Core PHP / WordPress (Backend) Developer

A Day in the Life

As a Backend Developer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems that power our fintech products. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, frontend developers, QA engineers, and DevOps teams to design APIs, integrate third-party services, troubleshoot production issues, and deliver reliable solutions that enhance the customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications using C# and .NET/.NET Core.

Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

Integrate with third-party systems, payment gateways, and external APIs.

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.

Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues in development and production environments.

Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.

Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

Basic Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

1+ years of experience in backend development.

Hands-on experience with C#, .NET/.NET Core, ASP.NET Web APIs, and Entity Framework.

Strong understanding of relational databases such as SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.

Knowledge of REST APIs, authentication mechanisms, and API security.

Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Good communication and collaboration abilities.

Job Title: Principal Backend Engineer

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Panchkula (Onsite)

📍 Office will move to IT Park, Chandigarh from February

Work Mode: Onsite | 5 Days a Week

About the Role

We are looking for a Principal Backend Engineer to architect, scale, and lead the development of robust backend systems. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll drive technical decisions, mentor engineers, collaborate closely with clients and product teams, and help modernize platforms using scalable architectures and emerging technologies, including AI/ML where relevant.

Tech Stack

• Backend: PHP (Laravel / CodeIgniter), Node.js
• Databases: MySQL, MongoDB
• Architecture: Microservices / Modular Monolith
• Cloud (Good to Have): AWS / GCP

Key Responsibilities

Backend Architecture & Development

• Own and evolve backend architecture across PHP and Node.js services
• Design and review scalable, maintainable systems (microservices or modular monoliths)
• Manage and optimize integrations across MySQL and MongoDB (data modeling, indexing, performance tuning)

Technical Leadership

• Lead system design discussions, architecture reviews, and code quality initiatives
• Establish backend development standards, best practices, and documentation
• Mentor mid and senior engineers on design patterns, testing strategies, and CI/CD pipelines
• Drive decisions around refactoring legacy systems and platform modernization

Client & Stakeholder Communication

• Act as the technical SPOC for backend architecture and integrations
• Translate business and product requirements into technical solutions
• Explain trade-offs, constraints, and backend workflows to non-technical stakeholders
• Present PoCs and technical approaches confidently to clients

AI & ML Integration (Strategic / Optional)

• Identify backend use cases for AI such as personalization, recommendations, fraud detection, or data enrichment
• Design backend APIs, services, or cron jobs that interact with AI/ML models
• Collaborate with data teams and stay updated on AI tools/APIs (e.g., OpenAI, LangChain)

Scalability, Security & Performance

• Ensure API security, role-based access control, and rate limiting
• Optimize system performance using caching, queues, and query optimization
• Plan and support horizontal/vertical scaling on cloud infrastructure

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of backend development experience in PHP and/or Node.js
• Strong expertise in database design (MySQL & MongoDB)
• Proven experience leading architecture decisions and mentoring engineers
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to clients and stakeholders
• Proactive mindset toward scalability, performance, and system resilience
• Bonus: Experience or curiosity around AI APIs and real-world AI integration

Why Join uEngage?

• Work on high-impact systems used by thousands of users
• Collaborate with product, design, data, and client teams
• High ownership and freedom to architect and innovate
• Competitive compensation and a collaborative work culture

 We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced PHP Developer to join our talented team. As a PHP Developer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our web-based applications and websites. Your expertise in PHP programming, along with your in-depth knowledge of GIT, MYSQL, and Redis, will be essential in ensuring the success of our projects.

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with the development team to design and implement robust and scalable PHP-based applications.

- Utilize GIT for version control, ensuring smooth collaboration and efficient code management.

- Work with relational databases, primarily MYSQL, to handle data storage and retrieval effectively.

- Implement Redis for caching and improving application performance.

- Collaborate with front-end developers, leveraging your basic knowledge of HTML and CSS to integrate the back-end functionalities seamlessly.

- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that follows best practices and coding standards.

- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in existing PHP applications, ensuring optimal performance and functionality.

- Stay up-to-date with the latest PHP trends, tools, and technologies to continuously improve development processes.

Requirements:

- 3 to 8 years of professional experience as a PHP Developer.

-Strong Knowledge in Core PHP is mandatory

- Proven expertise in PHP programming, with a strong portfolio showcasing your previous work.

- Solid understanding and experience with GIT for version control.

- Proficiency in working with MYSQL and handling complex database queries.

- Familiarity with Redis for caching and performance optimization.

- Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS for seamless collaboration with front-end developers.

- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (preferred but not mandatory).

As a Senior Software Engineer, you need to have:
● Advanced knowledge of PHP, Nodejs, MySQL, HTML/CSS, Javascript etc.
● Some experience in managing engineering teams of 5-20 people.

Work Details:
● Your work will involve managing software development team via web and mobile
technologies like PHP/Laravel, MySQL, Node.js, MongoDB, React, Angular, Ionic, AWS
etc.
● Lead, Coach and mentor a strong and passionate team of web and mobile Engineers and Designers
● Drive new features and improve performance
● Define or Review architectural standards and processes
● Drive performance analysis and optimization efforts
● Help set and fulfil the engineering hiring plan for the team including sourcing, screening
and interviewing
● Represent the team in engineering and product meetings
● Work with teams across Squareboat to ensure a seamless user experience for our
client's customers
● Champion continuous improvement to help raise the bar on quality, performance and
maintainability
● Keep abreast of the changes in the industry and champion new technologies and
development processes within the team

You need to have:
● 5+ years of relevant software development experience
● Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related
technical discipline
● A good understanding of the software development lifecycle
● Some interesting side projects you have done or a Github profile with real open source
contributions will be a big plus

Benefits:
● Working with the latest web technologies in an early-stage product startup, with plenty of
opportunities to learn
● You will work directly under the mentorship of other senior designers/developers and the
startup's founders

Skills:
● PHP, Javascript, MySQL, AngularJS, React.js

Exp - 4-6 years

Immediate joiners preferred

Location - Bangalore

Java + Spring boot 

Microservice 

MYSQL 

Design principal 

-Clear Communication: Practice clear and concise communication to effectively convey technical concepts.

- In-Depth Knowledge: Be prepared to provide detailed insights into experiences with specific technologies and tools, showcasing expertise.

- Specific Examples: Share real-world examples or projects where they have applied the mentioned technologies to demonstrate practical knowledge.

- Problem-Solving Skills: Be ready to discuss how they have solved real-world technical challenges in previous roles.

- Continuous Learning: Emphasize a commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with industry trends, especially in rapidly evolving fields like cloud technologies.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the Software Team. Ensure consistent deliveries of planned features while ensuring code quality, testing standards, and processes are maintained.

• Work with the leadership team to cultivate and grow the Internal Software Team Culture at

• Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth

• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design.

• Solve technical problems of high scope and complexity.

• Exert influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of your team.

• Experience with performance and optimization problems, particularly at a large scale, and a demonstrated ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems.

• Help to define and improve our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environment. Maintain and advocate for these standards through code review.

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE

• Experienced in designing and integrating RESTful APIs

• Knowledge of Python

• Excellent debugging and optimization skills

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 3-5 years of experience building large-scale software applications and working with large software teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or engineering • Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs

• Knowledge of Python and Backend Development

• Experience building Web/Mobile applications

• Excellent debugging and optimization skills

• Unit and Integration testing experience

• Being knowledgeable about engineering processes and good practices

• Passionate about learning new tools. Ability to continuously learn and acquire knowledge.

• Able to adapt to changing complexity of tasks.

What are we looking for? :

- Experience of upto 3 years in PHP or other backend programming languages.

- Understanding of MVC structures, OOPs concepts and Frameworks.

- Experience working with Linux, Nginx or Apache and Git, REST APIs.

- Experience with Third party API integrations and using various vendor libraries.

- Have knowledge of Database schemas, structures and migrations.

- Experience in Laravel would be a huge plus.

What you will be doing?:

- Collaborate with team members and solve new challenges through tech and research.

- Take end-to-end ownership of delivering new modules - analyze customer usage & feedback, review business requirements, develop functionalities and test code.

- Write clean readable code and also follow best practices for efficiency and performance.

- Self learn and work independently, Also collaborate with the team when required.

- Communicate constructively and value user experience and feedback.

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What can you expect to learn?:

- Exposure to latest web technologies and frameworks like Angular, Laravel, PHP, Magento, PWAs, REST APIs, Elastic search and Web services.

- Develop custom functionalities and modules in Laravel to implement business ideas and user requirements.

- Best coding practices and various methodologies to optimize performance and produce the best quality product. Various caching techniques and optimization standards.

- Microservices architecture and Scalability using cloud services, Automation of manual tasks using linux and shell scripting, Data migrations, SQL and Version control tools like bitbucket.

Perks : 

- Competitive salary

- Flexible work hours

- No dress code

- Group outings

- Supportive work culture