Senior PHP Developer

Job Title: Senior Developer

Experience: 510 Years

Location: Sector 63, Noida

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Developer with 510 years of hands-on experience in building scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in Laravel (PHP), Node.js, and real-time communication using WebSockets.

You will be responsible for backend architecture, real-time systems, API development, performance optimization, and mentoring, while working closely with frontend, mobile, DevOps, and product teams.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend systems

Build and maintain RESTful APIs and real-time services using Laravel, and Node.js

Develop and manage real-time communication using WebSockets (notifications, live updates, dashboards, etc.)

Architect backend solutions for low latency, concurrency, and scalability

Optimize applications for performance, memory, and database efficiency

Design and maintain database schemas, queries, and transactions

Ensure application security, including authentication, authorization, and data protection

Integrate backend systems with frontend, mobile applications, and third-party services

Implement logging, monitoring, and error-handling for production systems

Lead code reviews, enforce best practices, and maintain high code quality

Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance

Work with DevOps teams on deployment, scaling, and CI/CD pipelines

Troubleshoot and resolve production and performance issues

Required Technical Skills

• 510 years of backend development experience
• Strong hands-on experience in:
• Java & Spring Boot
• Laravel (PHP)
• Node.js
• Proven experience with:
• WebSockets & real-time communication (Socket.IO, native WebSockets, STOMP, etc.)
• Designing systems with concurrent connections and low latency
• Strong understanding of:
• REST APIs & Microservices architecture
• Object-Oriented Design & Design Patterns
• Database expertise:
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB (or similar)
• Security knowledge:
• JWT, OAuth, role-based access control
• Experience with:
• Git / Version Control
• Linux environments
• Exposure to:
• Docker, CI/CD pipelines
• Message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Pub/Sub) preferred
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) a plus

Soft Skills & Leadership

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Ability to own complex backend systems end-to-end
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience mentoring and guiding developers
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Strong focus on code quality and best practices

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based growth
• Opportunity to work on challenging, large-scale systems
• Collaborative and technically strong team
• Career growth, leadership opportunities, and learning environment
• Flexible work culture (if applicable)