PHP Developer

About Sun King

Sun King is the world’s leading off-grid solar energy company, delivering energy access to 1.8 billion people without reliable grid connections through innovative product design, fintech solutions, and field operations.

Key highlights:

• Connected over 20 million homes to solar power across Africa and Asia, adding 200,000 homes monthly.
• Affordable ‘pay-as-you-go’ financing model; after 1-2 years, customers own their solar equipment.
• Saved customers over $4 billion to date.
• Collect 650,000 daily payments via 28,000 field agents using mobile money systems.
• Products range from home lighting to high-energy appliances, with expansion into clean cooking, electric mobility, and entertainment.

With 2,800 staff across 12 countries, our team includes experts in various fields, all passionate about serving off-grid communities.

Diversity Commitment:

44% of our workforce are women, reflecting our commitment to gender diversity.

About the role:

The Backend Developer works remotely as part of the technology team to help Sun King’s EasyBuy business unit design and develop software to improve its field team operations.

What you will be expected to do

• Design and develop applications/systems based on wireframes and product requirements documents. 
• Design and develop logical and physical data models to meet application requirements. 
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks and bugs based on operational requirements.
• Perform unit tests on code to ensure robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability. 
• Write reusable and easily maintainable code following the principles of DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself). 
• Integrate existing tools and business systems, both in-house and external services, such as ticketing software and communication tools. 
• Collaborate with team members and product managers to understand project requirements and contribute to the overall system design. 

You might be a strong candidate if you have/are

• Have development experience: 1-2 years backend development experience and have strong problem-solving abilities, proficiency in data structures, and algorithms. 
• Have a profound grasp of object-oriented programming (OOPS) standards and expertise in Core Java. 
• Have knowledge of SQL, MySQL, or similar database management. 
• Have Experience in integrating web services, such as SOAP, REST, JSON, and XML. 
• Have familiarity with RESTful APIs for linking Android applications to backend services. 
• Have preferred experience with version control systems like Git, but not mandatory. 
• Have additional knowledge of web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like Spring or Hibernate would be advantageous. 

What we offer (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits):

• A platform for professional growth in a rapidly expanding, high-impact sector.
• Immerse in a collaborative culture, energized by employees of Sun King who are collectively motivated by fostering a transformative, sustainable venture.
• A genuinely global environment: Engage and learn alongside a diverse group from varied geographies and backgrounds.
• Tailored learning pathways through the Sun King Center for Leadership to elevate your leadership and managerial capabilities.

Responsibilities:

 Develop and maintain high-quality, scalable, and efficient Java codebase for our ad-serving platform.

 Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other developers to

understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

 Design and implement new features and functionalities in the ad-serving system, focusing on performance

optimization and reliability.

 Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in the ad server environment, providing timely resolutions to ensure

uninterrupted service.

 Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and enforce coding best practices to maintain code quality

and consistency across the platform.

 Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends in ad serving and digital advertising, and integrate

relevant innovations into our platform.

 Work closely with DevOps and infrastructure teams to deploy and maintain the ad-serving platform in a cloud- based environment.

 Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define technical specifications, and estimate development

efforts for new projects and features.

 Mentor junior developers, sharing knowledge and best practices to foster a culture of continuous learning and

improvement within the development team.

 Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for production issues as needed, ensuring maximum uptime

and reliability of the ad-serving platform.

Job Summary

• Must be proficient in PHP, MySQL, Laravel, Codeigniter, Core PHP
• Min 4 yr exp.
• Should have knowledge with PHP, laraval, MySQL, CSS, HTML, Javascript, AJAX. Core PHP, WordPress etc
• Should have excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).
• Must have the capacity to work independently and also as a part of a team.
• Must have dedication and commitment towards work and time.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Able to grasp requirements quickly.
• Understand requirements and drive projects with high-quality output.
• Should be a team player and bring positive influence within the team
• Ensuring high-performance and availability and managing all technical aspects of the project
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Qualifications and Skills

• Educational Qualification: Bachelor's (Preferred)
• Good communication
• Team work understanding

Note:-Work From Office only

Technical:

• Expertise in WordPress customization, development and knowledge of plugins and API integration Should be well versed in WordPress.
• Must have knowledge to create their own theme and able to do customization in existing/premium theme.
• Must have experience of plugin customization and also aware about a new plugin development.
• Must have the Knowledge of existing WordPress’s functions, hooks, plugins.
• Experience in WordPress is mandatory, other Open Sources/frameworks experience would be considered as an added advantage.
• WordPress integration directly from PSD/AI/Sketch would be considered as an added advantage.
• Must have knowledge of basic php and MYSQL concepts.

Non-Technical:

• Interpersonal skills
• Good communication
• Decision making
• Good Team player
• Good Listener

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing new features and functionality
• Establishing and guiding the website’s architecture
• Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS
• Helping to formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working theme and plugin.