Python Developer

Wama Technology

Location: Mumbai (Onsite - Chembur)

Experience: 8 – 14 years

Salary: ₹10L – ₹16.5L/yr (Monthly: ₹85,000 – ₹1,40,000 depending on skill set)

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description:

We are looking for a high-caliber Lead PHP – Laravel Developer with a strong background in technical leadership to join our team. This role requires a blend of deep hands-on coding and strategic team management. You will oversee a team of developers while acting as the primary technical liaison for our client, ensuring that the architecture is scalable and that the team follows rigorous development standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of developers, conduct code reviews, and drive technical excellence across the sprint.
• Architecture & Design: Design complex database schemas and system architectures using Laravel 10+ and PHP 8.x best practices.
• Client Management: Lead technical discussions with client stakeholders to gather requirements and provide progress updates.
• Code Quality: Implement standardized linting, unit testing, and documentation protocols to maintain a high-quality codebase.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and fix bottlenecks in high-traffic applications, focusing on Eloquent query optimization and caching strategies.

Technical Skills & Qualifications:

• Total Experience: 8–14 years in PHP Development.
• Leadership Experience: Strictly 4+ years of experience in leading technical teams, managing sprints, and mentoring junior/mid-level developers.
• Laravel Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Laravel (Service Containers, Service Providers, Middlewares, and Custom Packages).
• Full-Stack Capability: * Strong frontend skills: Tailwind CSS, JavaScript (ES6+), and HTML5/CSS3.
• Working knowledge of React.js and TypeScript for modern interface development.
• Database & API: * Expertise in MySQL (Complex joins, indexing, and optimization).
• Deep experience in developing and securing RESTful APIs with OAuth/Sanctum.
• Environment: Proficiency in Docker, Linux/Ubuntu server management, and Git (Gitflow workflow).

Additional Requirements:

• Agile Mastery: Deep understanding of Scrum/Agile ceremonies and the ability to manage workloads via Jira or ClickUp.
• AI-Driven Development: Experience integrating or using AI-assisted tools (Cursor, Windsurf, or GitHub Copilot) to increase team velocity is a significant plus.
• Communication: Fluent professional English is mandatory for client-side coordination.

What We Offer

• Leadership Role: High-level autonomy to make architectural decisions and lead a dedicated team.
• Competitive Pay: A performance-driven salary package with growth opportunities.

Experience:

• Total PHP Development: 8+ years (Required)
• Team Leading: 3+ years (Required)
• Laravel: 6+ years (Required)

• 2-5 years of software development experience especially in web development with open source technologies like PHP, Linux, etc.
• Good experience in object-oriented programming/modular programming.
• Strong understanding of MVC design patterns and frameworks.
• Exposure to PHP framework Laravel is mandatory.
• Knowledge of Flutter is a plus.
• Knowledge of fundamentals like traits, namespace, OOPS, and interfaces will be preferred.
• Ability to do hands-on coding and pro-actively drive emphasis on quality, maintainable code.
• Ability to pick up new technologies quickly and effectively.
• Well-informed about all the latest technologies and developments in the industry.
• Self-motivated and Self-Starter - Looking for candidates who can jump in quickly without a lot of direction.
• Attention to detail and ability to conceptualize a concept.

We’re seeking a talented developer to help build our platform from the ground up. As a critical member of a dynamic and highly-motivated team, you will take a critical developers role, and will be responsible for designing & coding new functionality from scratch.

Looking for folks with a hacker mindset

• Write “clean” and well-designed & scalable code
• Maniacal about creating flawless & defect-free delivery
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Maintain a positive and healthy work environment within the team and have fun while doing it
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle right from requirements through till deployment

Critical Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with business analysts/product managers to estimate and design effective, scalable and maintainable solutions that meet business initiatives and objectives
• Develop and design software/platform that meets business requirements and technical design
• Troubleshoot pre- and post-production implementations and Handle the team
• You will provide back-end functionality that can run smoothly from any device or browser type
• Propose new ideas when there is strong business value and stay up to date on the latest technology trends and techniques.

Critical Skills & Experiences:

• At least 9+ years of experience developing in Java technologies with equivalent experience in systems analysis, OO design, OO programming and debugging skills
• Deep Understanding of Web UI, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery
• Integration with 3^rd party API’s.
• ReactJS – Must (min 7 years exp ) with nodejs.
• At least 9 years of experience in Java Spring Boot Framework development
• 7 years of experience in any Cloud platform, preferably AWS.
• At least 7 years of web services and relational database experience (preferably Mysql)
• At least a year of Elastic search experience
• Experience developing RESTful web services (preferably micro services)
• Experience with UNIX/Linux command line and shell scripting
• Experience working in cross-functional Agile/Scrum teams
• Any level of experience with JIRA or any other issue tracking technology
• Experience with Java application profiling and profiling tools
• Bachelor’s degree or the above equivalent skills and years of experience
• Should be able to manage end-to-end single handedly with prior experience
• Full stack developer overall with at least 9yrs experience.

Built a collaboration platform - messaging, voice, video - to be used in mobile apps, web etc. 

● Good understanding of Docker and Kubernetes deployments