PHP Developer

We build apps that solve real problems for merchants. From powering Shopify apps to mobile and serverless applications, our products help businesses grow, operate efficiently, and deliver better customer experiences.

We are looking for a Junior Backend Engineer who can contribute to building scalable, secure, and performant systems while learning and growing in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize backend services for our Shopify apps, mobile apps, and serverless applications.
• Write clean, efficient, and testable code primarily in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Work with relational (MySQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases to design and optimize data models.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, mobile, product, and QA) to deliver features end-to-end.
• Use Git for version control and follow collaborative workflows (PRs, code reviews).
• Track and manage tasks using Jira or similar project management tools.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and performance tuning.
• Contribute to documentation and maintain best practices.

Must-Have Skills

• 1–3 years of professional backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with MySQL and at least one NoSQL database (MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience with Jira (or similar tools like Trello, Asana, ClickUp).
• Hands-on experience with popular Gen AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) for productivity and problem-solving.
• A solid understanding of core engineering concepts (data structures, algorithms, design patterns, scalability).

Good-to-Have Skills

• Laravel (PHP) exposure for legacy app support.
• Familiarity with React.js or Remix for full-stack contributions.
• Working knowledge of Python for scripting or backend services.
• Basic understanding of AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, etc.).

What We Offer

• Hybrid work setup – flexibility with office collaboration in Pune, Maharashtra.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge apps across Shopify app ecosystem, mobile, and serverless stacks.
• Small, passionate team with direct ownership of projects.
• Fast learning curve and growth opportunities in a startup culture.

Desired Candidate Profile

Responsibilities :

- Assist in requirements gathering and technical planning to design solutions that meet client needs

- Create clean, well-documented, efficient, and standards-compliant code with an eye towards performance optimization

- Actively troubleshoot and support applications in production-- critical environments

- Implement and maintain Shopify development standards and best practices

- Tracks the work against plan and reports the status on agreed time without fail.

- Interface with the clients to understand and document their needs.

Primary Technical Skills:

Shopify and Shopify Plus

PHP

OOPS

JavaScript

XML

JSON

Basic Knowledge in React JS

Soft Skills

• Good oral and written communication.

Required Skills:

- 3 to 5 years of experience in working with Shopify and Shopify Plus stores

- Good  knowledge of frontend development and liquid programming language

- Strong hands to Install & Customize new Shopify theme.

- Basic experience in writing Ruby scripts to run promotions

- Experience in integrating external API’s

- Experience in 3^rd party integrations like ERP- Netsuite, SAP, Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Epicor etc.
- Experience in Implementing Shopify Ajax API, Admin APIs and configuring third party apps

- Knowledge of building custom, private and embedded apps

- Experience working with the following technologies: JavaScript (JQuery), XML, JSON, SQL, PHP, CSS3

- Knowledge in other ecommerce platforms like Magento, woocommerce, BigCommerce will be preferred.

- Experience with OOP PHP (2+ years)

- Familiarity with GIT

- Demonstrated ability to adapt and work with team members of various experience levels

- Ability to work with minimal direction with a focus on customer satisfaction

- Good written and verbal communication skills

• knowledge of PHP frameworks {Laravel, CakePHP, etc.}
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming
• knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL, MariaDB databases, and their declarative query languages
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

We are looking for a high-performing Developer to build our ecommerce platform and API framework powered by Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Candidates for this role will be passionate about well-written code, testing, and excel at coming up with simple approaches to complex problems.

Our work culture is overachiever, very amiable, and at the same time always charged with excitement. We encourage our team members to take responsibility and grow into future leaders in the industry.

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand project requirements, writing bug-free clean code and ensure that the solution works per the agreed architecture, SLAs, KPIs and business model
• Integrate Django backend with third party API
• 100% Hands-on role
• Adapt to rapidly evolving requirements and changing priorities and drive the team accordingly
• Reverse engineer for debugging errors in code and ensure quality control in the process.
• Continually drive products towards a meaningful balance between user needs, business objectives and technical feasibility
• Operate in a hyper-collaborative way and follow these guiding principles: Value common sense and simplicity over complexity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Computer Science from a reputed University
• 3 to 5 years of experience working in Django and Python.
• React and/or Angular for front end
• Proficiency in MongoDB and MySql
• Technical Skills: JIRA, Gitlab, Rest API, GCP or AWS
• Experience in performance profiling, tuning, and optimization, caching mechanisms with Enterprise level applicants
• Experience in writing unit testing and test case automation.
• Ability to operate in an Agile environment with a start-up mentality and unstructured environment, Energy, drive and passion to work, and operate in a digital world.