PHP Developer

Job description

We are looking for a skilled PHP Developer with strong experience in Laravel to build and maintain scalable, high-performance web applications. The ideal candidate should have solid backend fundamentals, experience with APIs, and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems using PHP (Laravel framework)
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services
• Optimize application performance, database queries, and API response times
• Design and manage database schemas (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
• Implement authentication, authorization, and secure coding practices
• Work with queues, cron jobs, and asynchronous processing
• Debug and resolve production issues efficiently
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a remote setup

Required Skills

• Strong experience in PHP and Laravel
• Good understanding of REST API development and integrations
• Solid knowledge of MySQL/PostgreSQL, indexing, and query optimization
• Experience with Git/version control
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environment
• Understanding of MVC architecture and clean code practices

Good to Have

• Experience with caching tools (Redis/Memcached)
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS or similar)
• Experience with real-time features (WebSockets, Socket.io, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of frontend technologies (JavaScript/jQuery)

What Were Looking For

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work independently and take ownership
• Good communication skills (important for remote work)
• Experience working on scalable or high-traffic applications is a plus

Developer Requirements/Expectations:

• Experience: 5+ Years
• Tech Stack: Core PHP, MySQL, Basic JavaScript, Oracle
• 3rd Party Integration: Payment Gateways (Apple Pay Wallet, Google Pay, Stripe)
• Tools: Trello, Slack, Github
• Soft Skills: Team Work, Excellent Client Communication. 

Engagement Type: Full Time, Dedicated

• Work Hours: 8 Hours per day, 160 hours per month
• Shift: 10 AM-7 AM IST (Including Lunch hour)
• Work shifts need to be flexible to accommodate client calls in EST.

Screening Process: 

Round 1: Technical 

Round 2: Managerial 

Location: Ahmedabad (Hybrid)

Viha Technosoft - building tech products that matter to people

At Viha Technosoft, we’re a happy family of 50+ young and experienced talents. We work in Media and Entertainment (M&E)t, Healthcare, and Payments domains.

We’re looking for a competent individual to help develop a scalable backend system for our project Cast India.With Cast India, We’re out to revolutionize the way people onboard, train, and get opportunity in M&E domain.

• Must-Have Skills

  • Strong knowledge of any PHP web framework Codeigniter, Laravel, CakePHP, Yii, Symfony, etc along with strength in OOPS
  • Understanding of MVC design patterns
  • Working experience with any Payment Gateways is desirable. Experience with REST-based API Development is a must
  • Experience with front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS frameworks along with Angular 6+ and ReactJS
  • Confident with Mysql database, framing complex queries for optimum performance
  • Good knowledge of Javascript, Json, Jquery, Ajax

  Additional Skills

  • Hands-on experience working on Microservices development
  • Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system

  Build and hosting experience

  • Must have a strong DevOps experience
  • Exhibited CI/CD experience with Jenkins tools and plugins.
  • Strong experience in auto-deployment, deployment testing, and overall automated pipeline management.
  • Good to have knowledge of Cpanel, FileZilla, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Must have a strong experience with source control tools like GitHub

  Testing

  • Must have strong advanced Unit testing experience and Agile experience
  • Must have strong working experience in agile
  • Must have participated in SCRUM and must be well aware of the scrum ceremonies
  • Must be able to self-manage the pipeline and should be well prepared to meet challenging timelines

  MySQL competency

  • Must be able to write complex queries
  • Understanding and implementation level knowledge of key joins, constraints, and triggers
  • Able to analyze the query and perform query optimization
  • Independently handle the Table DDL and DML statements as part of the development
  • Ability to create ER diagrams and data mapping diagrams and document data entity chang

• Designing And Implementing Applications
• Developing And Testing Software
• Resolving Technical Issues
• Fixing Bugs

Skill Set Required:

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing new features and functionality
• Establishing and guiding the website’s architecture
• Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS
• Helping formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working theme and plugin.

Skills and Qualifications

• Good understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
• Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications
• Experience designing and developing responsive design websites
• Comfortable working with debugging tools like Firebug, Chrome inspector, etc.
• Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers
• Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes into working HTML pages
• Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML)
• Strong understanding of PHP back-end development