh Porwal

mail your resume on

harsh at spay.live

Requirement:

1. Node Js min 2 yrs exp.
2. Database - MONGO, SQL, etc. min 2yrs experience with these.

3. Caching - REDIS, MEMCACHED etc

4. Message Queues - RABBIT MQ, Kafka, etc.

Location: Delhi (Work from office).
Package : Upto 12 LPA

• Design of the overall architecture of the web application.
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.
• Learn and use core AWS technologies to design and then build available and scalable backend web services and customer-facing APIs.
• Troubleshoot and debug support issues and code blues autonomously.
• Assure quality of the solutions being developed within the team.
• Maintain technical mastery of the products being developed.
•  Person with a track record of delivering innovative solutions in the field of algorithm development.

• Strong knowledge of PHP frameworks such as Laravel Symfony etc. depending on your technology stack.
• Experience in working with MySQL database and analyzing the efficiency of queries.
• Worked with real time web applications and event driven architectures like Node.js or jQuery.
• Full-cycle PHP code development experience including debugging and performance analysis.
• Building scalable and performance oriented services with caching techniques and systems like Memcached, redis.
• Experience with NoSQL and distributed database like MongoDB, Cassandra or Redis.
• Comfortable with search engines like Solr or ElasticSearch.
• Working understanding of NGINX and Apache web servers.
• Working knowledge of RESTful paradigms and to build API for our front services and mobile applications.
• Passion for products, empathy for users, and aspiration to make big impact.
• Strong database design and query writing skills with a commitment to performance and efficiency.
• Solid engineering principles and clear understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Knowledge of service-oriented architecture, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills, algorithmic skills, and data structures.
• Experience in agile methodologies like Scrum.
• Good understanding of branching, build, deployment, continuous integration methodologies.