PHP Tech Lead

Opportunity Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic engineer with experience building Salesforce AppExchange apps to lead the development of Salesforce connectors for our marketing technology products.

What would you do?

·      Take a lead role with design and implementation of Salesforce connectors for our marketing platforms.

·      Collaborate with stakeholders in establishing application requirements, determining features, creating customer-friendly solutions, and determining support needs and performance requirements. 

·      Plan, design, develop, test, and deploy software to satisfy these requirements. 

·      Work according to the agile programming application development methodology adhered to including test-first, iterative development, and continuous re-prioritization.  

·      Support the maintenance of our hosted technology solutions. 

·      Work with other team members in accomplishing group objectives and participating in code reviews. 

·      Ensure timely and robust implementation of the company’s development plans.

·      Ensure that all relevant parties are kept up to date on progress of projects and give feedback on an ongoing basis. 

·      Contribute to the review, selection, and adoption of proprietary tools and technologies. 

·      Use specialist knowledge and experience of information technology to provide technical advice and vision.

Technical Skills

The following skills are needed for this role.

Experience

·      7+ years’ experience in web application design and development 

·      Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent experience 

Primary Skills

·      Experience with Salesforce APEX, VisualForce, SOQL, etc. 

·      Experience building and maintaining Salesforce AppExchange apps. 

·      Experience working with databases and/or CRM systems. 

Secondary Skills (nice to have)

·      Strong background in Java 

·      AWS ecosystem and tools, developing for serverless environments. 

·      Front-end expertise: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc. 

·      Other languages such as JavaScript, Typescript, C#, Ruby, Python, PHP, etc. are all valuable. 

Soft Skills

·      Proven ability to lead a team and mentor others. 

·      Thrives collaborating in a team environment with a diverse range of people.

·      Passionate about delivering an amazing customer experience.

·      Able to have a change of mind, and able to change the minds of others.

·      Writes clearly and concisely.

·      Capable of working without a company office, with a fully remote team.

Growth Skills

·      Possesses a good work ethic; a self-starter with a desire to grow.

·      Always looking for better ways to get the job done.

1. Knowledge of MERN Stack is mandatory.
2. Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions.
3. Design client-side and server-side architecture.
4. Conduct Testing & Debugging, utilize script tools & write basic codes for design
5. specifications.
6. Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design.
7. Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications.
8. Write effective APIs.
9. Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software.
10. Create security and data protection settings.
11. Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design.
12. Write technical documentation.
13. Work with data scientists and analysts to improve the software.

Responsibilities:

• Expertise in back-end programming language JavaScript , TypeScript , NodeJs
• Writing HTML , CSS , and JavaScript
• Working with RDBMS such as Postgres or MySQL
• Experience implementing testing platforms and unit tests Proficiency with Git Appreciation for clean and well-documented code
• Understanding of microservices and distributed systems

Good to haves:

‍Experience working with AWS infrastructure Docker or Kubernetes Message queues such as Kafka CI/ CD tools such as Jenkins

Requirements:

• Proven work experience as a Back-end developer In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design , development and deployment)
• Hands on experience with programming languages like Node.js , Javascript Familiarity with front-end languages (e.g. HTML , JavaScript and CSS)
• Excellent analytical and time management skills
• BE/Btech degree in Computer Science or relevant field

Required Skills:

Back-End Programming, JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJs, Testing, Node.js, SAAS Product, IT Services, Profitability, ERP, SaaS, IT Service, Web Applications, B2B, Self-Driven, Writing, HTML, CSS, RDBMS, Postgres, MySQL, Git, Microservices, AWS, Infrastructure, Docker, Message Queues, Kafka, CI/CD, Jenkins

JOB SUMMARY

Great Manager Institute® (“Company”) is a global digital platform for personalized development and certification of people managers, having the vision of creating a world where every individual gets the opportunity to work with a Great People Manager.

Our vision is to ensure that everyone gets an opportunity to work with a great people manager. Our mission is to ensure that anyone can be a great people manager who delivers sustained results by building high-trust relationships.

We take pride in saying that our short-term plan is for 1000 years!

We need amazing Software Developers to evolve our solutions into world-class products and become a part of a journey that is setting off a movement on people management. Imagine the impact of creating a product that helps evolve human behavior in a scalable manner.

OUR DNA

• Customer Obsession: We believe in the concept of understanding customers deeply by putting ourselves in their shoes and gather and use relevant data to take decisions.
• Speed: Speed is paramount to become a global start-up.
• Global Outlook: We are creating a product for the world, and it can be possible only if we combine personalized and localized offerings with global outlook.

OUR VALUES

• Be Transparent
• Bring the Best
• Have Faith
• Care
• Respect Individuality

This is a unique opportunity at the high growth start-up. The Technology Head will be a part of the core executive group at the Company.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

• Development of features and modules of Great Manager Certification product
• Engagement in new innovations within the core products and various extensions of the core product
• Solving coding-related problems of the junior software developers in the team
• Mentoring and supporting new techies, helping create a team of rockstar developers

Who will this role report to?

This role will report to the Technology Head of the Company.

Growth Opportunities for You

• This role is a great opportunity for contributing to the growth of a global company
• This is a critical role that will shape the technology roadmap of the Company and gives an opportunity to lead from the front
• Become an entrepreneur. We operate in a highly entrepreneurial culture. Almost all roles at the Company are constructed to operate with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• The role prepares you to become Lead/Head of Technology while establishing your brand value as a rockstar developer

Who Should Apply?

• Candidates with 5+ years overall experience in full-stack software development
• Hands-on MEAN Stack is required
• Strong understanding of latest full-stack technologies and their strengths, shortcomings, and applicability to the Company’s context
• Excellent analytical skills with an attention to detail
• Integrity, with an ability to handle sensitive information
• Drive to build something. The role is not for those seeking comfort, stability and a strict 9-5 schedule. Building market leadership is not an easy path. Motivation and speed are essential qualifying criteria

• Develop, record and maintain cutting edge web-based Laravel E-commerce and Marketplace websites and maintaining the back-end of mobile applications
• Familiarity using Bagisto, Open Cart or any other PHP e-commerce packages.
• Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborate with the App Development team
• Ensure HTML, CSS, and shared JavaScript is valid and consistent across applications
• Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools
• Utilize back-end data services and contribute to increase existing data services API
• Lead the entire web application development life cycle right from concept stage to delivery and post launch support
• Convey effectively with all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with technical and process issues
• Document the development process, architecture, and standard components
• Coordinate with co-developers and keeps project manager well informed of the status of development effort and serves as liaison between development staff and project manager
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development Laravel developer requirements and qualifications
• Previous working experience as a Laravel developer for minimum 2 years
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS or similar relevant field
• In depth knowledge of object-oriented PHP and latest version Laravel PHP Framework
• Hands on experience with SQL schema design, SOLID principles, REST API design
• Software testing (PHPUnit, PHPSpec, Behat)
• MySQL profiling and query optimization
• Creative and efficient problem solver
• Check for all web related security including XSS, DDos attacks, cookie hijacking, SQL injection