Software Developer PHP/Laravel/Magento

• PHP / Laravel developer duties and responsibilities

• Develop, record and maintain cutting edge web-based PHP applications on portal plus premium service platforms

• Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborate with the User Experience (UX) team

• 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 increase existing data services API

• In depth knowledge of object-oriented PHP and Laravel 5 PHP Framework

• Hands on experience with SQL schema design, SOLID principles, REST API design

• MySQL profiling and query optimization

WeMakeScholars is an organization funded and supported by the Ministry of IT, Government of India under the 'Digital India Campaign'. We offer international education finance via scholarships and education loans, to study abroad aspirants. We are currently a 220 members team. Last financial year, we disbursed 2200 Cr in education loans to 8300 students across India.

We are looking for a PHP Developer who is keen to work in a startup environment esp. a product-based company. 

Job Overview

We are hiring developers (from 0 to 10 experience) with relevant knowledge and experience with the development and deployment of large-scale cloud-native enterprise systems on PHP, REST APIs, Node Js, Flutter, AWS & MySql. 

About Tech Department:

• Our internal tech team is responsible for end-to-end in-house tech support which includes and is not limited to design, development & deployment. 
• We are continuously developing and improvising our products to enhance customer and team experience.
• As we are in the Fintech space, our team has to ensure the database security of the application.

Job Summary 

• Participate in the full development life cycle, working within broadly defined parameters including design, development, testing, and maintenance of the existing application with minimal supervision.
• Work on optimization and performance improvement activities. Instrument and test performance metrics.
• Participate in peer-to-peer code reviews to improve the quality and maintenance of the codebase.
• Collaboration with multiple internal/external stakeholders such as product, business, DBA, and Dev Ops.
• Design and implement APIs for web/mobile (both Android & iOS) applications.
• To be available on call for the projects or features developed by you. Things break, and you will be responsible to fix it when it does.

Experience & Skills Required

• 2+ years of experience (we are hiring freshers too for junior positions)
• Hands-on experience and knowledge of engineering end-to-end systems.
• Understanding of the complete software development life cycle, including coding standards, and code reviews.
• Familiarity with multiple software development practices and tools
• Ability to write clean, modular, and loosely coupled code by the use of design patterns.
• Proficiency in the implementation of algorithms and the use of advanced data structures to solve problems in computing.
• A solid foundation and implementing principles of computer science are a must. Ex: object-oriented programming, concurrency, fundamentals of computer science, SQL databases. 

Responsibilities

·       Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers

·       Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules

·       Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges

·       Integration of data storage solutions {may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.}

Requirements:

·       Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ B.E/B.Tech/M.C.A or related field

·       Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks {such as Laravel, Codeigniter, etc depending on your technology stack}

·       Understanding the fully synchronous behavior of PHP, MVC design patterns and object-oriented PHP programming

·       Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

·       Understanding accessibility and security compliance (Depending on the specific project)

·       Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

·       User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments

·       Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes

·       Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages

·       Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Job Description

• Designing and implementing new features and functionality
• Establishing and guiding the website’s architecture
• Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS
• Helping formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working website.
• Collaborate with the frontend team, and enable connectors with WordPress REST API and other tech platforms

Requirements

Relevant experience

• 2-4 years’ experience in authoring and developing for CMS’s including but not limited to WordPress

Required qualification

• University degree or equivalent diploma in technology and computer science.

Essential skills

• Good Overall knowledge of PHP
• Good understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
• Knowing the nuances of WordPress Themes – Installation and Configuration
• Knowing the nuances of WordPress Plugins with good coverage of which plugin is best suited for a particular requirement, and confidence to research plugins as well
• Knowledge of WP Caching, WP Query Object and WP Database Structure
• Knowledge of Knowledge of WordPress Scalability
• Knowing the nuances of WordPress editor with good coverage of which editor is best suited for a particular requirement, and confidence to research plugins as well
• Hands On Experience with Gutenberg Editor and Blocks
• Awareness of the WP Library, and Architectural Concepts is a must
• Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications
• Experience designing and developing responsive design websites
• Comfortable working with debugging tools like Firebug, Chrome inspector, etc.
• Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers
• Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes into working Wordpress pages
• Willingness to quickly learn new frameworks, changing theme market with ready updates on not just WordPress, but also PHP.

Nice to Have

• It would be good to have exposure to multiple CMSs like Shopify, Magento
• It would be good to have the ability to develop WordPress Plugins and Themes From scratch
• Experience on at least one PHP Framework (CodeIgniter, Laravel, YII)
• Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial)
• Strong understanding of PHP back-end development
• Knowledge of WordPress REST API
• Knowledge of WooCommerce

Benefits

• Unlimited learning and growth opportunities 
• A collaborative and cheerful work environment 
• Exceptional reward and recognition policy  
• Outstanding compensation  
• Flexible work hours  
• Opportunity to make an impact as your work will directly contribute to our business strategy
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At Nickelfox, you have a chance to craft a career path as unique as you are and become the best version of YOU. You will be part of a team with a ‘no limits’ mindset in an inclusive, people-focused culture. And we’re counting on your unique perspective to help Nickelfox grow even faster.  

Are you passionate about tech? Dedicated to learning? Come, join us to build an extraordinary experience for yourself and a dignified working world for all. 

What makes Nickelfox a great place for you?

In Nickelfox, you’ll join a team whose passion for technology and understanding of business has driven the company to serve clients across 25+ countries in just five years. We partner with our customers to fuel their growth story and enable them to make the right decisions with our customized technology services and insights. All in all, we are passionate to see our customers win the day. This is the reason 80% of our business comes from repeat clients.  

Our mission is to provide dignified employment and an environment that recognizes the uniqueness of every individual and values their expertise, and contribution. We have a culture that encourages everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. Our people enjoy a collaborative work environment with exceptional training and career development. If you like working with a curious, youthful, high-performing team, Nickelfox is the place for you.

About Climate Connect Digital

Our team is inspired to change the world by making energy more intelligent, greener, and affordable. Established in 2011 in London, UK, and now headquartered in Gurgaon, India. We have become a leading energy-AI software player from unassuming beginnings at the vanguard of accelerating the global energy transition.

In 2020 Renew Power, India's largest renewables developer, acquired Climate Connect. Following ReNew's listing on NASDAQ during summer 2021 Climate Connect has become the technology anchor of a new fully independent subsidiary - Climate Connect Digital. With backing from ReNew as the anchor investor to pursue an ambitious and visionary new strategy for rapid organic and inorganic growth.

Our mission has technology at its core and involves unlocking value through intelligent software, digitalisation, and horizontal integration' across the energy ecosystem. However, the application of computational power and machine learning to the energy sector has yet to be fully leveraged and can create massive value.

How do you fit in

Curious:You love learning about new tools and technologies

Exposure: You have plenty of experience in executing projects successfully. You

have a client-side exposure on project management

Team player: You have no problem working in a team setting. You can effectively

collaborate with people to reach a solution.

Problem solver: You are the person your peers turn to for solving problems.

Talented: You are an expert in database designing.

Honesty: You work diligently and honestly. You have strong moral principles.

Job Responsibilities

You will be working at the epicenter of energy transformation. You will be creating

data-driven software solutions for forecasting and scheduling data in the renewables power

market. Ultimately, through your contribution to the renewable energy revolution, you will be

doing your bit to mitigate the effects of climate change. These are a few things you can look

forward to working on:

Designing and implementing low-latency, high-availability, and performance

applications

Identifying and mitigating security-related threats to the application.

Using your expertise in database designing and application architecture planning for

Core & MVC projects

Debugging browser extensions & server tools

Solving complex technical issues

Ensuring quality projects are delivered within defined timelines

Designing new frameworks, debugging and modifying existing frameworks

Maintaining databases to ensure strong optimization and functionalities

Learning new technologies and how to design and implement Project Architectures

Job Requirements

PHP/Python

MVC Framework Laravel / Python Flask.

AJAX, HTML/HTML5 & CSS/CSS3 JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks(preferably jQuery)

Web services (SOAP, REST)

SQL and NoSQL scripting and databases like MYSQL and Mongo DB administration

Code versioning tools, such as Git

AngularJS / ReactJS

B. E / B. Tech / M. Tech / B. Sc in CS or IT

2-4 years of experience in the field

What's in it for you

We offer competitive salaries based on prevailing market rates. In addition to your introductory package, you can expect to receive the following benefits:

Flexible working hours and leave policy

Learning and development opportunities

Medical insurance/Term insurance, Gratuity benefits over and above the salaries

Access to industry and domain thought leaders.

At Climate Connect, you get a rare opportunity to join an established company at the

early stages of a significant and well-backed global growth push. We are building a remote-first organisation ingrained in the team ethos. We understand its importance for the success of any next-generation technology company. The team includes passionate and self-driven people with unconventional backgrounds, and we're seeking a similar spirit with the right potential.