Senior PHP FullStack Developer

Job Title: Fullstack Engineer -4+ -IC

Location: Mumbai or Bangalore

Company: TIFIN Magnifi

About Us: 

TIFIN  is an early growth-stage fintech company offering a modern, tech-driven Donor Advised Fund to empower charitable giving. We have a lean, hungry team building a feature-rich product and automated operations platform, through which we are servicing multiple enterprise clients. Our roadmap and deal pipeline is full to the bursting, and we’re looking for someone to join our team in this exciting stage. As we continue to scale, we’re looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer to lead our engineering teams and drive the successful delivery of our ambitious product roadmap. 

OUR VALUES: Go with your GUT 

Grow atthe Edge: We strive for personal growth by stepping out of our comfort zones and finding our genius zones with self-awareness and integrity. No excuses. 

Understanding through Listening and Speaking the Truth: We value transparency, communicating with radical candor, authenticity, and precision to create shared understanding. We challenge, but once a decision is made, we commit fully. 

I Win for Teamwin: We work within our genius zones to succeed, taking full ownership of our work. We inspire each other with our energy and attitude, flying in formation to win together. 

Role Overview: 

Experienced Full Stack Developer with 4 years of hands-on expertise in designing, developing, and deploying web applications. 

● Proficient in backend development using Python, with strong skills in frameworks such as Django and FastAPI. 

● Skilled in frontend development using ReactJS, ensuring seamless user interfaces and responsive design. 

● Skilled at MongoDB & PostgreSQL  database management, with a focus on performance optimization and data integrity. 

● Capable of contributing to system design and architecture discussions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. 

● Strong communicator with a track record of collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams and delivering high-quality solutions. 

Good debugging skills. 

● Experienced in building complex features. 

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in Full Stack Development.
• Strong expertise in Python (FastAPI) for backend development.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and React.js for frontend development.
• Experience working with MongoDB & PostgreSQL databases.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, authentication, and microservices architecture.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities in an Agile environment.
• Prior experience in a startup or product-based company is highly preferred.

Note: Completely IC Role and Hands-on coding is mandatory. 

Additional Skills (Good to Have): 

• Experience with Next.js for server-side rendering.
• Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms.

Technical Proficiency: 

Backend: Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, RESTful APIs, GraphQL 

Frontend: JavaScript, ReactJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Design 

Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, ORM (Django ORM) 

Compensation and Benefits Package: 

Competitive compensation with a discretionary annual bonus. 

Performance-linked variable compensation. 

Medical insurance. 

Note on Location: 

While we have team centers in Boulder, New York City, San Francisco, Charlotte, this role is based out of Mumbai /Bangalore

TIFIN is an equal-opportunity workplace, and we value diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any discrimination.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Python Developer with some experience in Laravel to spearhead our offshore team, in managing a large-scale USA-based product platform.

As a Senior Python Developer, you will primarily focus on building efficient data-driven applications and robust web scraping solutions. You will leverage your experience with the Scrapy framework for large-scale data collection and processing. While Python is the primary language, some experience in Laravel will be essential to contribute to PHP-based projects, allowing for full-stack support when needed.

This role requires a proactive, resourceful developer who can think on their feet and efficiently tackle complex problems.

Key Responsibilities

1. Scrapy Web Scraping: Develop, optimize, and maintain web scrapers using the Scrapy framework to gather, process, and store data from various online sources.
2. Back-End Development: Design, develop, and implement scalable backend solutions in Python, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and high performance.
3. Laravel Integration (As Needed): Contribute to existing Laravel projects, working with the PHP framework to support API endpoints, and ensure seamless integration with Python-based services.
4. API Development & Integration: Build and integrate RESTful APIs to facilitate seamless communication between applications and external data sources.
5. Data Processing & Storage: Create efficient data processing pipelines and manage SQL/NoSQL databases to store and organize large datasets collected through Scrapy.
6. System Architecture: Work collaboratively with other developers to design scalable, resilient architectures that support data-heavy applications.
7. Continuous Integration & Automation: Use Python to automate tasks, optimize CI/CD workflows, and enhance deployment processes for faster and more reliable releases.
8. Mentorship & Code Review: Mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and contribute to maintaining high coding standards and best practices.

Qualifications

Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in Python development, with a strong focus on web scraping using Scrapy.
• 1-2 years of experience with Laravel (intermediate understanding is acceptable for full-stack support).
• Demonstrated experience with data-driven projects, showcasing resourceful problem-solving abilities.

Technical Skills:

1. Python: Advanced proficiency in Python, particularly with libraries for data manipulation and web scraping.
2. Scrapy Framework: Extensive experience in Scrapy, including creating custom spiders, handling complex data extraction requirements, and working with proxies and data pipelines.
3. Laravel (PHP): Familiarity with Laravel for backend development, including API creation, routing, and MVC structure.
4. Database Management: Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases for efficient data storage and retrieval.
5. API Development: Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs and integrating external services.
6. Automation & DevOps: Familiarity with CI/CD tools, Docker, and version control systems (Git).
7. Cloud Platforms: Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure is a plus.

Why Join Us?

• High-Impact Role: Work on projects where your expertise in Scrapy and Python will directly influence our data capabilities and client success.
• Growth Opportunities: Access to learning resources, mentorship, and a supportive environment for continuous professional development.
• Innovative Culture: Join a team that values out-of-the-box thinking, resourcefulness, and efficient problem-solving.

JOB PURPOSE

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• Develop .NET Core applications using React JS reusable components as per need / client specifications
• This is a hands-on role which involves writing code, testing, and deploying finished web applications and libraries

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITY

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• Design, rapid prototype, and implement a scalable, reliable and maintainable node based web application
• Enforce code quality through test driven development
• Enhance, refactor, and continuously improve the existing codebase
• Collaborate closely with team to define product requirements
• Aggressively collect, analyse, and act on data about product performance
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical people
• Proactive in keeping your skills updated

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

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• Excellent working knowledge of .NET Core, React JS, JavaScript.
• 4-6 year's overall .NET development experience (At least 2 years of experience in React JS)
• Experience in working with databases - SQL and Non-SQL Databases
• Experience in any visualization JS libraries like D3 JS / Charts JS / Sync Fusion / Fusion Charts will be an added advantage.
• GraphQL
• Hooks 
• Redux / Flux 
• TypeScript 

EDUCATION

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• Minimum education: Any Graduate BE / B.Tech would be desirable
• Languages: Excellent English written & spoken

Require a confident person who can manage a team can also hire good candidates if required anyone having experience in fintech will be prefered

• Participate in requirements
• Maintain and improve web Design mobile-based web features.
• Work closely with Scrum team to ensure quality throughout the entire software development
• Maintain high standards of software quality by establishing, adopting and following good practices and processes
• Monitor systems to ensure they meet both customer needs and business goals
• Solve problems by crafting software solutions using maintainable, testable and modular code
• Collaborate within a team by participating in code reviews, pairing sessions, architecture discussions and planning

• Write robust, testable code, along with unit, functional, acceptance and/or user tests to validate every change
• Challenge your fellow team members to grow and enhance our team with new, diverse talent
• Mentor interns and other software engineers to grow their technical skills
• Work closely with Scrum team to ensure quality throughout the entire software development cycle.
• Identify and propose dev toolsets to enhance and extend the dev team’s capabilities & efficiency
• Manage business context and pressures around quality and time to market
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies