PHP Laravel Developer

• Developer will be responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users.

• Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.

• Knowledge of PHP web frameworks (Code igniter, Magento, Laravel etc).

• Should have experience in Word Press, Code igniter / Laravel or at-lease 1 MVC framework of PHP.

• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript JQuery.

• Good communication.

• Team worker.

• Ability to handle projects.

• Good problem-solving skills.

About SafeGold

Gold is the most trusted asset across the entire world and one of the largest asset classes in India. The total traded value of gold in India exceeds $300 billion annually – nearly all of it in an unorganised, offline manner. We, at SafeGold, are building the digital infrastructure to organise the gold market using technology. SafeGold is India’s largest digital gold platform with 35 million customers and 100+ distribution partners across India, Thailand and UAE. The focus has always been on revenues and profitability growth which has been widely recognised.

#9 in 2023 ET Growth Champions (India)

#21 in 2023 FT High Growth Companies (Asia)

With revenues of more than Rs. 4,500 crs in the year ending March-23, we have been part of the Financial Times rankings of the fastest growing startups in the Asia-Pacific region since 2021 till date. 

SafeGold is backed by the World Gold Council and leading venture capital funds, Beenext and Pravega.

Job Description

We’re a small team with insanely large ambitions. We are looking for a Software Engineer who will help shape Safe Gold’s product and marketing strategies by processing, analyzing and interpreting data sets. You will work closely with the tech, product and business teams for designing and developing a scalable application architecture, based on business requirements. The ideal candidate will have proficiency in

PHP and Relational as well as NoSql Databases (MySQL,MongoDB). You will have strong problem-solving skills and independent self-direction to thrive in our work environment.

What will your job entail:

● Implement a robust set of services and APIs to power the web application.

● Build reusable code and libraries for future use.

● Optimize the application for maximum speed and scalability.

● Implement security and data protection as per industry standards.

● Monitor the front-end and back-end aspects of the web application

● Coordinate with the product team to understand the requirements and formulate a detailed technical documentation.

● Assist junior developers if required.

Key Requirements:

● 4-7 years of experience in software development, at least 1 year of experience in a product based startup is preferable

● Strong understanding of MVC Architecture

● Atleast 2-3 years of working experience in PHP is a must have and proficiency in Laravel Framework will be a plus

● Proficient knowledge of both Relational as well as NoSql Databases (MySQL,MongoDB) is a must have

● Working knowledge of Python and Django/Flask Framework is good to have

● Familiarity with advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as AngularJS, ReactJS

● Strong understanding of fundamental design principles to build a scalable application.

● Experience with implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.

● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git).

● At least 2 years of experience working on AWS cloud platform, using tools like EC2,RDS,Lambda, SQS, Elasticache

At Upswing, we are a passionate and self-driven team of thinkers who aspire to build the rails to connect the legacy financial sector with financial innovators through a simple and powerful banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform. We’re building our platform putting the focus on pragmatism, reliability, and maintainability. We believe that keeping the engineering complexity under control is key to preserving the development productivity and long-term evolution of a platform.

To bring this vision to life, we are building the infrastructure using Microservices architecture using the latest set of technologies that are also fun to work with such as Java, Scala, Postgres, Akka, Kafka with a completely automated DevOps pipeline from the get-go using tools like Chef, Jenkins, Grafana, Graylog.

We are looking for motivated engineers who will be working in a highly creative and cutting-edge technology environment to build a world-class financial services suite.

Why you should join us:

• You will redefine the financial services landscape for India in the coming years.
• Be part of a core Engineering team that will create innovative and scalable Fintech solutions.
• Work with passionate and experienced engineering, product & business workforce that believes in teamwork, and that helps fast-track learning on solving complex technical challenges.
• We are funded by the leading fintech VC `QED Investors` and other established Founders and Executives of awesome Indian companies.

What you will do if you join us:

• Propose solutions to solve complex system architecture challenges and actively lead the end-to-end development of the system.
• Create robust, flexible, consistent, and easy-to-use APIs
• Continuously strive for performance improvements, code reusability, and readability
• Understand the product in detail and predict potential issues in feature development.
• Mentor and lead junior members of the team

You should have:

• Ability to think of out of the box
• Tech or a higher degree in computer science or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience working on the back-end development for complex distributed systems who are willing to adopt any Programming language as per the requirement.
• Familiarity with any of the following – Java, C++, Scala, Kotlin, and frameworks like Spring, Play, Hibernate, Django, etc.
• Good understanding of Algorithms, Data Structure, OOP, Design patterns, Parallel programming, Multithreading concepts & Event-Driven Systems.
• Understanding of micro-services architecture and best practices.
• Experience with Relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or any NoSQL database.

It is a plus if you have:

• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS (Amazon Web Services), Azure or Google Cloud

Position: PHP / MYSQL Developer & NodeJS / MongoDB Developer 

  -  The selected candidate is required to work on Core PHP or NodeJS/MongoDB. 

  -   Building web services for Mobile applications. 

   Selected candidate will be a part of product development team and have to manage both maintenance and enhancement projects. 

As a PHP Developer: 

1. You love an Agile work culture and deliver as per plan  
2. You're a lively person who's passionate on what you do  
3. You're a nonstop learner and enjoy sharing the learning to your juniors 
4. You're socially connected with the team and helping others team voluntarily. 
5. You're tech- expertise and effective in tools operation and automate the regular process  
6. You're someone who loves problem- working by seeing the occasion in every challenge and you enjoy learning from failures  
7. Honestly share your experience, feedback, challenges, learning and emotions for the day in your daily diary. 
8. Think of user needs instead of system needs 

Skills & Expertise we look for: 

1. Hands-on experience in Core PHP and MySQL Database 
2. Design and implement the Restful services. 
3. Familiar with HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript 
4. Good knowledge in front-end frameworks such as Angular JS / React JS 
5. Good knowledge in gathering requirements, creating technical specifications, architecture documents and project planning 
6. Maintain and improve the performance of the applications.  
7. Should good in evaluate and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency and improve the applications. 
8. Should good in communication skills and ability to work closely with diverse teams in a fast-paced environment. 
9. Should have some experience in integrating projects with third-party vendors