PHP Developer

Job Description: Backend Developer (PHP, Django, Docker)

About us: AuditorsDesk is designed to make Audit firm’s audit work paperless. Without the need to download any software you can take your audit firm online. Your firm can easily maintain documents online. Deliver high-quality audits under ICAI guidelines. Your teams and clients can collaborate and be more efficient in managing audit work papers. More than just a tool for auditors, it tracks engagement progress from planning to conclusion. It enables the entire team to operate at its best efficiency.

Job Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Developer with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in PHP framework. The ideal candidate should also demonstrate expertise in working with the Django and Docker frameworks. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic IT team in South Delhi location.

Responsibilities:

§ Design, develop, and maintain efficient and reliable PHP backend systems.

§ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

§ Integrate user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.

§ Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance.

§ Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging technologies.

Requirements:

§ Minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a PHP-Backend Developer.

§ Proficient in PHP framework, with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming.

§ Hands-on experience with Django and Docker frameworks.

§ Solid understanding of database design and optimization (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).

§ Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and their integration with backend services.

§ Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.

§ Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Job Type: On site

Job Location: South Delhi (Nearby Nehru Enclave Metro Stn.)

Employment Type: Permanent

Compensation: Best fit as per industry standard

How to Apply: Interested candidates who meet the above requirements and are ready to contribute to a dynamic team are encouraged to submit their resume at hrATauditorsdeskDOTin  

Please indicate "Backend (PHP) Developer Application" in the subject line.

*Note: Immediate joiners will be given preference. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

• Strong Expertise in CodeIgniter Framework.
• Sound knowledge of database designing and application architecture planning for Core PHP projects.
• Expertise in PHP, MVC Frameworks, and good technology exposure of CodeIgniter Open cart or any CMS added advantage.
• String core PHP Hands-on experience.
• Good Knowledge of PHP5, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, XML
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting it to the back-end.
• A good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX will be preferred.
• Prior experience in the payment gateway or education ERP domain is a plus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the got right attitude to work in fast paced environments
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
• 2 to 5 years of experience in software development using modern frontend frameworks in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong in Object Oriented Programming and Design Patterns.
• You have experience of working closely with the product and design teams to deliver the product that materially impacts the business and improves the customer experience
• You follow SOLID principles and have experience with microservice architecture, have designed and implemented high performance scalable services/APIs.
• You have experience with component based architectures, PWA, Service workers, UI patterns and libraries most preferably ReactJS / NextJS
• Write client side high performant applications & develop prototypes
• Experience working with Node, NestJS / Express.
• Experience working with PostgreSQL, Redshift, Dynamo, Mongo and Cassandra databases.
• Experience working with RabbitMQ, Kafka.
• You constantly learn and adopt best practices at work, keeping in mind app performance, security, and scalability.
• You have experience working in distributed systems and built/designed systems to failover, event streaming, caching strategies
• You have experience with Docker/Kubernetes in AWS or any cloud computing platforms. And, are familiar with CI/CD processes.

Bonus if you are great communication and team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities :

• Design and write lots of bug-free, efficient, scalable, and reusable code
• Developing front-end architecture and ensuring responsiveness of the application
• Work across the full stack, building highly scalable products that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth. 
• Working on refactoring the current codebase and determining the root cause for the most complex software issues and developing practical, efficient, and permanent technical solutions
• Optimizing backend services to scale for a few hundred concurrent users
• Develop APIs and scripts using backend programming languages like Node.js and Nest.js 
• Dockerizing different services and automating our AWS infrastructure provisioning steps
• Design and implementation of continuous integration and deployment. 
• Determine process improvements, and best practices, and develop new processes
• Mentor and coach other software engineers
• Integrating with third-party APIs and existing frameworks.
• Ensuring responsiveness of applications and writing maintainable, scalable, and unit-testable code. Be passionate about the long-term stability, scalability, and reusability of shared components.
• Implement new requirements, handle change requests, and fix bugs for different releases. Deliver a high-quality and functioning code.
• Integrating solutions to enterprise software and legacy software
• Actively Participate in sprint ceremonies and work towards continually improving the process
• Prioritizes tasks and keeps manager up to date on status and roadblocks
• Help the junior engineers to unblock them and guide them on best design practices. Help in code reviewing on a regular basis
• Prepare thorough technical documentation which can be used by other engineers
• Stay up to date with new technologies and determine how to incorporate these into future platform capabilities

Requirements:

• Minimum 4-8+ years of overall experience developing B2B SAAS products 
• 3+ years of Experience working on React.js and its core principles
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Hands-on experience with Node.js and Express.js including state management like Redux
• Good understanding of NestJS, Next.JS, Tailwind CSS, Server-Side Rendering, Storybook/Bit, Bootstrap, and Material UI.
• Thorough understanding of modeling and scaling databases like MongoDB, DynamoDB or Firestore
• Deep understanding of object-oriented JavaScript and design principles and standards
• Hands-on experience in UI optimization best practice implementations
• Understanding of Serverless architecture like Lambda or Google Cloud functions
• Significant experience in developing high-performance, distributed, and scalable applications with container deployment (Docker and Microservices)
• Well-versed with collaboration, and Testing tools like Git, Swagger, and Cypress
• Proven experience with unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing.
• Knowledge of open-source technologies and common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, PNPM etc.
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Knowledge of Nginx and AWS services like S3, and EC2 will be helpful

Preferred Skills:

• Exposure to Terraform, GItlab CI/CD, and GitOps is a plus
• A keen eye for UX has experience building complex B2B applications
• Comfortable working in a dynamic startup environment where experimentation is one of the most common practices for product innovation and improvements
• Basic understanding of the Figma Tool and app development via React Native
• Good experience with deploying applications on AWS & DevOps

Nice to Have:

• Great learning attitude and eagerness to take ownership
• Passionate personality with great enthusiasm for life outside of work
• Critical thinker and a problem solver who has a sense of urgency and wants an interesting job that pushes you out of your comfort zone.
• An innovator who is inspired by the endless ways in which everything we do can always be improved
• High-energy personality, with a strong and demonstrable work ethic

What we Offer:

• Competitive salary 
• Health Insurance
• Remote working environment
• Workday Swap
• Learning Culture