Laravel Developer

Founding Engineer - Full-Stack
We are hiring a Founding Engineer to anchor our engineering team. We’re looking for an enterprising and climate-conscious young engineer to build scalable financial systems and innovate on the future of climate finance. You will help build the first version of our product(s) and work
directly with our founders. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience in product development at an early stage and an interest in climate tech. Bonus points if you’ve worked on marketplaces or lending products at a FinTech in a previous role.

Location: Hybrid / In-office (Mumbai) depending on preference

Role Type: Full-time

What you’ll be doing
• Lead the development of first product(s) across all phases of software and web
development including ideation, prototyping, design, production, and maintenance.
• Work closely with founders and internal/external stakeholders to build products, tools, and
services from scratch and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Be actively involved in requirements gathering, customer interviews and the creation of
robust product solutions.
• Brainstorm and lay the foundations of the technology and architectural roadmap as well as
the development processes.
• Share your technical expertise to help the team make thoughtful and scalable design
decisions and identify performance bottlenecks to troubleshoot quickly.
• Manage product development priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Hire and manage a small team of engineers (internal/outsourced).
• Ensure high-performant and responsive web applications and websites.

Skills & Qualities we’re looking for

Hard Skills
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience).
• 4-7 years of experience as a full-stack developer (rare exceptions for highly skilled
developers) at a fast-paced, preferably early / growth stage start-up.
• Proficient with frontend technologies - HTML, CSS, JavaScript & ReactJS/VueJS.
• Proficient with backend technologies - Java/NodeJs/Golang/Python/Ruby.
• Hands-on experience working with any cloud AWS/GCP/Azure/DigitalOcean.
• Knowledge of codebases and version control systems (Git).
• Well-versed with SQL database design & RDBMS concepts.
• Strong arithmetic reasoning, logical and analytical thinking skills.
• Strong knowledge of code quality maintenance and performance analysis.

Soft skills
• Thoughtful problem-solving: We expect you to solve problems. Solving starts with a clear
and accurate understanding of the context. You can decompose tricky problems and work
towards a clean solution, by yourself or with teammates. You're comfortable asking for help
when you get stuck.
• Pragmatic and business-oriented: You care about the business impact of what you're
building, and you prioritise projects accordingly. You're not just going after cool stuff—you
understand the balance between craft, speed, and the bottom line.
• The right attitude toward a sense of urgency, risk, and ambiguity that comes naturally with
working at an early-stage startup.
• Clear communication skills so you can easily convey your thoughts, opinions, and feelings to
customers and teammates.
• Comfortable working in a fluid, growing organisation with minimal supervision.
• Not ideological about technology: To you, technologies and programming languages are
about tradeoffs. You may be opinionated, but you're not ideological and can learn new
technologies as you go.
• Equally effective in individual contributor or team management roles.

Bonus Points if you
• Have a genuine passion for our mission - to solve climate change and its challenges.
• Have worked on the creation of marketplace products/loan management systems (LMS) or
risk assessment solutions.
• Understand object-oriented design principles and design patterns.
• Are familiar with Authentication, Security, XSD, and System Integration concepts.
• Are proficient at product testing - with and without QA support.
• Have experience in agile software development methodologies.
• Have interests outside of technology - could be in any unrelated field (design, sports,
economics, business etc.)

Why Work with us
Aside from being a highly-motivated, mission-driven organisation we offer:
• Highly competitive salaries including attractive stock options.
• Flexibility with location (Remote / In-person) and working hours.
• 25-days paid leave every year + top-ups for key life events.
• Unlimited sick leave.
• Insurance for you and your spouse.
• A yearly learning allowance to go learn a new skill / develop new talent.
• A yearly allowance to use towards the improvement of your physical and mental health.

React.js Developer Responsibilities:

• Meeting with the development team to discuss user interface ideas and applications.
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Identifying web-based user interactions.
• Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using react concepts.
• Writing application interface codes using JavaScript following react.js workflows.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Developing and implementing front-end,Bank-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.
• Documenting application changes and developing updates.

Developer Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.
• Previous experience working as a react.js and Node.js developer.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux. and NODE
• Experience with user interface design.
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Good project management skills.

Industry

• Information Technology & Services

Employment Type

Full-time

Job brief We are looking for a Software Engineer (PHP) who is dedicated to his craft, writes code that is proud of and can hit the ground running. We need you to write beautiful, fast PHP to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the code-base of our product in meaningful ways. If you have excellent programming skills and a passion for developing applications or improving existing ones, we would like to meet you. You’ll work closely with our engineers to ensure system consistency and improve user experience. You will be a part of a team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching. Ultimately, you should be able to develop and maintain functional and stable web applications to meet our company’s needs. Responsibilities * Write “clean”, well designed code, following industry best practices * Produce detailed specifications * Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality * Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle * Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary * Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (such as CodeIgniter, Laravel) * Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP * Understanding of MVC design patterns * Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 * Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming * Understanding accessibility and security compliance * Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions * Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application * User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments * Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system * Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds * Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes * Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages * Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git * Strong Logical and Analytical Reasoning. * Open to learn new technologies. * Should be enthusiastic to work in a startup environment Requirements * Proven software development experience in PHP * Demonstrable knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX etc * Good knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and of developing web services * Experience in common third-party APIs * Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas * Professional degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject

Strong coding skills in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript to build responsive web applications.
Experience in developing web applications using at least one industry-standard framework for e.g., React, Angular, Vue.
Proficiency in one of these server-side technologies and frameworks for e.g. Python, Node JS, Next JS or Express JS.
Experience in building RESTful web services.
Experience in working with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL or Amazon RDS.
Implementing various development, testing, automation tools, and server infrastructure.
Troubleshooting techniques and fixing the code bugs.
Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
Excellent verbal communication skills.
Good problem-solving skills.
Attention to detail.

The perfect candidate would have a passion to learn and grow. You'll be working with tight schedules and multiple clients. You'll also have the opportunity to travel, to work with global clients, gain exposure to global standards and work with a budding startup. The developer would be working closely with the UI/UX Design team to develop and maintain various Web-based platforms and websites.

Design overall architecture of the web application. Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications. Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features. Maintain code integrity and organization. Experience working with graphic designers and converting designs to visual elements. Understanding and implementation of security and data protection. Highly experienced with back-end programming languages Ex: PHP, Python, Java, JavaScript Proficient experience using advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as AngularJ Proficient experience on databases like MySQL Development experience for both mobile and desktop. Understanding of server-side languages Experience with RESTful APIs and usage of push notifications. Knowledge of code versioning tools such as Git