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About the Organization: 

WeMakeScholars is an organization funded and supported by the Ministry of IT, Government of India under the 'Digital India Campaign'. We offer international education finance via scholarships and education loans, to study abroad aspirants. We are currently a 120 members team. Last financial year, we disbursed 2200 Cr in education loans to 8300 students across India.

We are looking for a PHP Developer who is keen to work in a startup environment esp. a product-based company. 

Job Overview

We are hiring developers (from 0 to 10 experience) with relevant knowledge and experience with the development and deployment of large-scale cloud-native enterprise systems on PHP, REST APIs, Node Js, Flutter, AWS & MySql. 

About Tech Department:

• Our internal tech team is responsible for end-to-end in-house tech support which includes and is not limited to design, development & deployment. 
• We are continuously developing and improvising our products to enhance customer and team experience.
• As we are in the Fintech space, our team has to ensure the database security of the application

Job Summary 

• Participate in the full development life cycle, working within broadly defined parameters including design, development, testing, and maintenance of the existing application with minimal supervision.
• Work on optimization and performance improvement activities. Instrument and test performance metrics.
• Participate in peer-to-peer code reviews to improve the quality and maintenance of the codebase.
• Collaboration with multiple internal/external stakeholders such as product, business, DBA, and Dev Ops.
• Design and implement APIs for web/mobile (both Android & iOS) applications.
• To be available on call for the projects or features developed by you. Things break, and you will be responsible to fix it when it does.

Experience & Skills Required

• 2+ years of experience (we are hiring freshers too for junior positions)
• Hands-on experience and knowledge of engineering end-to-end systems.
• Understanding of complete software development life cycle, including coding standards, and code reviews.
• Familiarity with multiple software development practices and tools
• Ability to write clean, modular, and loosely coupled code by the use of design patterns.
• Proficiency in the implementation of algorithms and the use of advanced data structures to solve problems in computing.
• A solid foundation and implementing principles of computer science is a must. Ex: object-oriented programming, concurrency, fundamentals of computer science, SQL databases. 

Value addition 

• Experience with AWS
• Working knowledge of payment gateways 
• Good knowledge of Mysql Query optimization and Database design.

Job Description:
      We are looking for a self-starter/ Back End Developer who can work well with minimal guidance and in a fluid environment. Proficient at programming and interacting with APIs and good knowledge of RESTful design. Customer-focused reacts well to changes, works with teams, and is able to multitask. A natural communicator who can articulate and express thoughts and explain technical concepts in clear, plain English (both written and verbal)

Key Responsibilities: 

Hands-on experience in different technologies and languages such as JavaScript, NodeJS, MongoDB, Express JS, MySQL, REST API, Web Services/REST/JSON, MVC Framework to develop Web /mobile applications. Participating in the design and creation of scalable software. Writing clean, functional code on the back-end. Testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues

Position Type: Full-Time

Educational Qualifications: B.Tech/B.Sc/MCA/Relevant Degree in Computer Science.

Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in Backend

Reports to: Development Manager

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software
• Excellent scoping and estimation skills

Skills and Responsibilities:

• Proven experience as a Backend Developer or similar role
• 4+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in Node.js and Typescript

(Including Express, Feathers.js, and/or Nunjucks)

• Strong understanding of node modules, npm, nodemon.
• Strong understanding of production systems and Cloud deployments, especially in AWS
• Good understanding of test frameworks like Chai, Mocha, and Sinon
• Good understanding of javascript concepts like Promises and Async-Await
• Deep understanding of mobile backend infrastructure including service-oriented or

microservice architecture.

• Strong experience using a client-side MVC framework such as NodeJS, NextJS, Redux.Good experience working on Backend.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Experience with filesystems, server architectures, and performance tuning
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Experience in a relational database and version control tools and integration of third.
• Maintain existing code base including troubleshooting of issues and fixing bugs.
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using react
• Strong knowledge in databases MySQL, MongoDB, web servers Apache, and UI/UX design.
• Top-notch programming skills and write code for robust software design.
• Experience in responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and website performance.
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of how browsers and DOM work.
• Experience with handling Services, RESTful, APIs.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail and organizational skills
• An analytical mind and problem-solving skills.
• F&B (Food and Beverages) domain experience is a plus.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance
• A passion for new consumer technology and the emerging media landscape
• F&B (Food and Beverages) domain experience is a plus.
• Keywords skill sets:- Node Js, Express Framework, Feathers Js, JavaScript, PHP, MVC Framework, REST API, Web Services/REST/JSON, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS

• Should have knowledge in Core PHP and object-oriented programming.
• You will be responsible in developing applications using Laravel/ wordpress/ Codeignitor - preffered (Laravel)
• Responsible for Developing High-Quality Web Applications, Admin dashboards and PHP Scripts, APIs.
• Should be able to Develop, record and maintain cutting edge web-based php applications on portal plus permiium service platforms
• Need to Identify and fix bugs that are found within code.
• Strong knowledge to Interact with SQL databases.
• Must be Creative problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering business value quickly
• Knowledge of MySQL and ability to write/ Maintain complex queries.
• Understanding of object-oriented PHP programming, Jquery and Javascript
• Should have good communication skills

• We are looking for a PHP Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users.

• Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.

• You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Integration of data storage solution

Skills And Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (such as Laravel, Yii, etc depending on your technology stack)
• 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 (Depending on the specific project)
• 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

• Must possess a fair, clear understanding of fundamentals and concepts of Magento 1/2, PHP.
• Must have strong experience in Magento Extension development.
• Write well-engineered source code that complies with accepted web standards.
• Strong experience of Magento Best Practices, including experience developing custom extensions and extending third party extensions.
• Thorough functional and code level knowledge of all Magento products and all relevant commerce technologies

Software Programmer - PHP 

About us 

GRG India is a leading provider of end-to-end loyalty management services in India. We help large and mid-size companies acquire, engage, retain and influence their customers, employees and channel partners. Our clients include some of India’s top brands across BFSI, FMCG, Construction, IT, Agro Chemicals, and Automotive industries. 

Following are examples of what we do: 

• Design a mechanic loyalty program for a large auto ancillary company, wherein the mechanic gets incentivized every time he influences the vehicle owner to buy original OEM spare parts 
• Send promotional offers to customers of large banks to make them use specific banking channels (e.g. Net Banking, Mobile App etc.) or products (e.g. Remittance, Loans etc.) 
• Acquire and grow the customer base of a large MNC agro chemical company by using farmer referral programs and instant gratification rewards 
• Engage HNI customers of a large real estate company with high-end exclusive benefits, privileges, and rewards 

• Assist one of India’s top credit card issuing companies to reduce employee attrition and increase sales across multiple sourcing channels 

With a reputation that’s been built over a decade of providing successful loyalty management solutions, we’re now embarking upon a journey of creating highly modular, scalable, and mostly standardized products.  

We have recently launched a SaaS product  Let’s Buzzz, an employee engagement platform that helps drive performance and innovation at the workplace. It is a comprehensive product designed to empower business. from accelerating employee engagement to helping appreciate good work and motivating employees to deliver on business objectives.  

Reports to 

AVP - Technology 

3 best things about the job 

• Work in a rapidly evolving industry where scalable tech products have a huge impact 
• Work in a product environment which provides a greater scope for growth 
• Exposure to different technologies and frameworks 

Responsibilities of the role 

• Develop Web/App based solutions in PHP and PHP based frameworks (CodeIgniter/Laravel) having a Service Oriented Architecture (REST/SOAP) 
• Work on integration of 3rd Party libraries as required by the product 
• Unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability 

• Ensure the quality of the end product while adhering to quality norms 
• Creating Technical documentation wherever applicable 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features 
• Take part in requirement understanding and contribute to solution of the requirement 

What you will need  

• Should have a sound experience in PHP, MVC Frameworks, Code Igniter. 
• Strong grasp in web development open source: CSS, HTML5, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX & JSON 
• Working knowledge of MySQL databases 

• Good knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and of developing web 
• Knowledge of Angular JS, Node JS will be considered as an added advantage