PHP Backend Developer (Laravel framework)

Job Title : Java Backend Developer

Experience : 3 – 8 Years

Location : Pune (Onsite) (Pune candidates Only)

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days (or serving NP whose LWD is near)

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced Java Backend Developer with strong hands-on skills in backend microservices development, API design, cloud platforms, observability, and CI/CD.

The ideal candidate will contribute to building scalable, secure, and reliable applications while working closely with cross-functional teams.

Mandatory Skills : Java 8 / Java 17, Spring Boot 3.x, REST APIs, Hibernate / JPA, MySQL, MongoDB, Prometheus / Grafana / Spring Actuators, AWS, Docker, Jenkins / GitHub Actions, GitHub, Windows 7 / Linux.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices and REST APIs
• Implement data persistence using relational and NoSQL databases
• Ensure performance, scalability, and security of backend systems
• Integrate observability and monitoring tools for production environments
• Work within CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments
• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, and product teams for feature delivery
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve existing modules and services

Mandatory Skills :

• Languages & Frameworks : Java 8, Java 17, Spring Boot 3.x, REST APIs, Hibernate, JPA
• Databases : MySQL, MongoDB
• Observability : Prometheus, Grafana, Spring Actuators
• Cloud Technologies : AWS
• Containerization Tools : Docker
• CI/CD Tools : Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Version Control : GitHub
• Operating Systems : Windows 7, Linux

Nice to Have :

• Strong analytical and debugging abilities
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Good communication and collaborative skills

About Astra:

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behavior to scan applications for 9300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview:

As a back-end engineer you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the platform/dashboard backend. This would involve developing & maintaining RESTful services for vulnerability management, scan orchestration, inventory management and platform features such as on-boarding, trust centers, certificates, payment integrations, vulnerability ingestion, authentication etc. 

You should have a strong background in backend programming (Symfony preferred, or Laravel) and have experience with an event driven, async & distributed architecture. 

During the first 6 months of your role, you will be involved in the 0->1 journey of two of our upcoming products in our platform along with the respective product owners.

Love solving hard problems? Want to build high impact products rooted in first principles? Is coding your poetry? Join us in shaping the future of cyber security.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Symfony PHP framework. What you create is also what you own.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Collaborate with scanner teams to orchestrate scans, ingest vulnerabilities, configure scanners etc.
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code.
• Optimize and refactor existing code to improve performance and reliability.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Triage, troubleshoot and upgrade existing systems.
• Ship code to production multiple times a day/week.
• Ensure timely delivery of the features.
• Test your own features, and write test cases for continuous automated testing.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices and standards.

What we are looking for:

• 3 years experience in a similar role or similar working experience.
• Strong background in PHP backend programming. Symfony preferred, or Laravel.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Experience with an event driven (subscribers/listeners), async (MessageHandlers & job queues) & distributed (load-balanced) architecture.
• Experience with PostgreSQL database and data modeling.
• Understanding of concepts such as Dependency Injection, ORM, data validation, error handling etc.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions (good to have).
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about technical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional remote teams.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering high-quality software products on schedule.
• Knowledge of industry best practices in software development, security, and compliance.
• Knowledge of application & infrastructure security - helps you stand out. 

What We offer:

• Adrenalin rush of being a part of a fast-growing company, and working on hard problems that matter.
• Fully remote, agile working environment.
• Good engineering culture with full ownership in design, development, release lifecycle.
• A wholesome opportunity where you get to build things from scratch, improve and ship code to production in hours, not weeks.
• Holistic understanding of SaaS and enterprise security business.
• Experience with the security side of things.
• Annual trips to beaches or mountains (next one is to Wayanad).
• Open and supportive culture.
• Health insurance & other benefits for you and your spouse. Maternity benefits included.

PHP Developer Responsibilities:

• Conducting analysis of website and application requirements.
• Writing back-end code and building efficient PHP modules.
• Developing back-end portals with an optimized database.
• Troubleshooting application and code issues.
• Integrating data storage solutions.
• Responding to integration requests from front-end developers.
• Finalizing back-end features and testing web applications.
• Updating and altering application features to enhance performance.

PHP Developer Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a similar field.
• Knowledge of PHP web frameworks including Laravel, MySQL, API Development, OAuth, JWT, Git.
• Understanding of object-oriented PHP programming.
• Previous experience creating scalable applications.
• Proficient with code versioning tools including Git.
• Familiarity with MySQL databases.
• Ability to project manage.
• Good problem-solving skills.

Job Location: Sewri, Mumbai (Hybrid) 

Desired candidates must have 3-6 years experience as NodeJs Developer.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding functional and business requirements and translate them into effective code
• Provide support till deployment of code into production.
• Ownership for ensuring code optimization, problem diagnosis, and on-time delivery
• Implement solutions as per the pre-defined framework /guidelines and adherence to processes
• Finding an optimal solution for the problem statement
• Conduct peer code review.

What candidate should know about:

• Excellent hands-on experience with Node.Js, Express.Js, JavaScript
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Excellent hands-on experience with MongoDB, Mongo aggregation, MySQL
• Ability to build REST services, Authentications, MVC applications
• Excellent Object Oriented Programming skills and ability to write modular, secure, scalable, and maintainable code
• Experience with Elastic Search, Redis.
• Knowledge about AWS components (S3, EC2, Cloudfront, Redis Clusters, etc.)
• Self-learning abilities are required
• Familiarity with upcoming new technologies is a strong plus

1. 1.5+ Years of experience in .Net, ASP.Net and C#, WCF/API and REST services.
2. Should be able to write clean and good scalable code.
3. Hands on experience with CSS, JavaScript and jQuery
4. Strong knowledge in OOPS concepts.
5. Knowledge of T SQL with SQL server 2008 R2/2012 including Stored Procedures, Triggers & User Defined Functions.
6. Good to have CSS3 and HTML5 knowledge.
7. Good analytical and communication skills are required.
8. Preference will be given to the candidates who can do client interaction.

• Good experience on RESTful services
• .Hands on experience on NodeJs
• .Should have previous working experience on Sql and Postgresql  
•  Must have relevant experience in NodeJS from 3-5years.