PHP Web Developer

About company:

Gray Routes is recognised as Best Company for Big Data Analytics Implementation under ITES category by Computer Society of India in 2016. It was voted among Top 4 Tech companies in India in UK's Royal Academy of Engineering LiFe Awards, 2015, Top 30 B2B companies in IBM SmartCamp 2014, Top 75 out of 14000 Innovative Business startups in Economic Times Power of Ideas 2012 organized by DST, CIIE-IIMA and ET. The firm has grown over 400% YoY for first 3 years, and is marching on at hyper-growth rates in excess of 200% QoQ with key partnerships and customer wins.

In the 78th national seminar "Individual Achievements and National Development" jointly organised by Government. of India's Indian Economic Development and Research Association (IEDRA) and International Achievers Conference, Gray Routes Technology Pvt. Ltd. was honoured with 2016 Fastest Growing Indian Company Excellence award.

Gray Routes designs and deploys novel GPS-based mobile app solutions with cloud-hosted visual Analytics that automates critical sales, supply chain logistics & distribution processes intelligently, bringing Sales, Delivery & Retail iQ at the fingertips of its clients such as Proctor & Gamble, GSK, Nivea, Blue bird, Safari and several hundred retailers, pharma, courier, and transport associations among others. GrayRoutes is catering to Fortune 500 firms as well as SMEs in the retail, pharmacy and fmcg sectors. We have made breakthrough innovations in the past 3 years, securing patent grants and loyal customers along the way, that have created a trustworthy brand recall for us in the local SMB, e-retail, and Fortune 500 FMCG sectors.

Our Job Description:
We are looking for a PHP Web Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Integration of data storage Solutions
• Write well designed, testable, efficient code by using best software development practice
• Create website layout/user interface by using standard HTML/CSS practices
• Integrate data from various back-end services and databases
• Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
• UI Integration with programming infrastructures like mainly PHP, Ruby on Rails, Node.js etc.
• Create and maintain software documentation
• Be responsible for maintaining, expanding, and scaling our SaaS application backend
• Stay plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities
• Cooperate with web designers to match visual design intent

Requirements
B.E. or B.Tech. in computer science or a related field
Experience in web programming preferred.
Mandatorily Having Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks
• Understanding the fully synchronous behaviour of PHP
• Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming
• Top-notch programming skills and in-depth knowledge of modern HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JQuery
• Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Hands on experience of PHP, SQLite, MySQL or similar database management system
• Experience with Big Data and cloud-hosting environments like AWS/GAE (strongly preferred)
• Familiarity with at least one of the following programming and scripting languages: Javascript, bash, perl, Python or Ruby on Rails
• Solid understanding of how web applications work including security, session management, and best development practices
• Adequate knowledge of relational database systems, Object Oriented Programming and web application development
• Hands-on experience with network diagnostics, network analytics tools
• Basic knowledge of Search Engine Optimisation process
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills
• Strong organisational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets with business acumen
• Understand networking and web protocols very well, can identify CPU, memory & I/O bottlenecks, solve read & write-heavy workloads