Software Developer - Backend

We are searching for a Laravel developer to build web applications for our company. In this role, you will design and create projects using the Laravel framework and PHP, and assist the team in delivering high-quality web applications, services, and tools for our business. 

• Designing and building web applications using Laravel.
• Troubleshooting issues in the implementation and debugging of builds.
• Working with front-end and back-end developers on projects.
• Testing functionality for users and the backend.
• Ensuring that integrations run smoothly.
• Scaling projects based on client feedback.
• Recording and reporting on work done in Laravel.
• Maintaining web-based applications.

What do we require for this role?

• Able to understand project requirements and handle projects independently.
• Strong learning capability.
• Contribute to all phases of the development.
• Knowledge of PHP/CodeIgniter will be preferred.
• Basic Knowledge of JavaScript and Web Services.
• Sound knowledge of PHP, MySQL, jQuery, etc.

Role Overview: 

Do you like writing mean and clean Ruby code? We believe in designing, building and maintaining efficient, reusable, and reliable applications on Ruby. Come join our team and help us build amazing things. We’re looking for someone with a passion for programming and for writing beautiful code in a fast-paced environment to deliver world-class software.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, maintainable and efficient code.
• Design robust, scalable and secure features.
• Drive continuous adoption and integration of relevant new technologies into design.
• Ability to work independently on challenging compound problems as well as
• Collaborating with other team members to solve major goals.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Present complex ideas and approaches in simple communicable terms across engineering and management and manage stakeholder relationships.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of software development experience.
• Demonstrable knowledge of ROR
• A firm grasp of MVC architecture.
• Passion for writing great, simple, clean, efficient code.
• Good knowledge of relational databases. Working knowledge of Postgres/MySQL database.
• Test-driven development with RSpec, Capybara, Jasmine.
• Penchant to learn new technologies like NodeJS, Golang for relevant solutions.

What We Offer: 

• Opportunity to work on impactful projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• A collaborative and supportive team culture that encourages learning and innovation.
• Growth opportunities with a focus on enhancing technical and leadership skills.
• Competitive compensation aligned with your experience and contributions.

We are looking for a team member to join us as PHP Developer.

Urja Communications is a Digital Advertising and Communications agency with one important difference…We keep our focus on solving business problems.  

About Hop:

We are a London, UK based FinTech startup with a subsidiary in India. Hop is working towards building the next generation digital banking platform for seamless and economical currency exchange, with technology at the crux of it. In a technology driven era, many financial services platforms still lack the customer experience and are cumbersome to use. Hop aims at building a ‘state of the art’ tech-centric, customer focused solution.

moneyHOP is India’s first cross-border neo-bank providing millennials the ability to ‘Send’ & ‘Spend’ conveniently and economically across the globe using HOPRemit (An online remittance portal) and HOP app + Card (A multi-currency bank account).

This position is a crucially important position in the firm and the person hired will have the liberty to drive the product and provide direction in line with business needs.

About Individual

Looking for an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about technology and has worked with either a start-up or a blue-chip firm in the past.

The candidate needs to be a multi-tasker, highly self-motivated, self-starter and have the ability to work in a high stress environment. He/she should be tech savvy and willing to embrace new technology comfortably.

Ideally, the candidate should have experience working with the technology stack in the scalable and high growth mobile application software.

General Skills

• 1-2 years of experience in backend development.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Exposure to Behaviour Driven Development and experience in programming and testing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Dependability
• Accountability and Ownership
• Right attitude and growth mindset
• Trust-worthiness
• Ability to embrace new technologies
• Ability to get work done
• Has good code reviewing skills for conformance.
• Has good software testing skills and good code writing skills.

Technical Skills

• Exposure with back-end programming languages with hands on JAVA, Node JS etc along with Spring framework.
• Database administration and management of a hosting environment such as AWS.
• Sound understanding of relational and non-relational DB systems such as MySQL, Post-gres, MongoDB etc.
• Has experience dealing with JIRA (issue tracking tools), Confluence (knowledge management) tools.
• Experience with building and maintaining microservices.
• Experience with building and integrating the core system with external APIS.
• Good to have: Domain knowledge in the BFSI tech stack.
• Has handled scalability and worked on backend security protocols.
• Has worked on both mobile and web development.
• Has experience and inclination to work on architectural design and review.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities 

1. Contribute in all phases of the software development life cycle.
2. Partake in software and architectural development activities.
3. Conduct software analysis, programming, unit-testing and debugging.
4. Transforming requirements into functional modules.
5. Recommend changes to improve established application processes.
6. Work quickly with a clear bias towards actions and continuous development.
7. Participate in regular code reviews of peers and be open to pairing when necessary.