Senior BackEnd Engineer

We’re seeking a Back-End Developer with hands-on experience in Node.js or any other modern backend framework. You’ll be responsible for building robust, scalable APIs and server-side logic powering Zilo’s high-velocity quick commerce platform.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and optimize back-end applications and APIs.

Work on microservices, API integrations, and data modeling.

Ensure system scalability, reliability, and performance under high traffic.

Collaborate with front-end and mobile developers for seamless API integration.

Implement best practices in code quality, security, and database design.

Troubleshoot production issues and support deployment cycles.

Technical Skills Required

Strong proficiency in Node.js, Express.js, or similar backend frameworks.

Experience in MongoDB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.

Understanding of RESTful APIs, authentication (JWT/OAuth), and middleware.

Familiarity with AWS, Docker, or other deployment environments.

Hands-on experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Knowledge of other programming languages like Python, Java, or Go is an added advantage.

Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Laravel Developer with 1-3 years of experience to join our dynamic development team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in building modern web applications using Laravel and a strong understanding of PHP. As a Laravel Developer, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing various web applications, while ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.

Responsibilities:

• Build high-quality web applications from scratch using Laravel.
• Troubleshooting issues in the implementation and debug builds.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code to ensure the applications' best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
• Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools.
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development.
• Learn new Software/frameworks/ languages/technologies with ease.
• Finalizing back-end features and testing web applications.
• Refactor, optimize, and improve the existing codebase for maintenance and scale.
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.

Requirements:

• Good working knowledge of the PHP-based MVC framework Laravel.
• Good knowledge of PHP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript, and understanding of Database concepts & working knowledge of MySQL.
• Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP.
• Understanding of MVC design patterns.
• A clear understanding of RESTful API development standards.
• Passion for best design and coding practices, and a desire to develop new bold ideas.
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Understanding and managing Linux servers & AWS/GCP
• Hands-on experience with Redis will be an added advantage

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with front-end frameworks (Vue.js, React, etc.).
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as PHPUnit.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and deployment (AWS, DigitalOcean, GCP, etc.).

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

Benefits & Perks:

• Vibrant & engaging work culture. 
• Flexible working hours & leave policy.
• Performance-based rewards & incentives.
• Best place to learn, work & grow.
• Free coffee bar to keep the employees energetic.

• Drive development and delivery of top notch technology solutions to clients efficiently.
• Lead development of implementation plan, logic and modules to embed in client solutions and client discussion ready documents /presentations.
• Lead in designing, implementing, maintaining and updating applications that are often high-volume and low-latency, required for mission critical systems.
• Lead in refining and improving system stability by continuously refactoring and measuring performance.
• Drive development of actionable, clean, maintainable, testable, reusable, extensible codes, including standardization and automation of processes.
• Provide technical and functional guidance to team members through expert knowledge and hands-on support.
• Manage projects, resource utilization, time schedules and deliveries to clients.
• Proactively drive discussions with stakeholders to understand their business requirements, business context and guide team to provide robust actional solutions.
• Effectively engage with stakeholders – create and nurture and deepen relationships. 
• Ensure positive & creative work-environment, culture of collaborations, speak-up, high level of energy & enthusiasm, curiosity to learn and continuous improvement.
• Inspire, engage, motivate and provide constructive feedback to team members to develop their technical & soft skills and fully support their development aspirations.
• Drive researching and conceptualizing solution approaches, new techniques or solution frameworks and author high quality discussion papers.

Qualifications, Skills and Experiences

• BE / BTech / ME / M Tech in engineering or MCA or similar relevant field.
• 2 to 17 years (Junior, Intermediate, Senior Role & we have multiple openings)of relevant hands-on experience and excellent knowledge of Java, Python, SQL, Relational Databases, DB schema or ORM technologies.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of building applications, platforms and services in Java, Python and MS SQL or at least two of them.
• 5 + years of experience of managing projects, team and stakeholders.
• Knowledge and experience of agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and make quality decisions in moderately to high ambiguous work environment.
• Previous work experience in financial services, especially, capital markets is preferred.

• Good knowledge in PHP , Linux and DB.
• Good knowledge in Laravel, Codeigniter Framework or any Framework.
  
• Good knowledge in Javascript.
• Candidate must have a good experience in Practical PHP, OOPS & SQL concepts.

Lead Software Engineer - Backend

It is evolving the way people discover the world by connecting them with exceptional experiences in their city at the push of a button. We are building a magical platform that gets everyone to head out and have fun in a matter of seconds; no matter where you are and what you want to do. We are combining a delightful product experience, data-driven decisions, sophisticated supply side logistics network, and world-class operations to solve a huge basic human problem: how do we have a good time?

We’re growing rapidly with over $200M in annualized sales, 150,000 monthly transactions and profitable unit economics. We are backed by some of the finest investors in Silicon Valley & India. 

We like to solve real-world problems in the simplest, most elegant manner possible. We’re looking for a QA Lead with the ability and passion for building solutions to people-centered problems that are created at the intersection of human behavior and technology. You should also be capable of building and mentoring a fast-growing passionate, young, and talented team. We love folks who have a sense of humor and know how to have fun.Dream, build and iterate. That's our mantra. Because good just isn't good enough.

👩‍💻 The Role

• Full responsibility of designing and building core modules on the application and infrastructure layer.
• Lead a fast-growing team of young, passionate, talented and fun loving superstars.
• Solve challenging architectural and design problems.
• Get your hands dirty with clustering, replication, databases, build systems and infrastructure automation etc.
• Be responsible for building concurrent, performant and scalable services which will power the entire Headout ecosystem.
• Build and contribute to open-source libraries and components.

🌟 Our Dream Engineer

• A penchant for learning and building with new technologies and frameworks.
• You love working with people and have worked in a lead position in the past.
• A knack for writing the most performance optimized code along with it being modular and scalable.
• No challenge is too big to solve; love thinking product and excited to ideate & build stuff all by yourself.
• You're interested in being an early employee at a growing company, with the influence and responsibility that entails.
• You have broad and deep knowledge across a variety of contemporary technologies.

💝 We like

• Strong CS fundamentals, good working knowledge of classic algorithms and data structures.
• 2+years experience developing server-side technologies using any language or framework.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and people management skills.
• Experience working with Spring, Relational Databases, Concurrent Programming, NoSQL flavors, AWS.
• Experience designing scalable, fault-tolerant systems and databases.
• Experience with setting setting up systems and infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of how the web works and its underlying communication protocols.
• People who can't live without solving that algorithm problem that they just stumbled upon.
• People who will give up anything to squeeze in that last bit-level performance.
• Anything else than can surprise us.
• Nice to Haves: An interest in travel, local experiences & hospitality.

Job Description:

We are looking for a passionate PHP Developer to join our backend team. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic developer eager to learn and grow his/her skills in the field.

• Actively Seek New Programming Knowledge.
• Build Products Using HTML/CSS/JS and Other Front-End Technologies using Frameworks.
• Working knowledge of frameworks like CakePHP, Laravel, etc. is a must.
• Must have knowledge of JS Frameworks like Node and React etc.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, MYSQL, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of MYSQL, Core PHP, and PHP5 is a must.
• Knowledge of WordPress and CMS.
• AJAX, HTML, Payment Gateway.
• Excellent working knowledge of Web application development.
• Vast knowledge of PHP programming concepts.
• Experience in OOPs.
•  Advanced to expert coding skills.
• Strong understanding of functionality.
• Knowledgeable of Web Application Development Frameworks.
• Minimum 5 years of Experience

Job Responsibilities:

• Work independently as well as part of a team to develop new functional features
• Debug existing code and continually look for ways to optimize performance.
• Lead a team of developers, managing and mentoring their work while ensuring project deadlines and quality standards are maintained.
• Interact with service providers, customers and other departments to identify and resolve issues, and develop working relationships with key customers.

Expectations / Cultural Traits:

• Good communication and relationship-building skills.
• Self-driven and motivated.
• Open to work in flexible hours and shifts.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Willing to learn new technologies and tools