Lead PHP Developer

About Shiprocket

Shiprocket is India’s leading tech-enabled logistics and fulfillment platform, simplifying ecommerce for sellers across the country. We’re scaling fast and looking for dynamic individuals to join our team and lead innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop scalable and high-performance solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and Play Framework.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, ensuring technical excellence and high-quality deliverables.
• Work with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra) to build efficient data pipelines and systems.
• Optimize search and indexing systems using Elasticsearch.
• Work with queuing and streaming systems like Kafka and RabbitMQ to build resilient systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions capable of handling millions of transactions at scale.
• Contribute to system architecture discussions and provide input on cloud infrastructure (GCP and AWS).
• Ensure team adherence to best practices, coding standards, and agile methodologies.
• Take ownership of critical components, resolve bottlenecks, and identify areas of improvement in existing systems.

Good to Have

• Knowledge of GoLang, PHP, and Python (Celery).
• Experience with GenAI technologies and their applications.
• Exposure to system design for large-scale distributed systems.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture with ownership of end-to-end solutions.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Company Overview-

A venture-backed funded startup valued at 30.5 Million Dollars.

The team co-founders are both IIT-IIM Alumni with a strong professional background and are backed by some of the leading global and Indian funds and entrepreneurs.

Role Overview 

As a  Backend Engineer, you will be working closely with our core team in building products from scratch into large-scale platforms and solving business problems leveraging new and innovative technology. More than anything, we are looking for engineers that are eager to learn and build a meaningful company. We are a small team and encourage engineers to wear many hats

Responsibilities 

- Design and build highly reliable and performant applications that deliver a great user experience. 

- Own large technical deliverables and execute in a structured manner. - Take accountability for the overall health of the applications you build. - Platform components as libraries, utilities and promote reuse. 

- Be able to conceptualize and develop prototypes quickly 

Skills & Requirements 

▪ Work Experience between 1-3 years in large scale applications with the desire to work in fast-paced startups 

▪ Experience/Knowledge of Node.JS, Express.JS, AWS, MongoDB. 

Sr. PHP Developer

Position: Senior Laravel Developer

Key Responsibilities:

·        Develop and create websites, applications, and systems

·        Participate on the Development and Testing Phase of the Projects

·        Participate as a member of the Scrum team

·        Maintain and enhance existing Projects

·        Deliver quality output on all Projects

·        Showcase your analytical and problem-solving ability.

·        Guide and Mentor other developers

·        Be updated on the latest technologies

Requirements:

· More than 4-8 years’ experience in PHP

· Must have minimum 4 years work experience in Laravel framework

· Knowledge and experience in: MySQL, JQuery, Bootstrap, HTML,CSS

· Knowledge on Coding Standards, Design Patterns, and Best Practices

· Has experience and understanding on Agile Software Development.

· Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.

· Able to mentor, collaborate and guide other team members

· Team Player, Proactive and Accountable

• Should be able to analyse requirements, design solutions, write code, debug code and modify existing software enhancements or develop new product software.
• Should be able mentor junior developers to perform their tasks more effectively and efficiently.
• Should be able to perform executions against project plans and meet delivery commitments.
• Should have good experience in source control, unit testing, code verification, documentation, automated build, continuous integration, metrics, and code reviews.
• May interact with product specialists / Project Managers / Product Owners to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications and to give status feedback.
• Should be able to work in an Agile Development Environment using SCRUM methodology.
• Should be able to communicate with other teams and stakeholders to achieve the given goal.
• Should be able to participate in the hiring processes.

1. Interfacing with the customer, tech team members, project managers and other relevant product people for a thorough understanding of the product, use case and business objective, detailed specification and data flow for the requirement, demonstration of the solution and clarification of queries at appropriate times during the life-cycle of the product
2. Preparing test cases, setting up CI/CD and integration with logging and monitoring systems for the products or platforms by the end of 6 months
3. Seeking customer feedback to continuously optimize the product for great customer experience and high technical performance in areas such as hardware efficiency, latency and throughput
4. Delivering a robust backend platform for the products and platforms by incorporating important considerations regarding minimal downtime, high availability, data redundancy, tight security, etc. into the design

Analytical and Problem Solving Skills

• Has high grasping power. Able to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it. Exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights. Attention to detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks and derail a project. Generates new and innovative approaches to problems.

Efficiency and Execution

• Able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort in a timely manner. Focuses on key priorities.

Hard Work and Persistence

• Possesses a strong willingness to work hard and sometimes long hours to get the job done.
• Demonstrates determination and willingness to go the distance to get something done.

Flexibility and Adaptability

• Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change. Demonstrates ability to learn new things.

Calm under Pressure

• Maintains stable performance when under heavy pressure or stress.

Team Player

• Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship. Works proactively without always being told what to do.