Senior PHP DEVELOPER

Job Summary: We are looking for a proficient PHP Full Stack Developer specializing in Laravel to join our team. The ideal candidate should possess in-depth knowledge and hands-oJob Summary:

We are looking for a proficient PHP Full Stack Developer specializing in Laravel to join our team. The ideal candidate should possess in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in Laravel framework development, along with proficiency in front-end technologies. You will be responsible for building and maintaining robust web applications, ensuring high performance, and contributing to the entire software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

Develop, implement, and maintain scalable web applications using PHP with a focus on Laravel framework.

Design and develop efficient, reusable, and reliable code for both front-end and back-end components.

Collaborate closely with the design and product teams to translate UI/UX design wireframes into functional web applications.

Create and optimize database schemas and queries (MySQL, MongoDB, etc.) for performance and reliability.

Implement and maintain RESTful APIs for seamless integration with front-end interfaces.

Conduct code reviews, debugging, and troubleshooting to maintain code quality, performance, and application stability.

About the Organization: 

WeMakeScholars is an organization funded and supported by the Ministry of IT, Government of India under the 'Digital India Campaign'. We offer international education finance via scholarships and education loans, to study abroad aspirants. We are currently a 120 members team. Last financial year, we disbursed 2200 Cr in education loans to 8300 students across India.

We are looking for a PHP Developer who is keen to work in a startup environment esp. a product-based company. 

Job Overview:

We are hiring developers (from 0 to 10 experience) with relevant knowledge and experience with the development and deployment of large-scale cloud-native enterprise systems on PHP, REST APIs, Node Js, Flutter, AWS & MySql. 

As a full-stack engineer, you will be working to create scalable, maintainable, bug repellent state of art web applications. 

About Tech Department:

• Our internal tech team is responsible for end-to-end in-house tech support which includes and is not limited to design, development & deployment. 
• We are continuously developing and improvising our products to enhance customer and team experience.
• As we are in the Fintech space, our team has to ensure the database security of the application.

Job Summary:

• Participate in full lifecycle development
• Work closely with product managers and UI/UX designers to analyze requirements
• Review peer code changes
• Make recommendations for design and implementation improvements
• Integrating the Frontend UI with Backend APIs.
• Design and implement APIs for web/mobile (both Android & IOS) applications.
• Work with the Product team in prioritizing development activities for weekly sprints

Experience & Skills Required

• Prior experience- not mandatory 
• Ability to quickly learn - PHP, MySql, JQuery, Ajax, Git
• Have familiarity with- HTML, CSS, JS 
• Strong team player with an open mindset to learn new technologies and Knowledge of common SDLC.
• A passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions

Preference will be given to those with 

• Internships experience
• Worked on own projects 
• Experience in PHP, MySql 

Responsibilities:

• Develop new and enhance existing micro-services, libraries, and features that form our B2B KYC platform.
• Create and document APIs, Queue Contracts to be consumed by other services.
• Work closely with the Product and Engineering Leads to implement features following best design principles and patterns.
• Participate in all phases of the development cycle - plan, design, implement, review, test, deploy, document, and training.
• Help junior developers with best practices like TDD etc. and make sure their code meets the standards.
• Educate them continuously to improve overall team performance and work quality.

Requirements:

• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, software design principles, algorithms & design patterns.
• Development experience (> 3 to 6 years ) - preferably on languages such as GoLang / NodeJS and scripting skills.
• Interest and ability to quickly learn and ramp-up on new languages and technologies.
• Ability to write understandable, reliable and testable code with minimum supervision.
• Distributed, Highly-available systems running at large scale.
• Distributed platforms which use Kafka, Elasticsearch, Cassandra or similar systems.
• Cloud environments (e. g., Docker, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes etc., ).
• Asynchronous programming patterns (e. g., GO Routines/Channels, NodeJS Async Programming).
• Experience in CI/CD (Continuous Integration & Delivery), AGILE work environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues on distributed systems.

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) is a leading educational institution in India that provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for medical and engineering entrance examinations, school/board exams and competitive and scholarship exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads.  The “Aakash” brand is associated with quality test preparation and a proven student selection track record in various medical and engineering entrance examinations

• Building and supporting backend and frontend development of websites and application projects
• Producing appropriate and effective technical solutions
• Working with a wider, distributed technology and project management teams to meet deadlines and maintain a high standard of code quality
• Understanding, defining, and communicating functional and non-functional requirements
• Working with our technical directors and project managers to define, scope, and estimate projects and features
• Working with QA teams to address bugs and ensure our work output is of the best quality

• Excellent written and verbal English communication
• Full exposure to both backend and frontend development on Drupal platforms
• A strong and demonstrable background working with Drupal, especially 8/9
• Experience building custom integrations, services, and modules within Drupal as well as integrating with APIs
• Strong in Data Structure and Algorithm
• Experience with Drupal templating using HTML5, CSS (SCSS is a bonus), and JavaScript and also the Twig templating engine
• Competent with MySQL and optimising query and table performance within a Drupal platform
• Working with cloud platforms like AWS
• BE/B.Tech/MCA with 4+ years of experience in Drupal implementation
• Strong experience in CI/CD processes (Jenkins, pipelines etc.)
• Should have a good understanding of OOPs concept and Design Patterns like
• Good Understanding of workflows