PHP Developer

Full Stack Developer

This position would design scalable, efficient and maintainable software architectures using Node.js

We are building a online platform for millennial and gen z moms and parents to surround them with support at every step of their parenting journey, right from planning a baby to 12 years of child. We would like to be their trusted 24*7 parenting guide, prepare for every new moment just in time and make every need available at a click of a button. With 90k+ babies born every day and increasing number of working mothers in urban nuclear India, our vision is to create a world of healthy pregnancies, thriving children and confident parents.

Founded by ex-3M, Gillette, Cargill folks, we have are moving fast now :-

·      50K installations in last 6 weeks

·      > 2 Million hits on the content site since going live in early 2021

·      Raised 2 rounds of investment

About the Role

Technical:-

·      Architect and Design: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable, efficient, and maintainable software architectures using Node.js.

·      Backend Development: Develop and maintain server-side applications and APIs using Node.js, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and security.

·      Code Implementation: Write clean, well-organized, and documented code that aligns with best practices and coding standards.

·      Database Management: Hands-on experience, with MongoDB

·      Troubleshooting and Bug Fixing: Identify and resolve technical issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks promptly.

·      Code Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to architectural guidelines.

·      Performance Optimization: Analyse and optimize application performance through profiling, tuning, and implementing best practices.

·      Technology Evaluation: Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in Node.js and related technologies, and make recommendations for technology adoption

Non-Technical:-

·      Collaboration: Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver seamless end-to-end features and enhancements.

·      Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers, sharing your knowledge and expertise in Node.js development.

What you have to offer

Must-Have:-

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

·      Minimum of 4-5 years of professional experience in backend development, with at least 2-3 years focused on Node.js.

·      Strong proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript, including asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and familiarity with frameworks like Express.js.

·      Experience working with databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, or PostgreSQL, including database design and optimization.

·      Proficiency in version control tools (e.g. Git) and collaborative development workflows.

·      Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and best practices.

·      Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex issues.

Good To Have :-

·      Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

·      Prior experience with frontend technologies (HTML, CSS, React, etc.) is a bonus.

·      Contributions to open-source projects, tech blogs, or relevant certifications are advantageous.

·      Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes is a plus.

We are building a core technology team at our new startup. If you are interested in working with a startup and growing along with a startup, this is the opportunity for you.

Backend: PHP Laravel (must), NodeJS (knowhow)

Frontend: Any Javascript, ReactJS (preferred)

Others: MySQL or any SQL database, Knowhow of Microservices architecture

Role and Responsibilities

•  Working with front-end developers and providing server-side algorithms of user-facing web application elements.
• Coding and creating functional web applications, optimizing code for increasing response time and efficiency.
• Analyzing the goals and requirements, efficiently handling bugs and errors, and finding effective solutions for the same.
•  Interacting with the database for storing data and ensuring that every user has access to what they search.
•  Accomplishing the projects and goals within deadline.
• Managing APIs that are executed across the devices.
•  Involving in defining the architecture of the system.

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of PHP and related frameworks like Laravel, Codeigniter, Yii. Competent in Ruby, Python, nodeJs, and Java will be an added advantage.
• Good Communication, Analytical, Logical, and Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies, such as Angular, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript will be preferred.
• Capable of managing a hosting environment along with database administration such as MySQL, Oracle.
• Excellent knowledge of APIs (REST, SOAP) and Web services.
• Ability to scale applications to handle the load changes.
• Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance.
• Good to have experience in version control, such as GIT.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work on a remote cross-functional team where you’ll play a critical role in designing, planning, development, deployment and observing your code in production.   
• Develop high performance, highly scalable and accessible web applications. Our web app is used by over 20 million educators, students and parents worldwide.  
• Meet tight deadlines in a rapid application development environment.  
• Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and Operations teams to create and deliver tested features to production.  
• Collaborate with specialists across web, mobile, and operations to achieve a better user experience for our product.  
• Be able to assess and bring in industry information into your decisions and learn new technologies: AWS is releasing new tools every day, there are new open source libraries to vet and you will be a party to helping us vet and pick the best tool for the job.  
• Be willing to work in any area of the codebase if needed, this can include JavaScript/TypeScript/Node, PHP, Java or other technologies.  
• Help staff, build, and form the culture around a team of 5 engineers, a product manager, designer, QAs and associated supporting roles.

Qualifications include:

• Strong CS fundamentals including familiarity with data structures and especially the asynchronous challenges that face JavaScript developers today.   
• Experience developing in at least 2 server side languages (PHP, node.js, …)  
• Experience developing in at least 1 client side JS framework (ReactJS, Angular, …)  
• Experience testing software in alignment with the Test Pyramid.  
• Experience with datastores, either SQL (MySQL preferred) or NoSQL, and the ability to talk deeply about them.  
• Able to identify the source of complex problems occurring as a result of multiple systems interacting (experience with observability tools such as datadog/newrelic is a plus).   
• Experience working on a team of 5 engineers plus supporting roles (e.g. QA, design, etc), preferably as a Senior Software Engineer.  
• Experience with code review, being able to sign-off on another team member’s code ensuring high quality standards.  
• Be self-sustained even when tackling the highest profile, most difficult work across the organization.  
• Willingness to accept responsibility and be accountable not only for your own work but the work of the team as a whole.  
• Experience working with other people’s code, how to dig into it and make tactical changes with minimal side effects.  
• A solid understanding of how to break down user stories and give estimates that include accessibility and security requirements.  
• Be able to see roadblocks far ahead, across many vectors of risk  
• Be a true team player! Ensuring their knowledge and expertise is shared amongst other team members and even cross-team and be willing to seek out opportunities to mentor teammates.  
• A commitment to learning about anything you don’t know on your own and without much supervision.  
• Superior communications, organization and relationship building skills — you’re going to be working on cross-team efforts, so this is essential.  
• Self-motivation as well as ability and desire to learn new technologies, applications, processes, and environments.  
• A belief that delivering code to production is just one step in the process. Observing and owning the code you wrote goes hand in hand with construction.  
• A desire to take on whatever challenge is most important. This could be tackling something you are familiar with, or it could require a deep dive into a whole new world. The key is having the right attitude.   

Who we are:

We are leading CMMI Level 3 global organization. We enjoyed a stable leadership since its inception in the Silicon Valley, California in 1996. We have expanded from a single location to current presence in 5 global cities with round-the-clock connectivity.

Since inception, the driving core values inculcated by our founder, management team and investors have been the ongoing guiding force.

We emerged as a leading custom software development organization, spread across the globe. We made business easier and more profitable for varied small to medium size projects. As a technology partner, we deliver solutions in line with your business goals. With 2000+ happy customer base, vast experience of 20+ years, backed by offices in the US, Australia and India, providing next-door assistance and a round-the-clock connectivity. Our software solutions cover all major industries such as healthcare, digital enterprises, business automation and IT services, highlighting our expertise in Microsoft open source platform, mobile platforms and new technologies.

 To know more about we visit http://www.smartdatainc.com">http://www.smartdatainc.com

About You:

Should build interactive consumer data from multiple systems and restfully abstract to the UI through a Node.js backend.

• Should define code architecture decisions to support a high-performance and scalable product with a minimal footprint
• Should address and improve any technical issues
• Should be good in communication skills and teamwork ability to work between different levels of developers.
• Should be able to work/handle projects single handed by own
• Should perform unit/per testing for creating a bug free solution.

You should possess:

• Experience of Node JS, Express JS, Mongo DB, Angular 2+.
• Knowledge of GIT, Jenkins tools or similar.
• Knowledge working with AWS (S3, EMR, EC2, RDS).
• Experience of Agile development and methodology.

Good to have:

•  Project management and deployment skills.
• Knowledge of Dockers and Kubernetes.

• Onsite experience.
• US business Visa.