PHP Developer

Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated PHP Developer Intern who is eager to learn web application development using CodeIgniter (CI3). The intern will assist the development team in building, testing, and maintaining web applications while gaining practical experience in backend development.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in developing web applications using PHP and CodeIgniter 3
• Support the team in writing clean and efficient code
• Help in developing and maintaining backend functionalities
• Work with databases such as MySQL for storing and retrieving data
• Assist in debugging and fixing bugs
• Participate in testing and improving application performance
• Learn and follow MVC architecture
• Collaborate with developers and designers on projects
• Maintain proper documentation of tasks and code

Required Skills

• Basic knowledge of PHP programming
• Understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Basic knowledge of MySQL databases
• Familiarity with MVC architecture (preferred)
• Willingness to learn CodeIgniter 3
• Basic understanding of web development concepts

Education

• Pursuing or recently completed Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering
• Students in final year or recent graduates are preferred

Experice:5-6 Years
Notice: Immediate-20 Days(Max)

MUST HAVE SKILLS

1. Minimum 5+ years of experience in C#, .Net Core, Web API, MVC, and Entity Framework.

2. Strong object-oriented programming skills.

3. Very good communication skills.

4. Experience with RESTful APIs to connect other backend services.

5. Should have developed more than 2 applications.

6. CI/CD, GIT

7. Experience with performance improvement of applications.

8. Must have experience in Azure cloud (DevOps, AppService, and Azure functions)

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:

1. At least 2.5 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
2. Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
3. Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
4. Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
5. Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
6. Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
7. Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
8. Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
9. Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
10. Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
11. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
12. Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
13. Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
14. Experience building a large-scale social or location-based app.

What will I be doing? 👩‍💻👨‍💻

Leading parts of the product from inception to launch, and own large parts of the product’s execution.
Working with our Sales and frontend team to build products with the goal of delighting and increasing the success of our users.
Architecting, building, testing, and releasing product-facing features.
Contributing to our side projects and free tools for the education industry.

What do I need? 🤓

1-2 years of industry experience in a software engineering role, preferably building a SaaS product. You can demonstrate significant impact that your work has had on the product and/or the team.
Deep knowledge of a high-level programming language (for example, PHP, Python, etc.) but it doesn’t need to be a language that we use here! Great people are effective and learn what we use quickly (or introduce us to better ways of working)
Deep knowledge of SQL Databases
Experience with scalable distributed systems, both built from scratch as well as on AWS primitives
Willingness to learn and use new technologies
Extremely data-driven
Ability to debug complex systems

Brownie points 🍰

Using a framework (for example, Laravel, Code Igniter, Django)
Understanding of containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) along with ability to deploy to AWS ECS (or similar tools)

Feel free to apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. As long as you're a quick learner, and are excited about changing the status quo for tech recruitment, we're happy to support you as you come up to speed with our tech stack.

Perks 😍

Flexible vacation
Take a tutorial, on us
Monthly remote meals

Tech stack 🔨

PHP
Laravel
NodeJS
VueJS
Ionic Angular
Digital Ocean
AWS
MySQL

Why Classcard? 🚀

We are still in the early stages of our journey. You will be working closely with our users, acting on both their feedback and what our data says. Things you build here will have tremendous impact on both our business and Classcard as a company.
What happens after I apply? 🤔

1. Quick phone call with a member of our engineering team to find out more about your experience and why you want to work at Classcard.

2. Video interview:

   Technical discussion with a senior engineer
   Pairing on an interesting problem
   Meet the founders