PHP Developer

Job Title: PHP/Laravel Developer with JavaScript (3–10 Years Experience)

Department: Engineering

Industry: Insurance / Fintech

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced PHP/Laravel Developer with strong JavaScript skills to work across the full stack. You will build scalable backend systems, interactive frontends, robust APIs, and use modern AI tools to speed up development. This role involves backend coding, frontend development, database design, and full-stack integration.

What You’ll Be Doing

1. Backend Development

• Build reliable PHP applications and REST APIs
• Write clean, maintainable Laravel code
• Create REST APIs and work with GraphQL when required
• Work with microservices and Docker-based environments
• Perform code reviews and maintain coding best practices

2. Frontend Development

• Develop responsive and modular web UIs using JavaScript frameworks
• Build interactive components using React, Vue, or Angular
• Work with modern CSS frameworks and preprocessors
• Implement SPA features like routing & state management
• Ensure browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness

3. Database Work

• Design database schemas for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
• Write optimized SQL queries via Eloquent ORM or Query Builder
• Implement indexing and performance optimization
• Work with SQL & NoSQL databases
• Manage migrations and ensure database stability

4. AI Tools & Productivity

• Use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, Tabnine)
• Integrate AI APIs (OpenAI, Claude) into applications
• Build AI-powered features and automations
• Use AI tools for debugging, refactoring, and code optimization

5. Full-Stack Integration

• Connect frontend and backend layers smoothly
• Implement authentication and authorization flows
• Manage client-server data flow and API integrations
• Work with state management across the stack
• Ensure consistent and seamless user experiences

Job Requirements

Must-Have (3–10 Years Experience)

Backend Skills

• Strong experience with PHP 8+ & Laravel
• Eloquent ORM, Query Builder, Blade, Middleware, Events
• API development & authentication
• Redis/Memcached caching
• Queue management (Laravel Queues, Horizon)
• Working knowledge of Node.js

Frontend Skills

• Strong JavaScript (ES6+, async/await, modules)
• React / Vue / Angular
• State management (Redux, Vuex, NgRx)
• Build tools: Webpack, Vite, Laravel Mix
• CSS3, HTML5, Sass/Less or CSS-in-JS
• Responsive, mobile-first development

Database Skills

• MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis; MongoDB is a plus
• Schema design, optimization, indexing
• Migrations, normalization, performance tuning

AI Tools Experience

• Hands-on experience with coding assistants (Copilot, Cursor, Tabnine)
• Experience integrating AI APIs (OpenAI, Claude, etc.)
• Using AI tools for debugging & code improvement
• Basic understanding of prompt engineering

Role Overview:

We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced Full Stack Developer to join our growing team in India. This is a remote, full-time opportunity to work on high-impact

projects using modern web technologies. While specific project discovery is underway, we’re looking to onboard developers with a solid foundation across front-end and back-end technologies who are comfortable working in agile environments. You will be collaborating directly with a US-based client and must be available to work the UK shift.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Develop and maintain scalable and performant full-stack web applications

·        Collaborate with UI/UX designers and backend teams to implement responsive, user- friendly interfaces

·        Write unit tests using Jest and ensure code quality and reliability

·        Develop RESTful APIs using Node.js and NestJS framework

·        Utilize Docker Compose for local development and deployment

·        Manage and optimize MySQL databases, including views, stored procedures, and performance tuning

·        Implement access control mechanisms using identity providers like Okta or Auth0

·        Document APIs using tools like SwaggerUI and Postman

·        Participate in sprint planning, code reviews, and team stand-ups via JIRA and Confluence

·        Use Git for version control and manage merge requests and branches effectively

·        Integrate application loggers for monitoring and diagnostics

Must-Have Skills:

·        Proficiency in HTML, CSS, SASS/SCSS

·        Strong hands-on experience with Angular 18 or higher

·        Familiarity with Angular Material or similar UI component libraries

·        Experience with Node.js and NestJS 10+

·        Working knowledge of Docker Compose

·        Strong SQL skills and experience with MySQL

·        Understanding of authentication and authorization best practices with Okta, Auth0, etc.

·        Comfort using Postman, SwaggerUI, Git, and logging tools

·        Familiarity with agile development processes and using JIRA and Confluence

Nice to Have:

·        Experience with form builders like Formsite or FormSort

·        Knowledge of data encryption best practices

·        Prior experience in the public health or POSIT (Public Health Informatics) domain

Qualifications:

·        Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

·        3–6 years of experience in full-stack development

·        Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently in a remote team environment

Availability to work UK shift hours to ensure overlap with the US-based client

Equal Opportunity Statement:

BigRio is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. BigRio makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

We are looking for a PHP + Laravel Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the different cloud applications across all verticals. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end .

Why join Kesari Awayddings?

We are super aggressive and believe in a strong vision. We love building products that solve real problems and you get to write code across multiple technologies and do actual stuff. We are reimagining and reengineering the Destination wedding Industry & its ecosystem through intelligent and innovative technology.

Responsibilities: • Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP and NodeJS modules • Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges • Integration of data storage solutions (AWS S3, Redis, Memcache) • Architecting NodeJS-based scalable microservices. • AWS deployment, CI-CD pipelining. • Designing and developing APIs.

Skills & Knowledge:

Minimum 2 years of experience is mandatory - Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (Laravel) - Understanding of MVC design patterns - Basic understanding of HTML5, and CSS3 - Knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming - Knowledge of JS frameworks like ES6 Express and GraphQL - Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application. - User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments. - Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds - Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes - Knowledge of SQL, MySQL, MongoDB or similar database management systemExposure to or experience with AWS- ElasticBeanStalk, Load Balancer, S3, EC2, Git/ Bitbucket/Jira/Jenkins, etc - Optional - Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Vue JS or React is a plus

What’s in it for you? • Opportunity to be a part of the core team, working closely with founding team members • The steep learning curve with great exposure to all the aspects of start-ups • A performance-based environment with no limits to career growth and personal development • An opportunity to collaborate with a team of like-minded, smart, creative people who execute and get things done. • Platform to fulfil your entrepreneurship dream and a chance to witness the exponential growth of a company • ESOPS discussion can happen depending on the performance

The Job location is Pune If you’re passionate about web platforms and translating code into user-friendly products, we would like to meet you.

Your LinkedIn Profile link Your GitHub link Any stackoverflow contribution is a plus Projects you have developed so far, along with links and reference

Responsibilities:

• Writing and reviewing great quality code.
• Understanding functional requirements thoroughly and analysing the client's needs in the context of the project.
• Envisioning the overall solution for defined functional and non-functional requirements, and being able to define technologies, patterns and frameworks to realize it.
• Determining and implementing design methodologies and tool sets.
• Enabling application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities.
• Being able to lead/support UAT and production roll outs.
• Creating, understanding and validating WBS and estimated effort for given module/task, and being able to justify it.
• Addressing issues promptly, responding positively to setbacks and challenges with a mindset of continuous improvement.
• Giving constructive feedback to the team members and setting clear expectations.
• Helping the team in troubleshooting and resolving of complex bugs.
• Coming up with solutions to any issue that is raised during code/design review and being able to justify the decision taken.
• Carrying out POCs to make sure that suggested design/technologies meet the requirements.
• Passionate about building great solutions.
• Mentoring the team members to meet the client's needs and holding them accountable for high standards of delivery.
• Being able to understand and relate technology integration scenarios and be able to apply these learnings in complex troubleshooting scenarios.

• Relevant expertise in C#, . Net framework/. Net core, Web Services/WCF/Web API, ASP. Net/MVC. JavaScript, OO JavaScript (ES6 onwards), HTML5/CSS, Angular/React/VueJS, OOA and OOD Concepts, Serverside JS: NodeJS/Express.
• Experience in Relational Database: SQL Server/MySQL/Oracle, Cloud Platform: Amazon/Azure/Google Cloud.
• Experience in Testing Frameworks (Web): MSTest/NUnit/Jasmine/Karma/Mocha, Repositories: Git/SVN/TFS, CI/CD Tools: Jenkins/Grunt/Gitlab/Azure DevOps, Container Ecosystem: Docker/Kubernetes/Anthos.
• NoSQL DB: MongoDB/Cassandra/CouchDB/HBase/MarkLogic, Cloud Database: CosmosDB/ IBM DB2/SAP HANA/Amazon Aurora/DynamoDB.
• Knowledge of high-quality professional software engineering practices for agile software development cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and deployment.
• Fundamental knowledge of design patterns.
• Experience in communicating effectively with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs.
• Languages: C#, JavaScript, OO JavaScript (ES6 onwards).
• App Framework: . Net Framework/. Net Core.
• Web Framework: ASP. Net/MVC.
• Markups: HTML5/CSS.
• CSS Framework: Bootstrap/Foundation/Bulma.
• Frontend Framework: Angular 6 ( ) /React/VueJS.
• API Framework: WebServices/WCF/WebAPI.
• Relational Database: SQL Server/MySQL/Oracle.
• Cloud Platform: Amazon/Azure/Google Cloud.
• Testing Frameworks (Web): MSTest/NUnit/Jasmine/Karma/Mocha.
• Repositories: Git/SVN/TFS.

Role and Responsibilities

•  Working with front-end developers and providing server-side algorithms of user-facing web application elements.
• Coding and creating functional web applications, optimizing code for increasing response time and efficiency.
• Analyzing the goals and requirements, efficiently handling bugs and errors, and finding effective solutions for the same.
•  Interacting with the database for storing data and ensuring that every user has access to what they search.
•  Accomplishing the projects and goals within deadline.
• Managing APIs that are executed across the devices.
•  Involving in defining the architecture of the system.

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of PHP and related frameworks like Laravel, Codeigniter, Yii. Competent in Ruby, Python, nodeJs, and Java will be an added advantage.
• Good Communication, Analytical, Logical, and Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies, such as Angular, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript will be preferred.
• Capable of managing a hosting environment along with database administration such as MySQL, Oracle.
• Excellent knowledge of APIs (REST, SOAP) and Web services.
• Ability to scale applications to handle the load changes.
• Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance.
• Good to have experience in version control, such as GIT.

Expi with Node.js, Express, Feather JS
3rd party API integration knowledge
Database- MySql or NoSql

Kafka Client Integration with Nodejs

Redis integration using Nodejs

• demonstrates a growth mindset, seeks feedback often and is effective in continuous personal and professional development
• provides expertise in all phases of the development lifecycle from concept and design to testing
• defines the architecture, best practices and coding standards for the product development team
• supports continuous technical improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
• motivates team members and extends goodwill to other employees while having fun!

• 2+ years of software industry experience
• Strong Expertise in JS, PHP, React, Node, Angular2+, MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Solid understanding of software design, development, testing, and problem-solving
• Expertise in coding efficient, high quality and modularized software
• Experience in developing Web services - Rest/Soap APIs/HTTP API - Microservices
• Experience setting up and managing servers. Devops experience is a big plus
• Strong exposure on Database like RDBMS - Postgres DB / NoSQL DB like DynamoDB, Elasticsearch
• Experience in Cloud / Storage like Amazon (AWS) - EC2/EBS/S3
• Expertise in test automation
• Familiarity with Unix shell and source control systems and tools such as git
• Strong technical leadership skills
• Comfortable collaborating with designers, front-end developers and other team members
• Strong communication skills
• Technical Coaching and mentoring skills
• Understanding of machine learning, natural language processing is a plus