Wordpress Developer

About us

CallHub provides cloud based communication software for nonprofits, political parties, advocacy organizations and businesses. We have delivered over 200 millions messages and calls for thousands of customers. We help political candidates during their campaigns in getting their message across to their voters, conduct surveys, manage event/town-hall invites and with recruiting volunteers for election campaigns. We are profitable with 8000+ paying customers from North America, Australia and Europe. Our customers include Uber, the Democratic Party, major political parties in the US, Canada, UK, France and Australia. 

About the Role

As a Senior/Lead Software Engineer at CallHub, you will play a critical role in leading the development and enhancement of our cloud-based communication and telephony platform (SaaS). You will be responsible for designing, building, and optimizing scalable, high-performance backend systems that support the rapid growth of our global user base, ensuring reliability, security, and customer satisfaction at every step. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams of highly skilled software engineers, operations engineers, and product managers to drive innovation and create products that delight customers by exceeding their expectations. You will lead technical decision-making, mentor engineers, and be responsible for building robust systems that are always available, while also contributing to the development of automation tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency. We are seeking experienced engineers with a deep understanding of software engineering principles, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for leading teams to deliver impactful, customer-focused solutions. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love solving complex technical challenges, and are excited about mentoring and guiding the next generation of engineers, we’d love to hear from you!

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of complex, scalable, reliable, and highly available features for world-class SaaS products and services.
• Guide the engineering team in adopting best practices for software development, code quality, and architecture.
• Make strategic architectural and technical decisions, ensuring the scalability, security, and performance of software applications.
• Proactively identify, prioritize, and address technical debt to improve system performance, maintainability, and long-term scalability, ensuring a solid foundation for future development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product managers, designers, and stakeholders) to define project scope, requirements, and timelines.
• Mentor and coach team members, providing technical guidance and fostering professional development.
• Oversee code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and maintaining high code quality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and technologies to increase team productivity and product quality.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation and keep the team at the cutting edge.
• Ensure project timelines and goals are met, managing risks and resolving any technical challenges that arise during development.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, promoting open communication and problem-solving.
• Imbibe and maintain a strong customer delight attitude while designing and building products.

What we’re looking for

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of leading engineering teams and mentoring junior developers.
• Strong expertise in designing and developing scalable backend systems, web services, and REST APIs using Python/Django or similar frameworks.
• Solid understanding of cloud-based architectures and microservices, with experience in deploying and maintaining SaaS applications.
• Solid experience in software engineering principles, including CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, code reviews, and version control (e.g., Git).
• Proficiency in working with databases like PostgreSQL, and experience in optimizing queries and ensuring high availability.
• Deep knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Experience with frontend technologies such as React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, and an understanding of how they integrate with backend services.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and make informed technical decisions in dynamic environments.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to empathize with customer needs and translate them into impactful software solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player, willing to support and work closely with cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science from a reputable institution.

What you can look forward to

• Leadership and Ownership: Lead and oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from system design and development (backend and frontend) to QA and DevOps, with a focus on driving high-impact projects.
• Strategic Impact: Witness the direct impact of your work on our users and the overall success of the company, shaping products and solutions that make a significant difference.
• Innovative Technologies: Stay at the forefront of technology by working with the latest tools and frameworks, as we continuously innovate to deliver reliable and scalable solutions for our customers.
• Collaborative Culture: Engage in a culture of openness and collaboration, where your insights and leadership help drive the company’s success and delight our customers.

1. 6 months to 4 years hands on experience of PHP Laravel framework. 
2. Candidates from Gujarat can apply.

3. Candidates can also apply if willing to relocate.

4. 5 days working from office only.

In this role, you will:

• Integrate user-facing elements developed by front-end developers.
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules.
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.
• Integrate data storage solutions.

You may be a fit if you have:

• 2 – 4 years of experience in building PHP web frameworks such as Lavarel.
• Understand the fully synchronous behavior of PHP.
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• A proficient understanding building rich UI & front-end technologies, such as JavaScript,

HTML5, and CSS3.

• Working knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance.
• Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions.
• Experience in using fundamental design principles for a scalable application.
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments.

• Knowledge of Integrating multiple data sources and databases into one system.
• Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds.
• Understanding of creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL, Postgresql databases and their declarative query languages

Responsibilities

• Writing clean and secure modular codes that have undergone strict testing and evaluation.
• Maintaining and designing databases effectively.
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Write quality code with robustness and re-usability for secured web applications and web services (REST and SOAP) for mobile apps.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well should be able to manage a team.
• Must meet the deadline.

Requirements

• Strong hands on experience with PHP Laravel framework
• Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
• Must have strong experience with API (Web Services) development using JSON, RESTFUL.
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Should be best at writing and understanding complex queries using any of two from - MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, T-SQL.

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

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, SVN.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

The ideal candidate will efficiently and quickly write PHP in a timely and scalable way in order to improve the code-base of the company's products in meaningful ways. This candidate will be able to test the code and make adjustments where necessary. They should also have experience in contributing to the whole software design lifecycle. Minimum Experience Required 5-7 Years. 

Primary requirement: 

• Wordpress Theme Development 
• Wordpress Plugin Development 
• JS, AJAX, HTML, CSS 

Skills Required: 

• Have thorough knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 
• Possess the ability in Angular js, React js 
• Top-notch programming skills, ability to produce quality code that is maintainable, efficient, reliable and secure. 
• Development of APIs as required. Rest or Soap API integration. 
• Strong knowledge of MVC is required 
• Must Know Framework like Laravel, CodeIgniter, Cake Php,Yii 
• Have experience in MySQL, MariaDB databases. 
• Distributed version control and regular deployments. 
• Have Good Communication skills. 

Responsibilities: 

• Write clean, well-designed code 
• Troubleshoot and test core product software to ensure strong optimization 
• Contribute to all phases of the development life cycle 

Qualifications: 

• MSC degree in computer science or related field 
• Experience of 5-7 years in Wordpress development and Application Development 
• Strong knowledge of relational databases, tools and PHP skills 

Things you’ll do: 

• Deliver stable and scalable solutions in PHP, HTML, and JavaScript 
• Update existing components to support changing needs. 
• Improve the internal team culture of high-quality software development. 
• Cooperate with team members on maintaining existing solutions beyond means of Code development. 
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance. 
• Provide Tech Support to client 

What we offer: 

• Competitive Pay Package 
• 6 days working + Alternate Saturday Off 
• Regular increments 
• ESOP (Employee Stock Options) for exceptional candidates working with us for 5+ years 
• Work from home as per applicable limits set by management 
• Senior position to manage a team 
• Be a part of a super start-up ecosystem 

Employment type: Full-time

Location: Ahmedabad

Salary: as per company standards

Something we will like in you -

You enjoy the excitement of developing new software, mobile apps, and you have a vision for building stable, reliable, and performant systems.

You must have solid foundational knowledge in software development and debugging.

You might have a Computer Science or Engineering degree, or you might not. Your university is not what we're looking for. We care about what you can do at work and how you do it.

This is a remote job. You're free to work where you work best, anywhere in the world: home, co-working space, coffee shops.

Do you recognize yourself in these statements:

• You are comfortable under pressure, and you enjoy working on a broad array of projects with different technical requirements.
• You love unwinding tricky problems, finding the causes, and fixing them for good.
• You take pride in your work with or without accolades from others.
• You care about your coworkers and want to make their lives better.
• You enjoy working across teams to help ship new features and fix bugs.
• You approach your work with curiosity, enthusiasm, and tenacity.

Pay and benefits

• The salary for this position is INR 20000 - INR 30,000
  We assess your seniority relative to the team at Shimbi Labs during the interviewing process. It doesn't matter how many years you worked before.
• Work from anywhere.
• Allowance for the Internet connection.
• Laptop and power backup (After a year).
• 21 days paid leaves.
• Health insurance after a year with us (After a year).