Technical Lead

 Job Opening: Back-End Developer (PHP & Laravel)

Experience: 1–2 years

Salary: ₹15,000–₹20,000

Location: Remote (Work From Home)

Working Days: Monday–Friday

Joining: Immediate

💼 What We’re Looking For

A skilled Back-End Developer with strong command over Core PHP & Laravel

Someone who can build, maintain, and optimize web applications

Bonus if you can also handle WordPress (theme/plugin customization)

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

Develop, maintain & enhance web applications using Laravel + Core PHP

Work closely with front-end teams to integrate user-facing elements

Write clean, optimized, and well-documented code

Troubleshoot issues, test functionality, and ensure smooth performance

Manage databases, APIs, and backend logic

Ensure applications are fast, scalable, and secure

📌 Requirements

1–2 years of professional experience as a Back-End Developer

Strong working knowledge of Laravel and Core PHP

WordPress experience (custom themes/plugins) is a plus

Must have:

A good laptop

Stable internet connection

Quiet & professional work setup

*Excellent English communication skills (verbal & written) — MANDATORY

Only Immediate Joiners will be considered

1. Develop, maintain, and enhance robust backend systems using Python3 and frameworks like Django (mandatory), Flask, and FastAPI (good to have).
2. Design, implement, and maintain highly efficient and automated continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes using Jenkins and configuration management with Ansible.
3. Elevate our testing culture by architecting and implementing innovative testing strategies, focusing on both unit and integration testing to ensure exceptional code quality and extensive coverage.
4. Follow peer-to-peer code reviews and cross-team collaboration to build scalable and reliable solutions.
5. Proficiently work with at least one cloud technology, preferably AWS, to deploy and manage applications in the cloud environment.
6. Possess knowledge of Nginx, load balancing, and scalability to optimize system performance and reliability.
7. Good experience working in distributed micro-service architecture and driving them with crucial requirements like request tracing, debugging critical issues, logging, monitoring, and alerting. 
8. Work in containerized environments using Docker and Docker Compose, and have experience with AWS ECS for container orchestration.
9. Prioritize maintainability and reliability in developing and maintaining software systems, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our product ecosystem.
10. Collaborate effectively within a team, taking initiatives and driving projects forward with minimal micro-management.
11. Pave the way for maintainable and reliable codebases by introducing novel approaches and best practices in software development.

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science.
2. Strong teamwork and communication skills, with a proactive approach to project management and task ownership.
3. Proven track record as an innovative Python developer with a focus on product engineering.
4. Visionary mindset to work in an agile environment, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Benefits

100% Remote

Insurance

Must have 1+ Years of experience.

Location: Apart from the East Indian States it will be permanent work from home.

• Implement best practices for the engineering team across code hygiene, overall architecture design, testing, and deployment activities
• Drive technical decisions for building data pipelines, data lakes, and analyst access.
• Act as a leader within the engineering team, providing support and mentorship for teammates across functions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent job experience
• Experienced developer in large data environments
• Experience using Git productively in a team environment
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• Ability to sit with business or technical SMEs to listen, learn and propose technical solutions to business problems

·       Experience using and adapting to new technologies

·       Take and understand business requirements and goals

·       Work collaboratively with project managers and stakeholders to make sure that all aspects of the project are delivered as planned

·       Strong SQL skills with MySQL or PostgreSQL

• Experience with non-relational databases and their role in web architectures desired

 Knowledge and Experience:

• Good experience with Elixir and functional programming a plus

• Several years of python experience
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational skills

Proven verbal and written cross-department and customer communication skills

NewsBytes is India's only multi-lingual digital media company with the capability to produce content via an AI-based engine.
We are looking to hire a back-end developer who is proficient in PHP.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience
• Knowledge of PHP and Laravel Framework is a plus
• Basic understanding of CSS, JS, and HTML5
• The familiarity of Linux Environment is a plus
• Sound knowledge of design patterns and algorithms

• Vast knowledge of PHP programming concepts.
• Hands-on experience on object-oriented PHP, MVC design pattern and Laravel 5+ PHP Framework.
• Good understanding of Relational Database and normalization concepts.
• Should be hands-on with CSS, HTML (Responsive Web Design), JavaScript, jQuery & AJAX.
• Good communication skills; both verbal as well as written.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and manage time efficiently to meet project timelines
• Ability to work well independently, or with remote teams
• Creative and efficient problem solver.

• Experience in Agile Software Development projects
• Experience in writing Unit Testing cases (PHPUnit, PHPSpec, Behat)
• Capable to perform code reviews and provide code to optimize performance of the application.