Looking for a Sr. PHP Programmer

Technical Expertise

• Proficiency in Node.js or Python – Hands-on experience with backend development frameworks and best practices.

• Expertise in SQL/NoSQL Databases – Strong experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.

• ElasticSearch & API Development – Strong knowledge of REST APIs, ElasticSearch, and high-availability system design.

• Cloud & DevOps – Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Data Structures & Algorithms – Strong command over data structures, algorithms, OOD, and design patterns.

• Version Control & Deployment – Experience with Git, GitHub Actions, and other deployment systems.

• High-Performance Systems – Implemented solutions that handle high availability, concurrency, and low-latency requirements.

• Develop, implement, and maintain applications developed around the Shopify/Shopify Plus platform.
• Knowledge of Ajax, Liquid, HTML, CSS, JS, JQuery is mandatory requirements.
• Knowledge for Wordpress Theme customization, Plugins installation.
• Answer various questions from our clients and attend the solution delivery meetings with the team.
• Contribute to quality control activities with the team.
• Take part in the improvement of standards within the Shopify practice.
• Creative and open to new ideas.
• Adaptable and willing to learn new techniques.

PHP / Laravel / CI developer duties and responsibilities

• Develop, record and maintain cutting edge web-based PHP applications on portal plus premium service platforms.
• Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborate with the frontend development team.
• Ensure HTML, CSS, and shared JavaScript is valid and consistent across applications.
• Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools.
• Utilize backend data services and contribute to increase existing data services API.
• Lead the entire web application development life cycle right from concept stage to delivery and post launch support.
• Convey effectively with all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with technical and process issues.
• Document the development process, architecture, and standard components.
• Coordinate with co-developers and keeps project manager well informed of the status of development effort and serves as liaison between development staff and project manager.
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development.
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PHP / Laravel / CI developer requirements and qualifications

• Previous working experience as a PHP(Laravel/CI) developer for minimum 3 years.
• Proficient with JavaScript, JQuery and AJAX.
• In depth knowledge of object-oriented PHP (>=Laravel 7 or >=CI 4.0) framework.
• Should know about source version control like GIT or SVN
• Familiar with AWS & Linux command line will be added advantage.
• Understanding and implementing security and data protection
• Must be a team player with good communications.
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
• Great aptitude and attitude towards learning.
• Take full responsibility for task/project execution.
• Ability to prioritize own work and respect deadlines.

• Using the latest technologies to solve real problems for our customers at a massive scale
• Collaborating closely with other engineers as a valuable member of a cross-functional team
• Sharing your knowledge and building creative solutions while helping the team evolve best practices
• Designing, developing, and deploying backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and scalability
• Taking end-to-end responsibility for the services that are owned by your team, including taking part in an on-call rotation

Who you are

• A minimum of B.S. degree in Information Technology or Computer Science or 5+ years in a similar position
• Able to adapt, change and grow quickly as we scale the organization
• Passionate about engineering practices like agile, continuous delivery, test-driven development, traceability, and observability
• Growth mentality is curious and not afraid to be experimental.
• You share your ideas and continuously improve yourself and the team around you
• Solid experience as an Engineer designing, developing and maintaining API driven solutions
• Strong communication skills, high integrity, and great attention to detail

You’ll get to work with:

• Docker and Kubernetes
• Go and/or PHP
• PostgreSQL, Elastic Search, RabbitMQ
• Memcache, Redis
• Microservices architecture
• ELK, Jaeger, Prometheus & Grafana

• Building and configuring Magento 1x and 2x eCommerce websites.
• Coding of the Magento templates.
• Developing Magento modules in PHP using best practices.
• Designing themes and interfaces.
• Setting performance tasks and goals.
• Troubleshooting integration issues.
• Updating website features and security patches.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Advanced knowledge of Magento, JavaScript, HTML, PHP, CSS, and MySQL.
• Experience with complete eCommerce lifecycle development.
• Understanding of modern UI/UX trends.
• Knowledge of Google Tag Manager, SEO, Google Analytics, PPC, and A/B Testing.
• Good working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage projects and work to strict deadlines.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

1. Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks like Laravel and working on other skills.
2. Strong knowledge of MYSQL, RDBMS
3. Familiar with Apache Configuration
4. Experience in object-oriented PHP programming
5. Understanding of MVC design patterns
6. User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
7. Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
8. Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.

The maximum notice period considers being 30 days.

Male candidates will be considered in the development profile.

The mode of Interview will be telephonic and the final round will be on Skype.

At Kyt, we are building an online-first, global academy focused on extracurricular learning for kids. Our mission is to ensure that every kid around the world gets access to holistic education while being able to learn using content, tools and technologies that teaches them concepts - some even better than offline. Bringing in technology as a differentiator to teach kids concepts and help them practice is key to our product development path.

• Experience of 6+ years across product based companies 

• Should have worked on building B2C products. Having experience in building edtech products would be a major plus.
• Should be an  avid programmer with great problem solving skills.
• Should have a great grasp over NodeJs/Typescript/ AWS microservices
• Should  have experience in building scalable server-side systems. Should have significant experience in cloud infrastructure and designing databases.
• Should have knowledge of software architecture, system thinking and design patterns.

Responsibilities :

- Design and develop highly scalable, highly available, reliable, secure and fault-tolerant systems with minimal guidance for one of the fastest-growing company in India

- Translate business requirements into scalable and extensible design

- Pair with team members on functional and nonfunctional requirements and spread design philosophy, goals and improve the code quality across the team

- Partner with the product management team to define and execute the feature roadmap

- Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Mobile, UX etc.) on planning and execution

- Proactively manage stakeholder communication related to deliverables, risks, changes and dependencies

- The building of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.

Experience and Skills :

- 2+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, testing and deploying applications on Node.JS for large scale applications.

- Strong proficiency with JavaScript

- Understanding of Asynchronous Request handling techniques.

- Deep knowledge of Linux : CentOS, Fedora, or Ubuntu

- Data modeling experience in Relational and NoSQL databases(MONGO DB)

- Ability to understand and implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

- Well versed with Agile methodologies, TDD and Test Engineering and Automation

- Ability to design and implement low latency RESTful services

- Experience troubleshooting server performance - memory issues, GC tuning, resource leaks, etc.

- Excellent understanding of interactive application development paradigm, memory management, performance/resource optimizations, database interactions, network programming, concurrency and multithreading, fault tolerance, monitoring, security and operability of systems

- Continuously refactor applications to ensure high-quality design

- Ability to plan, prioritize, estimate and execute releases with a good degree of predictability