PHD Lead

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership Delivery
  • Lead end-to-end development of backend services and web applications using PHP and Laravel
  • Own technical planning, estimations, and sprint execution to ensure timely and high-quality releases
  • Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, and reusable patterns across the team
  • Review code, guide refactoring, and ensure maintainability, performance, and security of applications
• Architecture Collaboration
  • Design scalable application architecture and contribute to technical decision-making and trade-offs
  • Collaborate with product and stakeholders to refine requirements and translate them into technical solutions
  • Work with frontend and QA teams to ensure smooth integration, testing, and release readiness
• Mentorship Continuous Improvement
  • Mentor engineers through pairing, feedback, and technical guidance to strengthen team capability
  • Identify bottlenecks and improve development workflows, deployment practices, and operational reliability

Minimum Qualifications

• 5-9 years of professional experience in backend/web development with strong hands-on expertise in PHP
• Strong experience building applications using Laravel, including routing, middleware, authentication, and ORM usage
• Experience leading modules/teams, conducting code reviews, and driving engineering execution
• Solid understanding of backend fundamentals: RESTful APIs, application security, performance optimization, and debugging
• Education: BTECH / BCA / MCA / MTECH

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining scalable APIs and service-oriented backend components in Laravel
• Proven ability to guide architecture decisions, manage technical debt, and improve codebase health over time
• Strong experience with database design and query optimization for high-traffic applications
• Familiarity with automated testing practices and improving release confidence through better test coverage
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and communicate technical concepts clearly to stakeholders

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