Senior PHP Developer

Hi,

We are looking for Self motivated, Passionate Technology enthusiasts seasoned PHP Developer (Laravel + Wordpress ) to join our team.

Job Description:

· Design, Develop, Implement, Test, Document and Maintain high quality Web Application Software.

· Understanding and implementing of project management practices.

· MVC compliant Development (Laravel/YII / CodeIgniter / Zend Framework) in at least any one of these frameworks.

· Experience with CMS framework i.e. Wordpress.

· Optimization of PHP Code and database queries and functions through Code Review and Project Review Sessions.

· Identify opportunities for process improvement and make constructive suggestions for change.

· Improve the technical competence of the team through training & development of existing and new team members.

· Provide accurate effort estimates for deliverable and be committed to the deadlines through follow-up of tasks with team members.

· Research and actively learn about new technologies and introduce them into the infrastructure.

Eligibility criteria :

· Minimum experience if 2 years in laravel and wordpress. both

· Excellent problem-solving skills and love technical challenges.

· Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

· Ability to manage priorities and work in a fast pace environment.

· Strong database skills, proven experience with MySQL 5 having knowledge of indexes, fulltext searches, usage of Regular Expressions in queries and more.

· Excellent knowledge of Applications Architecture and how to work with Frameworks with MVC architecture.

· Excellent Knowledge of HTML 5, CSS 3, Javascript, jQuery/Sencha etc.

· Key Skills Required : Wordpress, Laravel, CodeIgniter, Zend, Mysql, Jquery, API (Restful Service).

Interested candidates can share their updated resume at manpreet.kaur(at)chicmic.co.in

Thanks

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

Job Highlights

• Must be proficient in PHP,WordPress MVC,MySQL,CSS,HTML,JavaScript,AJAX,JSON Should possess strong experience on Symfony
• Must have experience in API Development
• Good knowledge of relational databases,version control tools and of developing web services Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• 1 -3 years experience with PHP-framework based Development

Job description

• Looking for a PHP Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users. His 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 request from the front-end. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Key Responsibilities

• Head responsibility to evaluate, design, develop and assist application systems. Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers.
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules.
• Integration of data storage solutions & Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle. Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality.
• Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary.

Something we will like in you -

You enjoy the excitement of developing new software, mobile apps, and you have a vision for building stable, reliable, and performant systems.

You must have solid foundational knowledge in software development and debugging.

You might have a Computer Science or Engineering degree, or you might not. Your university is not what we're looking for. We care about what you can do at work and how you do it.

This is a remote job. You're free to work where you work best, anywhere in the world: home, co-working space, coffee shops.

Do you recognize yourself in these statements:

• You are comfortable under pressure, and you enjoy working on a broad array of projects with different technical requirements.
• You love unwinding tricky problems, finding the causes, and fixing them for good.
• You take pride in your work with or without accolades from others.
• You care about your coworkers and want to make their lives better.
• You enjoy working across teams to help ship new features and fix bugs.
• You approach your work with curiosity, enthusiasm, and tenacity.

Pay and benefits

• The salary for this position is INR 20000 - INR 30,000
  We assess your seniority relative to the team at Shimbi Labs during the interviewing process. It doesn't matter how many years you worked before.
• Work from anywhere.
• Allowance for the Internet connection.
• Laptop and power backup (After a year).
• 21 days paid leaves.
• Health insurance after a year with us (After a year).

You will be building efficient, scalable & high performance microservices and applications which will power the network of thousands of retailers across the country and at the same time improve the efficiency and visibility of information flow in our supply chain systems.

Your core responsibilities:

• Create elegant, efficient and maintainable software to support and extend our current products.
• Solve complex architectural challenges when implementing new features.
• Integrate with databases, file systems, cloud services when delivering scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot and fix reported customer issues, delivering software patches as needed.
• Assisting in making design decisions based on performance, scalability, security, and future expansion.
• Communicating and collaborating with management, product, QA teams.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer.
• Proficiency in web development using any of the languages: PHP, Python, Java, NodeJS or Golang.
• Should possess a solid grasp of object-oriented programming, system architecture & design, databases, development, and testing methodologies.
• Good in Design (HLD and LLD).
• Good in Database schema design.
• Good to have experience with AWS or Google Cloud or Azure and serverless architecture.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Track record of delivering successful products as an engineer.
• Experience with large applications of some scale will be a plus.
• Ability to deep dive, understand & improve the legacy code.
• Domain knowledge of supply chain & retail industry is a plus.

Whom you will be sharing your work day with? 

• We are in the forefront of disrupting traditional retail & supply chain industry by building distributed systems
• We are hardcore open source lovers and believe in the strength of open source community.
• We believe technology can change the way information is consumed.
• We use a data driven approach to build new products and features.
• Build new tech solutions to improve business processes and enable our various departments to help service our teams better.
• We embrace and enable DevOps culture within the organisation.

And yes! We do have new furry friends coming to our office everyday.

Work Perks

• Hybrid work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere. 
• A great salary, commensurate with experience.
• Unlimited vacation policy which means Paid Vacations.
• A relaxed & flexible working atmosphere.
• Weekly parties (Unofficial).
• Paid outings to remote work locations and industry events/conferences.
• Paid Health Insurance for you and your loved ones.