Software Developer

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

We are India’s fastest-growing digital trust platform offering services such as background verifications, reference checks, employee/staff onboarding, etc. We have completed more than 500+ million checks across 3000+ happy clients and since its inception, the company has shown continuous uptrend growth in an ever-changing business environment. As an organization, we are self-sustainable with positive cash flows.

At OnGrid, we are focused on redefining and reimagining Trust. We are leveraging APIs to build a digital trust platform all while being accountable that provides verified credentials instantly coming from the source directly. Having built the basic pillars of trust, we now want our imaginations to be let loose and think of avenues not explored and ways never implemented before. In this pursuit, we are looking for a motivated Staff Engineer (Backend) with experience in building high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications, joining us, driving this vision, and taking it to a larger scale. If you are a visionary, always on the lookout for finding the right solutions, and a technology geek, constantly seeking to learn and improve your skillset, then you are the type of person we are looking for.

Roles & Responsibilities -

● Develop new user-facing features.

● Work alongside product to understand our requirements, and design, develop and iterate, think through the complex architecture.

● Writing clean, reusable, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code.

● Encourage innovation and efficiency improvements to ensure processes are productive

● Ensure the training and mentoring of the team members

● Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and optimize applications for maximum speed.

● Research and apply new technologies, techniques, and best practices.

Requirements -

• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or a related field

• 5 - 10 years of prior relevant experience

• Experience with web technologies and microservices architecture

• Java, Spring framework

• MySQL, Mongo, Solr, Redis,

• Kubernetes, Docker

• Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks.

• Experience with API Design, ability to architect and implement an intuitive customer and third-party integration story • Ability to think and analyze both breadth-wise (client, server, DB, control flow) and depth-wise (threads, sessions, space-time complexity) while designing and implementing services

• Exceptional design and architectural skills

• Experience of cloud providers/platforms like GCP and AWS

We are looking for experienced PHP / Senior PHP Developer to join our web development projects. As a PHP Developer, you will play a key role in writing clean and efficient PHP code, following industry best practices and collaborating with the creative team. Your expertise and problem-solving skills will contribute to the success of our software development process.

Responsibilities:

• Write backend code and develop efficient PHP modules.
• Solve complex performance problems and address architectural issues.
• Integrate and combine data storage solutions.
• Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues as they arise.
• Collaborate effectively across different time zones using tools like GitHub, video conferences, and documents.
• Familiarity with common third-party APIs such as Google, Facebook, eBay, etc.
• Utilize version control tools and work with relational databases.
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Display a keen interest in learning new tools, languages, and workflows.

Requirements:

• B.Tech / MCA/ M.Tech/ Msc IT.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience.
• Wordpress experience is a plus point
• Strong knowledge of PHP programming language and related frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or CodeIgniter.
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Experience working with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Familiarity with version control systems, preferably Git.
• Understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

Job description:

• Develop, implement, and maintain Java application phases, code, and software
• Work as part of a software development team
• Contributing to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Write well-designed, testable, efficient code per specifications and test to ensure designs are in compliance with the specifications
• Analyze user requirements to determine how to translate into Java
• Debug and resolve technical issues
• Develop documentation to track

Technical Skill (Must have)

• Java, JSP-Servlets, Spring MVC, Sprint REST, Spring Boot
• Hibernate, Unit testing framework i.e., JUnit
• SQL, Database i.e MySQL, Oracle
• Cloud computing platform understanding i.e., AWS
• Project Management tools like Jira, Mantis
• Source-Code Control System (GIT, SVN)
• Web services
• Agile Methodology
• Web/Application Servers i.e., Tomcat
  
  

Employee perks & benefits:

• 5 days a week work culture 
• Health insurance (for employees and family) 
• Performance awards and rewards 
• Flexible work hours

Job Description

The candidate must have ability to deliver the project alone or with the help of junior programmers. The candidates must have good communication skills to communicate with the clients and in-house cross-department team members.

Have sound knowledge in MVC Frameworks, Database Structure, CMS & eCommerce Development. Able to write clean code that follow industry standards and scalable. 

 Experience in Agile development process & Complete SDLC.

Skills-
Good experience into Core PHP - framework like Codeigniter.

Knowledge of HTML,Jquery, CSS, JavaScript, CSS, AJAX, MySql etc

Responsibilities and Duties

• Must be self-driven and highly organized.
• Design, code, test, debug and document software according to the functional requirements.
• Strong Logical Programming Skills required.
• Must have good communication skill.
• Self-starter and effective team player.
• Team leading and client interaction exposure would be an added advantage.
• Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes