PHP Developer

WeMakeScholars is a data-driven platform in the space of International Education. Students from around the world have used our portal to find higher education opportunities overseas. We specifically help Indian students in sorting their education loan for abroad studies by working with the biggest banks in India like SBI, ICICI, BOB, etc.

Role: Full-stack development for our Product https://www.wemakescholars.com/">https://www.wemakescholars.com/ 

Technologies we use: LAMP with Yii framework

Why should you join us?

- We are a 6 years old start-up with a quite small tech team. Hence, you will have a lot to learn.

- We are growing really quickly with more than 5 lac users every month and have a team size of 65 members as on today.

- We do offer ESOP along with salary if you are well on our expectations.

- We like people who love to learn and grow. We equally contribute to your learning by allowing you enough time to participate in online courses or sessions.

- 24 paid leaves in a year. Work from home option available occasionally.

I think we gave you a lot of reasons to join our team.

**Please apply only if you are well versed in LAMP stack. We do not accept applications from freshers, you should have worked in an organization for at least 6 months before applying.

We are a digital transformation boutique with an elite group of software scientists. Our passion is to develop highly modular systems that scale seamlessly. We develop enterprise solutions involving data engineering, system integration, enterprise search & and analytics. Our clients like us for getting to the crux of the business problems and coming up with futuristic solution approaches with our design thinking.

Job description

Brevitaz Systems is looking for Java developers with deep knowledge of the Java ecosystem. We are looking for self-motivated engineers who are excited about building high-quality and high-performance software backends.

Here is what you will be doing on your journey with us.

What we offer

• Open, positive, and learning culture surrounded by helpful colleagues with a growth mindset
• Work with client teams consisting of decades of experience in various technologies & domains
• Best-in-industry salary standards
• 5 days work week
• Family health insurance cover
• No-politics and values-driven culture
• Occasional WorkFromHome even in non-COVID19 times
• Contribute to large-scale products used by Fortune 100 companies
• Opportunity to work on highly distributed systems

Must have

• Proactive and inherent nature of working with ownership
• Ability to understand and explain requirements clearly, and ask necessary questions to remove any ambiguity
• Strong core Java & OOP fundamentals
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with complex SQLs and stored procedures (MySQL/Postgres/Oracle)
• Experience in taking decisions on high-level designs in distributed cloud backend systems
• Experience in working with one of the web frameworks (SpringBoot/Struts2)
• Experience in working with one ORM technology (JPA/Hibernate)
• Debugging & troubleshooting skills
• Ability to coach & mentor colleagues effectively

Roles and Responsibilities

• Actively participate in client calls for requirement grooming and designing
• Participate in design discussions with fellow team members and client
• Present groomed tickets and designs to team members for design discussion
• Performance optimization of existing use cases by understanding code, architecture, database design, and stored procedures
• Developing Java code, SQL, and stored procedures for new features and enhancements
• Ensure best practices of code reviews and defect-free deliveries
• Research new tools & technologies required for the project

Join hands with us to build intuitive products for our valued clients!

Key Responsibilities: 

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS. 
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture. 
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible. 
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability. 
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required: 

• At least 3 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds. 
• Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases. 
• Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j. 
• Experience developing and deploying REST APIs. 
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks. 
• Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks. 
• Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications. 
• Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools. 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git. 
• Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms. 
• Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences. 
• Experience building a large-scale social or location-based app.

Job Description:

We are looking for a passionate PHP Developer to join our backend team. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic developer eager to learn and grow his/her skills in the field.

• Actively Seek New Programming Knowledge.
• Build Products Using HTML/CSS/JS and Other Front-End Technologies using Frameworks.
• Working knowledge of frameworks like CakePHP, Laravel, etc. is a must.
• Must have knowledge of JS Frameworks like Node and React etc.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, MYSQL, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of MYSQL, Core PHP, and PHP5 is a must.
• Knowledge of WordPress and CMS.
• AJAX, HTML, Payment Gateway.
• Excellent working knowledge of Web application development.
• Vast knowledge of PHP programming concepts.
• Experience in OOPs.
•  Advanced to expert coding skills.
• Strong understanding of functionality.
• Knowledgeable of Web Application Development Frameworks.
• Minimum 5 years of Experience

Job Responsibilities:

• Work independently as well as part of a team to develop new functional features
• Debug existing code and continually look for ways to optimize performance.
• Lead a team of developers, managing and mentoring their work while ensuring project deadlines and quality standards are maintained.
• Interact with service providers, customers and other departments to identify and resolve issues, and develop working relationships with key customers.

Expectations / Cultural Traits:

• Good communication and relationship-building skills.
• Self-driven and motivated.
• Open to work in flexible hours and shifts.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Willing to learn new technologies and tools

• 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 in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Follow industry best practices
• Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary

• Proven software development experience in PHP
• Understanding of open source projects like Joomla, Drupal, Wikis, osCommerce, etc
• Demonstrable knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX etc
• Good knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and of developing web services

We are building a global content marketplace that brings companies and content

creators together to scale up content creation processes across 50+ content verticals and 150+ industries. Over the past 2.5 years, we’ve worked with companies like India Today, Amazon India, Adobe, Swiggy, Dunzo, Businessworld, Paisabazaar, IndiGo Airlines, Apollo Hospitals, Infoedge, Times Group, Digit, BookMyShow, UpGrad, Yulu, YourStory, and 350+ other brands.
Our mission is to become the world’s largest content creation and distribution platform for all kinds of content creators and brands.

Our Team

We are a 25+ member company and is scaling up rapidly in both team size and our ambition.

If we were to define the kind of people and the culture we have, it would be -

a) Individuals with an Extreme Sense of Passion About Work

b) Individuals with Strong Customer and Creator Obsession

c) Individuals with Extraordinary Hustle, Perseverance & Ambition

We are on the lookout for individuals who are always open to going the extra mile and thrive in a fast-paced environment. We are strong believers in building a great, enduring

a company that can outlast its builders and create a massive impact on the lives of our

employees, creators, and customers alike.

Our Investors

We are fortunate to be backed by some of the industry’s most prolific angel investors - Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal (Snapdeal founders), YourStory Media. (Shradha Sharma); Dr. Saurabh Srivastava, Co-founder of IAN and NASSCOM; Slideshare co-founder Amit Ranjan; Indifi's Co-founder and CEO Alok Mittal; Sidharth Rao, Chairman of Dentsu Webchutney; Ritesh Malik, Co-founder and CEO of Innov8; Sanjay Tripathy, former CMO, HDFC Life, and CEO of Agilio Labs; Manan Maheshwari, Co-founder of WYSH; and Hemanshu Jain, Co-founder of Diabeto.
Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners

Required Technical Skills: 

• Java (highly capable)
• SQL (highly capable)
• Strong knowledge of software best practices, build processes, IDEs, database tools (e.g. SQL Developer, SQL Management Studio)
• Strong knowledge of source code control systems (GIT)
• Confident with Windows, Linux, Unix operating systems including command line
• Working knowledge of JIRA

Beneficial Technical Skills: 

• .Net
• C 
• Javascript 
• Experience in test management and test execution
• Experience of Agile development methods

Additional Skills and Behaviour Required 

• Experience of full software development lifecycle
• Considers competing solutions and evaluates options to create the best outcome in all aspects of the role.
• Willingness to takes ownership of whole project and engineers assigned.
• Confident to make suggestions and recommendations for improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to build good rapport
• Fluency in English, both written and oral
• Collaborates with others to achieve objectives and ensure information flow
• Seeks assistance and feedback as appropriate 

Education 

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or Engineering or other relevant discipline (MCA, MSc in Computer Science etc.)