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 

Requirements:

·       Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

·       Minimum of 4 years of professional Python development experience.

·       Strong expertise in Django framework and its ecosystem.

·       Proficiency in web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and front-end frameworks.

·       Experience with database systems like PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.

·       Knowledge of RESTful API design and integration.

·       Familiarity with version control systems, especially Git.

·       Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

·       Strong communication and collaboration skills.

·       Self-motivated and able to work independently or in a team.

·       Experience with React.js and Docker is a plus.

We’re looking to hire an experienced Shopify developer who can develop custom themes on the Shopify platform as per the design shared by our design team. In this role, you will be expected to set up the environments and develop the Shopify theme. You should be willing to learn and work on new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Convert shared custom designs into Shopify websites
• Expert-level knowledge of Shopify Liquid templating language to edit the website
• Add new sections, filters, products, etc.
• Integrating third-party and platform-supported apps in the websites
• Analyze the requirements and provide solutions
• Work on issue debugging and troubleshooting
• Use Shopify liquid, jQuery, CSS, and HTML to deliver bugfree interfaces as required
• Use Shopify JS APIs (storefront, AJAX Cart, Sections, etc.) to deliver the required functionality
• Additional: Candidates with knowledge of WordPress Development will be preferred

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the Shopify platform
• Excellent Communication Skills
• 1+ years of development experience

We’re seeking a talented developer to help build our platform from the ground up. As a critical member of a dynamic and highly-motivated team, you will take a critical developers role, and will be responsible for designing & coding new functionality from scratch.

Looking for folks with a hacker mindset

• Write “clean” and well-designed & scalable code
• Maniacal about creating flawless & defect-free delivery
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Maintain a positive and healthy work environment within the team and have fun while doing it
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle right from requirements through till deployment

We are looking to hire a talented PHP developer to manage our back-end services and ensure a seamless interchange of data between the server and our users. As a PHP developer, you will be responsible for developing and coding all server-side logic. You will also be required to maintain the central database and respond to requests from front-end developers.

To ensure success as a PHP developer, you should have in-depth knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming, an understanding of MVC designs, and working knowledge of front-end technologies including HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3. Ultimately, a top-level PHP Developer can design and build efficient PHP modules while seamlessly integrating front-end technologies.

• Conducting analysis of website and application requirements.
• Writing back-end code and building efficient PHP modules.
• Developing back-end portals with an optimized database.
• Troubleshooting application and code issues.
• Integrating data storage solutions.
• Responding to integration requests from front-end developers.
• Finalizing back-end features and testing web applications.
• Updating and altering application features to enhance performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a similar field.
• Knowledge of Core PHP and web framework CodeIgniter.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies including CSS3, JavaScript, and HTML5.
• Understanding of object-oriented PHP programming.
• Previous experience creating scalable applications.
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Ability to project manage.
• Good problem-solving skills.

• 5+ years experience
• Previously managed a team
• Built & managed backend systems from scratch previously.
• Lead the core backend engineering team, including mentoring, coaching, architecture, devops, code review and software infrastructure
• Should be more proficient with Django.
• Work with the executive team to shape and execute the product roadmap
• Direct our team environment to achieve sprint deliverables and acceptance criteria
• Design and monitor metrics to assess product and infrastructure performance
• Hire, build and shape the team