Senior PHP Developer

Company Description

Evanik Networks Private Limited offers eVanik, a SaaS-based solution designed to simplify and streamline back-office operations for eCommerce sellers. Thousands of eCommerce sellers rely on eVanik to manage multi-channel inventory, process bulk orders, and automate payment reconciliation with efficiency and accuracy. With features like seamless integration with Tally PRIME or other ERPs, eVanik ensures users stay 100% accounting-ready and GST-compliant. The platform also provides powerful reconciliation tools, including extensive R2R (Ready to Recover) reports to help sellers identify gaps and streamline claims processes. Known for its world-class customer support and growing seller community, eVanik is committed to helping businesses enhance efficiency while reducing operational costs.

Role Description

This is a full-time, on-site role located in Noida for a Senior Developer. The Senior Developer will be responsible for designing, coding, testing, and maintaining robust and scalable software solutions that align with business and client needs. Day-to-day tasks include collaborating with cross-functional teams, translating technical requirements into code, troubleshooting issues, performing code reviews, and participating in continuous improvement efforts to enhance system performance and functionality.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer who will:

• Lead development of core product modules
• Architect scalable SaaS applications
• Mentor and guide junior developers
• Work closely with product owners, founders, and customers
• Take complete ownership of features from design to deployment

This role is ideal for someone who loves solving complex problems, enjoys product ownership, and has hands-on experience in PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, APIs, AWS, and scraping technologies.

Key Responsibilities

Product & Application Development

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable SaaS applications
• Develop microservices, APIs, and backend modules
• Optimize existing PHP/MySQL/MongoDB codebases
• Ensure performance, security, and reliability across modules

Architecture & Technical Ownership

• Contribute to system architecture decisions
• Implement coding standards, best practices, and clean architecture
• Lead migration/refactoring initiatives if required
• Handle integrations with marketplaces, ERPs, payment gateways, etc.

Database & Data Engineering

• Design relational and NoSQL schema structures
• Optimize complex SQL queries
• Work with large-scale datasets and logs
• Handle replication, indexing, and performance tuning

Web Scraping & Automation

• Build and maintain scalable scraping systems
• Handle anti-bot mechanisms, proxy rotation, rate limiting
• Parse structured & unstructured data at scale

API Development & Integration

• Build RESTful APIs and webhook systems
• Create secure authentication and access control layers
• Integrate third-party APIs (marketplaces, logistics, ERPs, accounting apps)

Cloud & DevOps (AWS)

• Deploy applications on AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda etc.)
• Manage CI/CD pipelines
• Optimize cloud infrastructure cost and performance
• Monitor logs and alerting systems

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a small engineering team
• Perform code reviews and conduct knowledge-sharing sessions
• Participate in sprint planning, task allocation and technical discussions
• Ensure timely delivery of product releases

Required Skills & Qualifications

Mandatory Technical Skills

Minimum 5+ years hands-on experience in:

• PHP (Laravel/CodeIgniter/Symphony preferred)
• MySQL (query optimization, joins, stored procedures)
• MongoDB (indexing, aggregation pipelines)
• AWS cloud deployment & management
• REST API design and integration
• Web scraping (Python/PHP/Node any language acceptable)

Professional Experience

• Must have worked in a SaaS product environment
• Must have experience leading or managing a development team
• Experience in high-transaction systems, multi-tenant architecture or large-scale platforms

Good to Have (Plus Points)

• Experience with Node.js / Python / Next.js
• Experience in microservices
• Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ/Kafka/SQS)
• Experience in Git, Docker, Kubernetes
• Knowledge of marketplace APIs (Amazon, Flipkart, Shopify, etc.)

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ownership mindset startup/product culture exposure preferred
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment
• Strong communication & documentation discipline