PHP Developer

Requirements:

• Knowledge of PHP web frameworks including Yii, Laravel, or CodeIgniter.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies including CSS3 JavaScript, and HTML5
• Understanding of object-oriented PHP programming.
• Previous experience creating scalable applications.
• Proficient with code versioning tools including Git, Mercurial, CVS, and SVN.
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Ability to project manage.
• Good problem-solving skills.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Proven experience as a PHP Developer with a portfolio showcasing PHP development projects.
• Proficiency in PHP programming and experience with one or more PHP frameworks.
• Strong understanding of web development principles, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with front-end libraries and frameworks (React, Angular, Vue. js) is a plus.
• Knowledge of database management systems (e. g. , MySQL) and SQL queries.
• Experience with version control systems (e. g. , Git) and collaborative coding workflows.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, communicate effectively, and provide constructive feedback.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to debug and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Benefit from invaluable mentorship provided by seasoned leaders.
• Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere enriched with engaging games and activities.
• Receive quarterly rewards as a token of recognition for your valuable contributions.
• Immerse yourself in a creative and open culture that fosters innovation.

Our core customer-facing product today is a native Android application. In addition to this, we are building internal tools for customer support, investment management, marketing analytics and business management. In the future, we plan to hugely expand the features in our core product, build iOS and web products, and continuously improve our internal tools to better serve our customers.

For our back-end, we use Node.js / MySQL / AWS. We are currently a 3-member engineering team (1 back-end, 1 Android, 1 full stack) led by our founding engineer and advised by a senior technology executive from a leading fintech company.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our software applications
• Build reusable libraries and frameworks that support complex web applications
• Set-up our technology infrastructure and integrate with 3rd party applications
• Contribute to internal discussions around product features, roadmap and technologies used
• Mentor & recruit engineers to the team
• Set up processes related to engineering & product

Skills / Required Experience:

• B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent, with solid foundational knowledge in at least two general programming languages, data structures, algorithms, system architecture, security and networking protocols.
• At least 6 years of back-end development experience in a software product company is required for this role.
• Exposure to modern software development processes, multiple front-end and back-end technologies, and open-source software.
• Proficiency with tools like Gitlab/Jira/Firebase, as well as AWS and commonly used database systems etc. is required
• Experience in an early-stage startup or having founded your own startup would be good to have (but not necessary).

• Actively participate in all the Scrum Ceremonies
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules / applications
• Document the functionality developed.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and make constructive suggestions for change.
• Provide deliverables with high quality by the committed timeline

• Must have good experience in Symfony Framework otherwise in ZendFramework / Laravel.
• Candidate must have Strong command in Mysql, Mongodb etc.
• Ability to apply OOP concepts during development.
• Must have Hands-on experience in AWS Services
• Must have Hands-on experience in code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Exposure and experience working in Agile methodology.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and love technical challenges.

• 2+ years of experience on Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate in medium to large-scale projects
• Must have experience with at least some flavours of both SQL (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL (Kafka, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, NoSQL distributed cache system, DynamoDB etc), datastores in production
• Must have experience with Kafka or similar message queue systems in production
• Stellar problem solving skills
• Hunger to learn new things and ability to grasp new concepts quickly
• Ability to move quickly without breaking things too much (we are dreamers)
• Ability to work under immense pressure which is balanced by a sense of responsibility and ownership
• Should be able to groom juniors and take them to the next level

• 3+ years of experience with Ruby On Rails.
• Strong Project & Time Management Skills, along with the ability to apply these skills while working independently, or as part of a team.
• Knowledge of blockchain technology, smart contracts and cryptocurrency will be an added advantage
• Experience in fintech domain will be another added advantage
• Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field.
• Fluency or understanding of specific languages, such as Java, PHP, or Python, and operating systems may be required.