Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

Build AI Systems That Change How Industries Operate

Tailored AI is not just another tech company. We’re building the McKinsey of AI systems a new kind of firm, made up of engineers who understand business deeply and use AI as a force multiplier.

As an SDE 2, you’ll lead and own the engineering for an entire product track, often working directly with clients and stakeholders. You’ll be the architect, the executor, and the problem-solver-in-chief. You’ll take vague problem statements, turn them into elegant solutions, and bring them to life in production.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and build AI-powered software solutions from scratch
• Own a full engineering track—backend, infra, integrations, and LLM workflows
• Interface with customers to align on specs, iterate fast, and deploy with confidence
• Mentor SDE 1s and Interns, conduct code reviews, and guide engineering quality
• Stay on top of AI trends, contribute to internal tooling and shared best practices

What You’ll Gain

• Leadership opportunties and fast progression to Senior SDE roles
• Deep knowledge of how AI is transforming industries while actually building it
• High ownership, zero bureaucracy, and direct influence on product direction
• Exposure to multi-agent AI systems, enterprise integrations, and scalable infra

Who You Are

• 2–3 years of strong backend engineering experience
• Proven track record of owning software modules and delivering in production
• Skilled in Python, Django/FastAPI, Postgres, AWS
• Exposure to system design and performance optimization
• Interest in AI tools like Langchain, OpenAI, vector DBs, etc.
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Tech Stack You’ll Work With

• Python, Django, FastAPI
• Postgres, Redis, S3
• EC2, Lambda, Cloudwatch
• Langchain, LLM APIs, Vector DBs
• REST APIs, Microservices, GitHub Actions

Some Real Problems You Might Work On

• Building a multi-agent career coaching assistant that guides users and automates job hunting
• Deploying a chatbot that generates employee performance reviews on-demand from HR data
• Designing an LLM pipeline to help Indian lawyers access precedents, statutes, and case law in seconds

Interview Process

1. Screening – A quick call with a Co-Founder to align on fit
2. CV + Puzzle + Programming – 1 hour round to gauge problem-solving and fundamentals
3. Live Coding – Solve a coding task using Python + docs
4. System Design – For SDE 2, a take-home problem and a detailed discussion round

Key Responsibilities:

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS.
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture.
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible.
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability.
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required:

1. At least 3 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
2. Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
3. Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
4. Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
5. Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
6. Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
7. Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
8. Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
9. Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
10. Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
11. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
12. Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
13. Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
14. Experience building a large scale social or location-based app.

As an SSE, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our backend systems

that power our platform. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Python Django and a

strong understanding of databases, caching, and distributed systems.

● Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance backend systems using

Python Django.

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate

them into technical solutions.

● Optimize application performance and scalability by implementing caching strategies, load

balancing, and distributed computing techniques.

● Ensure data integrity and security by implementing best practices for data storage, retrieval,

and access control.

● Develop and maintain integrations with external APIs and services to support seamless

interactions with third-party systems.

● Identify and address performance bottlenecks and other system issues to improve overall

system efficiency.

● Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following industry-standard coding practices.

● Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers to ensure code quality and

adherence to best practices.

● Mentor junior team members and assist in their professional growth.

ANAROCK Group is India's leading specialized real estate services company having diversified interests across the real estate value chain.
ApnaComplex is part of ANAROCK Group and is one of India’s largest and fastest-growing PropTech disruptors within the Society & Apartment Management business.  The SaaS based B2C platform is headquartered out of India’s tech start-up hub, Bangalore, with branches in 6 other cities. It currently empowers 3,600 Societies, managing over 6 Lakh Households in over 80 Indian cities to effortlessly manage all aspects of running large complexes seamlessly.

If it excites you to - drive innovation, create industry-first solutions, build new capabilities ground-up, and work with multiple new technologies, ApnaComplex is the place for you.

Key job responsibilities-

• ​Design and develop highly scalable, reliable and fault tolerant systems ​
• Understand the customer needs, design & implement
• ​Envision project goals, product architectural solutions with a high focus on detail to ensure successful implementation
• ​Articulate complex problems communicating viable architecture and design approaches in a clear and concise manner
• ​Enhance the agile SDLC within the Development Team through new learning, continued growth, and applying industry best practices and processes
• ​Keep optimizing & automating mundane tasks • ​Problem solving in accounting modules

Who You Are-

• ​You have a deep interest and passion for technology - You love writing and owning code and enjoy working with people who will keep challenging you at every stage.
• ​You have strong problem solving, analytic, decision-making and excellent communication with interpersonal skills.
• ​You are self-driven and motivated with the desire to work in a fast-paced, results driven agile environment with varied responsibilities
• ​You have a strong knowledge in accounting systems like ledger entries

Qualifications-

• ​Minimum 2 years of software development experience in backend
• ​Hands on experience with PHP using CodeIgniter and Javascript (Angular/ React)
• Database technologies - SQL and/or NoSql
• Experience in developing REST APIs
• ​Knowledge of VCS using SVN/ GIT and Payment Gateways
• ​Expertise in design principles and their application
• ​Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures and algorithms ​ Fast Learner & a Team Player

Locations: Bangalore

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ANAROCK Ethos - Values Over Value:

Our assurance of consistent ethical dealing with clients and partners reflects our motto - Values Over Value.

We value diversity within ANAROCK Group and are committed to offering equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against any team member or applicant for employment based on nationality, race, color, religion, caste, gender identity / expression, sexual orientation, disability, social origin and status, indigenous status, political opinion, age, marital status or any other personal characteristics or status. ANAROCK Group values all talent and will do its utmost to hire, nurture and grow them.

 PHP Developer SKILLS & Responsibilities:

Extensive experience in PHP and Laravel.
Database Management tools such as MySQL.
The candidate has worked on the web application or REST API for apps, Laravel, Node Js.

Has experience or can work in a team as well as a single person.
Experience building or maintaining a CMS.

• Proven hands-on Software Development experience
• Proven working experience in Java development
• Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.

• Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms,

  and software design.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end architectures and development frameworks; knowledge

  across tiers in a multi-tier cloud environment including load balancers, web servers, application

  containers, data stores, and distributed caches.

• Minimum 6 years of experience with deep technical knowledge and hands on skills in Java.

• Has worked extensively on caching technologies such as Redis, memcache.

• Should be strong with Data Strcutures, Algorithms & OOPs concepts.

• Worked on NoSQL databases such as MongoDb.

• Designed and developed highly scalable multi-threaded large scale distributed systems.

• Well versed with services and micro-services architecture.

• • Usage of containers, virtual machine systems, cloud computing.