PHP Developer

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 full lifecycle development
• Work closely with product managers and UI/UX designers to analyze requirements
• Review peer code changes
• Make recommendations for design and implementation improvements
• Integrating the Frontend UI with Backend APIs.
• Design and implement APIs for web/mobile (both Android & IOS) applications.
• Work with the Product team in prioritizing development activities for weekly sprints

Experience & Skills Required:

• Prior experience- not mandatory 
• Ability to quickly learn - PHP, MySql, JQuery, Ajax, Git
• Have familiarity with- HTML, CSS, JS 
• Strong team player with an open mindset to learn new technologies and Knowledge of common SDLC.
• A passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions

Preference will be given to those with:

• Internships experience
• Worked on own projects 
• Experience in PHP, MySql 

Laravel developer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining web applications using the Laravel framework. They must have a strong understanding of PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Additionally, they should have experience working with other PHP frameworks and have a good understanding of software design principles.

The responsibilities of a Laravel developer may include:

• Developing, testing, and maintaining web applications using Laravel.
• Working closely with other developers and stakeholders to ensure the application meets requirements.
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues with the application.
• Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Developing and maintaining APIs to integrate with other systems.
• Ensuring the application is secure and scalable.
• Participating in code reviews and collaborating with the team to improve code quality.
• Staying up-to-date with new technologies and best practices in web development.

Wordpress:

Should have hands-on experience in WordPress & HOOKS concepts.

Extensive knowledge and experience of building WordPress CMS websites using the best practice & de-facto standard plugins.

- Knowledge of Customization of themes & plugins

- Experience working with WordPress at a PHP code level.

- Knowledge of existing inbuilt WordPress functions.

- Theme Template integration.

- Good understanding of cross-platform and cross-browser issues.

- Experience in developing E-Commerce websites

Shopify:

Should have hands-on experience in Shopify API & APP concepts.

Extensive knowledge and experience of building custom stores.

- Knowledge of Customization of themes & apps

- Experience working with Shopify API's

- Knowledge of existing inbuilt Shopify system.

- Theme Template integration.

- Good understanding of cross-platform and cross-browser issues

Role & Responsibilities -:

1. Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks such as Laravel
2. Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming & Restful API
3. Strong knowledge of Akamai CDN, Redis, AWS services
4. Understanding of LAMP and MVC design patterns
5. Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3, JS

framework

1. Knowledge of Payment Gateway
2. Familiarity with MySQL/ PgSQL/ Mongo databases
3. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
4. Understanding accessibility and security compliance
5. Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
6. User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and

environments

Skills:

1. Building and maintenance of applications.
2. Extensive understanding of project management processes, principles and

methodologies.

1. Writing maintainable and high performance code.
2. Keeping up with the trends in technology and being up for challenges.

Qualification:

1. B. Tech in Computer Science or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
2. Master’s degree in Computer Applications /M Tec. would be preferred.

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) is a leading educational institution in India that provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for medical and engineering entrance examinations, school/board exams and competitive and scholarship exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads.  The “Aakash” brand is associated with quality test preparation and a proven student selection track record in various medical and engineering entrance examinations

• Building and supporting backend and frontend development of websites and application projects
• Producing appropriate and effective technical solutions
• Working with a wider, distributed technology and project management teams to meet deadlines and maintain a high standard of code quality
• Understanding, defining, and communicating functional and non-functional requirements
• Working with our technical directors and project managers to define, scope, and estimate projects and features
• Working with QA teams to address bugs and ensure our work output is of the best quality

• Excellent written and verbal English communication
• Full exposure to both backend and frontend development on Drupal platforms
• A strong and demonstrable background working with Drupal, especially 8/9
• Experience building custom integrations, services, and modules within Drupal as well as integrating with APIs
• Strong in Data Structure and Algorithm
• Experience with Drupal templating using HTML5, CSS (SCSS is a bonus), and JavaScript and also the Twig templating engine
• Competent with MySQL and optimising query and table performance within a Drupal platform
• Working with cloud platforms like AWS
• BE/B.Tech/MCA with 4+ years of experience in Drupal implementation
• Strong experience in CI/CD processes (Jenkins, pipelines etc.)
• Should have a good understanding of OOPs concept and Design Patterns like
• Good Understanding of workflows

• Proficient with Laravel/CI/Node.JS/Yii
• Must have at least 1 year of experience
• Able to join office

• Initial Screening
• Telephonic Interview
• Machine Test
• HR Round