PHP Developer

Job Title: Backend Developer

Job Description: We are seeking a skilled Backend Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs of our applications. Key responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and efficient backend systems, troubleshooting and resolving issues, and staying updated on industry trends. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Node.js, along with experience in database management and API development, are essential for success in this role. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a passion for creating robust and high-performance backend solutions are highly valued.

Requirements:

Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js)

Experience with database management systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

Knowledge of RESTful API design and development

Familiarity with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure) is a plus

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

We are looking for experienced PHP / Senior PHP Developer to join our web development projects. As a PHP Developer, you will play a key role in writing clean and efficient PHP code, following industry best practices and collaborating with the creative team. Your expertise and problem-solving skills will contribute to the success of our software development process.

Responsibilities:

• Write backend code and develop efficient PHP modules.
• Solve complex performance problems and address architectural issues.
• Integrate and combine data storage solutions.
• Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues as they arise.
• Collaborate effectively across different time zones using tools like GitHub, video conferences, and documents.
• Familiarity with common third-party APIs such as Google, Facebook, eBay, etc.
• Utilize version control tools and work with relational databases.
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Display a keen interest in learning new tools, languages, and workflows.

Requirements:

• B.Tech / MCA/ M.Tech/ Msc IT.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience.
• Wordpress experience is a plus point
• Strong knowledge of PHP programming language and related frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or CodeIgniter.
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Experience working with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Familiarity with version control systems, preferably Git.
• Understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

We are looking for a PHP Developer who thinks of himself as a problem solver. He/ she can efficiently and quickly write code in a timely and scalable way. This candidate will be able to test the code and adjust it where necessary. They should also be experienced in contributing to the whole software design lifecycle.

Qualifications and Skills :

- Proper understanding of MVC design patterns, OOPS concepts, and Frontend technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.

- Hands-on experience with frameworks - Code ignitor / Laravel.

- Familiarity with MySQL databases and their declarative query languages.

- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.

- Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions.

- JavaScript Frameworks - jQuery/Angular

- Knowledge of version control systems like GIT (mandatory).

- Must be self-driven and highly organized.

- Design, code, test, debug, and document software according to the functional requirements.

- Develop, maintain, and support programs/tools for internal and external clients.

- Analyze, diagnose, and resolve errors related to their applications.

- Define project planning and execution and on-time delivery.

- Familiarity with Agile project Methodologies.

Responsibilities :

- Understand requirements and develop solutions.

- Write clean, well-designed code.

- Produce detailed specifications.

- Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality.

- Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.

- Follow industry best practices and work with teams to develop solutions.

- Work with business analysts to produce reliable estimates and ensure the client's requirements and understood and documented.

- Deliver multiple projects using a team of developers.

- Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary.

Benefits :

- Get a chance to contribute and get recognition from Day 1.

- Exposure to innovative Technologies.

- An opportunity to learn new things every day.

- Onsite opportunities.

- Competitive Salary and Benefits.

- Health Insurance.

- Friendly, Supportive, Professional, and achievement-oriented management team.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to work in an existing codebase and collaborate with a diverse team
• Experience in building enterprise-scale backend REST APIs with frameworks such as Nest.js & Express.js using an API-first paradigm
• Intimate knowledge of crafting highly performing database queries
• Hands-on experience implementing relational database structures, including tables, indexes, views, etc.
• A mindset towards building systems for the cloud and DevOps fundamentals
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure services is good to have. If not then willingness to learn should be there.
• Focus towards building security, performance, and scalability into services from the beginning
• Experience with debugging code and troubleshooting technical issues in order to craft appropriate solutions

Requirement:

• Min 2-3 Year Experience. Preferably in the E-commerce domain. 
• Proficient with both MySQL and NoSql Databases (Elastic, Mongo)
• Strong hold on PHP and preferably good knowledge of Python
• Experience with JavaScript/JQuery
• Ability to do software design for a enterprise web application
• Working knowledge of a MVC front-end framework
• Proficient in HTTP protocol, REST APIs, JSON
• Ability to do database design and modeling
• Proficient in OOPS concepts and writing code using classes
• Ability to write modular and clean code

Role:

• Software Development of various product line 
• Creation web-services and optimization for existing and new feature rollouts
• Collaborate with Product Managers and design solutions 
• Develop very high sense of ownership, the zeal to build scalable applications
• Build customer facing technology product 
• Individual Contributor

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).

Key Skills Required :

1. Proficiency in Python 3.x based web and backend development
2. Solid understanding of Python concepts
3. Strong experience in building web applications using Django
4. Experience building REST APIs using DRF or Flask
5. Experience with some form of Machine Learning (ML)
6. Experience in using libraries such as Numpy and Pandas
7. Hands on experience with RDBMS such as Postgres or MySQL including querying
8. Comfort with Git repositories, branching and deployment using Git
9. Working experience with Docker
10. Basic working knowledge of ReactJs
11. Experience in deploying Django applications to AWS,Digital Ocean or Heroku

Responsibilities :

1. Understanding requirement and congributing to engineering solutions at a conceptual stage to provide the best possible solution to the task/challenge
2. Building high quality code using coding standards based on the SRS/Documentation
3. Building component based, maintainable, scalable and reusable backend libraries/modules.
4. Building & documenting scalable APIs on the Open Spec standard
5. Unit testing development modules and APIs
6. Conducting code reviews to ensure that the highest quality standard are maintained
7. Securing backend applications and APIs using industry best practices
8. Troubleshooting issues and fixing bugs raised by the QA team efficiently.
9. Optimizing code
10. Building and deploying the applications