PHP Developer Intern | Ahmedabad

Job Title: Backend Engineer – Python / Golang / Rust

Location: Bangalore, India

Experience Required: Minimum 2–3 years

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate Backend Engineer to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in building enterprise-grade, scalable backend systems using microservices architecture. You will work closely with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to design, develop, and optimize robust backend solutions that can handle high traffic and ensure system reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.

• Architect and implement microservices-based systems ensuring modularity and resilience.

• Optimize application performance, database queries, and service scalability.

• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and DevOps teams for seamless delivery.

• Implement security best practices and ensure data protection compliance.

• Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and documentation.

• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architecture design sessions.

• Monitor, debug, and improve system performance in production environments.

Required Skills & Experience

• Programming Expertise:

• Advanced proficiency in Python (Django, FastAPI, or Flask), OR

• Strong experience in Golang or Rust for backend development.

• Microservices Architecture: Hands-on experience in designing and maintaining distributed systems.

• Database Management: Expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, including schema design and optimization.

• API Development: Strong experience in RESTful APIs and GraphQL.

• Cloud Platforms: Proficiency with AWS, GCP, or Azure for deployment and scaling.

• Containerization & Orchestration: Solid knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.

• Messaging & Caching: Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, and caching strategies (Redis, Memcached).

• Version Control: Strong Git workflows and collaboration in team environments.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native deployments.

• Proven experience working on production-grade, high-traffic applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of software architecture patterns (event-driven, CQRS, hexagonal, etc.).

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Contributions to open-source projects or strong personal backend projects.

• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Jaeger).

Why Join Us?

• Work on cutting-edge backend systems that power enterprise-grade applications.

• Opportunity to learn and grow with a fast-paced engineering team.

• Exposure to cloud-native, microservices-based architectures.

• Collaborative culture that values innovation, ownership, and technical excellence.

About Astra:

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behavior to scan applications for 9300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview:

As an SDE 2 back-end engineer you will be responsible for leading the development and maintenance of the platform/dashboard backend. This would involve architecting, developing & maintaining RESTful services for vulnerability management, scan orchestration, inventory management and platform features such as on-boarding, trust centers, certificates, payment integrations, vulnerability ingestion, authentication etc. 

You should have a strong background in backend programming (Symfony preferred, or Laravel) and have experience with an event driven, async & distributed architecture. 

During the first 6 months of your role, you will be involved in the 0->1 journey of two of our upcoming products in our platform along with the respective product owners.

Love solving hard problems? Want to build high impact products rooted in first principles? Is coding your poetry? Join us in shaping the future of cyber security.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of backend services and APIs using Symfony PHP framework. What you create is also what you own.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Collaborate with scanner teams to orchestrate scans, ingest vulnerabilities, configure scanners etc.
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code.
• Optimize and refactor existing code to improve performance and reliability.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Triage, troubleshoot and upgrade existing systems.
• Ship code to production multiple times a day/week.
• Ensure timely delivery of the features.
• Test your own features, and write test cases for continuous automated testing.
• Troubleshoot complex issues, debug, and upgrade existing systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead code reviews, promoting best practices and high standards.
• Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy for backend systems.

What we are looking for:

• 4-6 years experience in a similar role or similar working experience.
• Advanced proficiency in PHP backend programming. Symfony preferred, or Laravel.
• Strong understanding of system design, software architecture principles and performance optimization.
• Experience with an event driven (subscribers/listeners), async (MessageHandlers & job queues) & distributed (load-balanced) architecture.
• Experience with PostgreSQL database and data modeling.
• Understanding of concepts such as Dependency Injection, ORM, data validation, error handling etc.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions (good to have).
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about technical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional remote teams.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering high-quality software products on schedule.
• Knowledge of industry best practices in software development, security, and compliance.
• Knowledge of application & infrastructure security - helps you stand out.

What We offer:

• Adrenalin rush of being a part of a fast-growing company, and working on hard problems that matter.
• Fully remote, agile working environment.
• Good engineering culture with full ownership in design, development, release lifecycle.
• A wholesome opportunity where you get to build things from scratch, improve and ship code to production in hours, not weeks.
• Holistic understanding of SaaS and enterprise security business.
• Experience with security side of things.
• Annual trips to beaches or mountains (next one is to Wayanad).
• Open and supportive culture.
• Health insurance & other benefits for you and your spouse. Maternity benefits included.

Job Responsibilities

1. Expert knowledge of Web Application Development using PHP6 onwards.
2. Excellent knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.
3. Must know at least two PHP frameworks out of Laravel, Cakephp, CodeIgniter and YII.
4. Knowledge of CMS platforms like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal etc. will be an added advantage.
5. Knowledge of eCommerce frameworks like WooCommerce, Magento, OpenCart etc. will be an added advantage.
6. Good knowledge of Object-Oriented Concepts & a strong passion for Software Development.
7. Strong Interaction and Design Sense
8. Familiarity with LAMP stack (Apache, MySQL and phpMyAdmin)
9. Comfortable with Linux / Unix based operating system, SQL and Script Programming.
10. Experience in Designing & Developing Database in MySQL is a MUST.
11. Setting up server, Pipelines and deployment knowledge will be a plus
12. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Required Skills

1. Willingness to learn, highly motivated.
2. Fully comfortable in using English. Both in writing and speaking.
3. Not afraid to learn new tech stack.

Desired Skills

1. 1-6 years of experience in Web Development.
2. Candidates with a Lesser Notice period would be preferred.

Candidates who can join immediately would be preferred.

Note: If you are willing to apply on the above post kindly add web links of your work in the resume.

👋🏼We're Nagarro.

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (19000+ experts across 33 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience: 4.1-7 years
• Must have Skills: JavaScript ES6, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, Node JS
• Strong technical background with node.js, event loop understanding, unit testing, developing web application & APIs, event & stream, call-back & closures, promise, async/await, accessing file system, Optimization techniques.
• Strong experience in JavaScript, Express.js, GraphQL
• Strong knowledge of REST, microservices, cloud development and design patterns
• Comfortable using modern tools and platforms such as Docker, Jenkins, Gitlab CI, etc.
• Comfortable using agile methodologies.
• Understanding of different components such as web server, storages, integrations
• Should have worked on designing and building server-side solutions (in any technology), build process of node.js, CI/CD process of node.js, multi-tasking (working on multiple things at same time)
• Good knowledge of functional and Object-Oriented Programming
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.
• Familiarity with Azure pipeline
• Should have experience in Identifying software application weaknesses and target areas and sketching out ideas for automated software test procedures. Reviewing software bug reports and highlighting problem areas.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Core PHP , and hands on experience in any MVC Framework. 
• Should have hands on experience or knowledge in PHP Frameworks like Codeigniter/ Laravel/ CakePHP/ Yii . 
• Should have knowledge about OOPS Concept. 
• Good knowledge in HTML, AJAX, JQuery & MYSQL.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Core PHP , and hands on experience in any MVC Framework. 
• Should have hands on experience or knowledge in PHP Frameworks like Codeigniter/ Laravel/ CakePHP/ Yii . 
• Should have knowledge about OOPS Concept. 
• Good knowledge in HTML, AJAX, JQuery & MYSQL.

Job Description :

We are hiring experienced PHP Developer responsible for developing web applications. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic.

You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

- Design and Build Web Applications.

- Prior experience of custom APIs creation and good command with MySQL is required.

- CodeIgniter & Laravel prior knowledge is required.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

- Work with outside data sources and API.

- Should be able to develop the application with effective coding with minimal errors/bugs.

- Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.

- Ability to be a self-starter, prioritize your work, stay organized, self-motivating and work and motivate well in a team environment is critical.

- Should be able to manage the whole project solely or in the team.