Senior Software Engineer

Job Title : Principal Backend Engineer (AI-Driven)

Experience : 10+ Years

Location : Chandigarh

Tech Stack : PHP, Node.js, Laravel, MySQL, MongoDB

Additional Requirement : Hands-on experience with AI technologies, APIs, or ML integrations

Role Overview :

We're looking for a Principal Backend Engineer (AI-Driven) to design and lead scalable backend systems while driving AI adoption across products.

The role involves integrating AI-powered features, architecting intelligent systems, and mentoring engineering teams on modern backend and AI implementation.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design and lead backend architecture using PHP (Laravel/CodeIgniter) and Node.js
• Build scalable microservices / modular backend systems
• Develop APIs and backend workflows for AI-driven features
• Integrate AI APIs (OpenAI, LangChain or similar frameworks)
• Work with LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, and AI pipelines
• Ensure performance, scalability, and security of backend systems
• Mentor engineering teams and drive backend + AI best practices

Requirements :

• 10+ years of backend development experience
• Strong expertise in PHP / Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB
• Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML APIs or AI-powered features
• Strong system design and architecture skills
• Experience leading engineering teams

Good to Have :

• Prompt engineering or AI cost optimization
• Exposure to MLOps / ML pipelines

Senior PHP Laravel Developer

Position: Senior PHP Laravel Developer
Experience Required: up to 3 years
Positions: 03

About us:

Saakh is building a social networking platform for businesses who sell on credit in order to solve for their payment collection challenges faced by every seller on a day to day basis. Our vision is to make payments collections timely and automatic for these businesses. Saakh is building a community of trustable businesses. We are building an eco-system where a business who has cheated once can never cheat again.  

Job description

You will be responsible for handling entire back-end infrastructure of Saakh. You will work closely with founder and CTO to discuss the strategy and to implement the said aforesaid within the deadlines. Saakh is a fast-moving start-up who is at the early stages, timely execution is of paramount importance.

Job responsibilities

• Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications.
• Ensure HTML, CSS, and shared JavaScript is valid and consistent across applications.
• Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools.
• Utilize backend data services and contribute to increasing existing data services API.
• Lead the entire web application development life cycle right from concept stage to delivery and

post launch support.

• Convey effectively with all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with

technical and process issues.

• Document the development process, architecture, and standard components.
• Coordinates with co-developers and keeps project managers well informed of the status of

development effort and serves as liaison between development staff and project manager.

• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development.

Desired profile

• Previous working experience as a Laravel developer for 4+ years.
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or similar relevant field.
• In depth knowledge of object-Oriented PHP and Laravel PHP Framework.
• MySQL profiling and query optimization.
• Creative and efficient problem solver.
• Excellent command on Core PHP and MySQL using MVC Architecture.
• Excellent skills in PHP/Javascript.
• Knowledge of At least one CMS (WordPress, Magento or Drupal)
• Excellent of Laravel framework.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills.
• General knowledge of both front-end and back-end web development from a consumer.
• Perspective Knowledge of eCommerce integration.
• Should know about child theme and its structure.
• Should know about creating plugins for theme customization
• It is must to have a high sense of integrity.

Are you one of us?

We welcome you to Saakh’s family.

• Web development using PHP & experience in coding on MVC architecture of Laravel
• REST API knowledge is a must with oAuth security
• Understanding of mobile apps with REST API integration, firebase & google analytics is important
• Need to have knowledge of querying MySQL & NoSQL databases like MongoDB
• Experience with Node Js for our notification system

• Understanding of cloud services like Google cloud & AWS ec2 instance is a bonus for the profile

• IMMEDIATE JOINEE.
• Work with other engineers to develop and test tools and applications used by team on daily basis
• Play a significant role in the ongoing evolution and refinement of current tools and applications
• Triage, troubleshoot, escalate and provide resolution to production issues.
• Reproduce, document and escalate product defects to the Engineering Team.
• Provide well-thought out and reliable direction, both in technical and non-technical terms, to help customers.
• Take ownership of customer issues, including initial troubleshooting, identification of root cause and issue resolution or escalation.
• Identify and escalate priority issues that need immediate attention.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams which requires strong presentation skills and attention to details
  
  
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. MS degree is preferred.
• 9+ years development experience in JAVA (using OO Design and Analysis, Design Patterns, etc.)
• High experience in Java 8 Required.
• 4+ years’ experience building highly scalable, distributed and reliable Restful Web Services using Spring, Jersey, etc.
• Should have knowledge on Cloud applications preferably on AWS.
• Knowledge on building Front end applications using JavaScript, AngularJS, HTML5, CSS3.
• Experience with relational DBs like MySQL and NoSQL Database like MongoDB, Solr/Lucene will be a plus.
• Experience with Tomcat, Jax-RS, REST, JPA, IntelliJ, Groovy, Hibernate is must.
• Experience with build technologies like Gradle, Jenkins will be a plus.
• Experience with Test Driven Development using TestNG/Junit testing frameworks.
• Experience working with version control like GIT.