PHP Developer

SR. PHP Developer

Experience: 4+ Years

Location : Ahmedabad - WFO 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Requirements:

• Strong experience in Back-End Web Development, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Must have 4+ years of experience in Laravel, CodeIgniter, or other MVC frameworks
• Should have knowledge of Agile Process & Knowledge of Web Application Security concepts.
• Database experience of at least one of the following: PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Must have experience of Laravel Queue Jobs, Seeders, Migration and factory files, Service Providers.
• Should have Experience of creating schedules and artisan commands in Laravel.
• Should be very strong with Object Oriented concepts, design and architecture.
• Basic Database conceptual knowledge such as DDL, DML and their usages.
• Knowledge of Ecommerce, payment gateway, Webhooks & API integration.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Experience with Google Map API, Firebase API, and AWS is plus.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (such as Git, Bitbucket)
• Experience with agentic coding workflows using tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or similar AI-assisted development environments is a plus.

Job Title: PHP Developer (Laravel / CodeIgniter)

Location: Faridabad (Work from Office)

Experience: 4- 8 Years

Compensation: ₹3,00,000 – ₹7,00,000 LPA (Based on interview performance)

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced PHP Developer with strong expertise in Laravel or CodeIgniter. The role involves end-to-end backend development, API integrations, and handling data-driven applications with a focus on performance and scalability. Candidates with experience in payment systems and transactional workflows will be preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend applications using PHP
• Work extensively on Laravel or CodeIgniter framework
• Integrate third-party and internal APIs
• Fetch, process, and display data efficiently from databases
• Design and manage database structures and queries
• Implement and manage payment gateway integrations
• Handle wallet systems including transaction and deduction logic
• Optimize application performance and ensure scalability
• Collaborate with internal teams for seamless project delivery

Required Skills

• 5–7 years of hands-on experience in PHP development
• Strong expertise in Laravel or CodeIgniter (at least one mandatory)
• Good understanding of API integration and REST services
• Strong knowledge of databases such as MySQL
• Experience in data handling and query optimization
• Hands-on experience with payment gateway integrations
• Understanding of wallet or transaction management systems
• Familiarity with version control tools such as Git

Candidate Profile

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and take ownership
• Good debugging and logical thinking ability
• Focused on delivering quality within timelines

Additional Information

• Work from office role based in Faridabad
• Immediate or early joiners preferred

Must know MySQL & PostgreSQL

- Good Knowledge of HTML, PHP Frameworks (like CI, Laravel, YII), Core PHP, JavaScript and CSS coding.

- Knowledge of Bitbucket/GitHub.

- Strong hands-on Bootstrap.

- Knowledge of databases and database concepts.

- Strong knowledge of Laravel/ CodeIgniter and its extensive feature set.

- Working Knowledge of e-commerce frameworks like OpenCart, WordPress, cs-cart, and Magento.

- Working knowledge of API for Mobile Applications

- Experience in Cache, and search plugins in terms of optimization

- Developing plug-ins/add-ons in PHP for various CMS solutions.

REQUIREMENTS:

Primary Skills -

• PHP Version 7.1.33 or higher
• Codeigniter 3 or higher (PHP MVC Framework)
• MS SQL Server 2005 (DB)
• Apache 2.4.6 or higher (Web Server)Ubuntu 18.04 or higher / Red Hat Linux / Similar (Operating System on machines).

Good to Have:

The knowledge of any of the following Content Management Systems:

• Magento
• Wordpress
• Prestashop
• Drupal
• Opencar

• Create elegant, efficient and maintainable software to support and extend our current products.
• Solve complex architectural challenges when implementing new features.
• Integrate with databases, file systems, cloud services when delivering scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot and fix reported customer issues, delivering software patches as needed.
• Assisting in making design decisions based on performance, scalability, security, and future expansion.
• Communicating and collaborating with management, product, QA teams.

What will help you thrive in this role? 

• Degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency in web development using any of the languages: PHP,  NodeJS or Golang.
• Should possess a solid grasp of object-oriented programming, system architecture & design, databases, development, and testing methodologies.
• Good in Design (HLD and LLD).
• Good in Database schema design.
• Good to have experience with AWS or Google Cloud or Azure and serverless architecture.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Track record of delivering successful products as an engineer.
• Experience with large applications of some scale will be a plus.
• Ability to deep dive, understand & improve the legacy code.
• Domain knowledge of supply chain & retail industry is a plus.

As a Senior Software Engineer you have complete ownership of building out the Docexa product along with product people and the rest of the engineering team. This role will act as a great springboard to accelerate career growth & transition into a Tech Lead level role.

Your daily life

• Architecting of the whole platform
• Development of server-side logic
• Building new services and APIs
• Developing core business logic
• Maintenance of current APIs
• Improving the performance and reliability of our systems as we scale

Must-have skills

• You’ve been building web applications professionally for 4+ years
• You’re proficient in PHP 7, Laravel, and PostgreSQL
• You possess strong OOP and design pattern knowledge
• You are familiar with modern technology systems: AWS, load balancers, Kafka queues, caching, etc.
• You write understandable, testable and easy to maintain code
• You’ve the ability to build RESTful APIs
• Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support team, and fellow engineers is not a problem for you
• Well versed with the fundamentals of computer science and distributed systems