PHP Developer

• Moderation Engine – Context-aware, multilingual, and media moderation with automated fallback handling.
• Notifications Engine – Smart delivery across Push, Email, SMS with personalization rules.
• Analytics & Insights – From message engagement to agent performance metrics.

• Our AI-powered solutions transform engagement across industries:
• Social Communities – AI Agents that foster inclusion, safety, and vibrancy.
• Marketplaces – Conversational shopping assistants and fraud prevention baked in.
• Events – Large-scale moderation that keeps interactions smooth for thousands.
• Telemedicine – AI triage and privacy-safe patient-provider communication.
• Dating Apps – Smart conversation starters and scam prevention for better matches.
• SaaS – In-app copilots that perform both front-end and back-end actions.
• Fintech – Compliance-ready messaging with automated risk checks.
• Education & eLearning – Instant tutoring, safe peer interaction, and Q&A via AI.
• Gaming – Real-time in-game companions, hints, and engagement prompts.

Position Overview & Priorities

We are looking for a Backend Developer responsible for developing REST API using PHP technology at core and then work on scaling the same and use latest technologies, primary responsibility would be:

• Able to write clean code and work independently.
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.

Work Location

Chembur, Mumbai

Prioritized Experiences and Capabilities

• Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks {{such as Laravel, Yii, etc }}
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Knowledge of object-oriented concepts
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Experience in writing unit test cases
• Good understanding of Database Concepts, Versioning tool such as GIT

Here are the values that act as a guardrail of our execution culture:

Go above and beyond for the customer: We are obsessed with ensuring every customer is taken care of, no matter how big or small they are. We truly believe their problems are our problems, and will stop at next to nothing to see them succeed.

Be relentless: Never stop innovating. Be relentless in trying new things, and improving our product. Challenge the status quo, embrace learning curves, and don’t be afraid to fail. Focus on the outcome and everything else will fall into place.

Be curious: Practice empathy. Anticipate customer needs, and solve them before they get there. If you don’t understand something, ask questions and learn.

Have fun: Laugh. Be positive and kind. Make people feel good. Life is too short to not spend time doing what you love with folks you enjoy being around.

Interview Process

Our goal is to make sure you have the chance to get to know CometChat as we learn more about you. Through a series of conversations with CometChat’s founders and key stakeholders, we’ll want to learn more about your strategic and functional expertise, and your passion. We hope that you’ll bring questions and ideas to each conversation and suggest ways that we can get to know you and your capabilities better.