Senior Php Developer

Job Description Senior PHP Developer (Agentic AI, LLM & MCP)

Experience:

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior PHP Developer with strong hands-on expertise in PHP, CodeIgniter, Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Model Context Protocol (MCP).

The ideal candidate should have experience developing, deploying, and maintaining scalable web applications, integrating AI-powered solutions, building intelligent agents, and implementing automation workflows. Strong knowledge of REST APIs, third-party integrations, GitLab, CI/CD, and modern AI development tools is essential.

Key Responsibilities

1. PHP & Web Application Development

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable PHP applications using CodeIgniter.
• Build and integrate REST APIs, webhooks, payment gateways, and third-party services.
• Optimize application performance, security, scalability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot production issues and maintain existing applications.

2. Agentic AI & LLM Integration

• Design and develop intelligent AI agents capable of reasoning, tool calling, information retrieval, and workflow automation.
• Integrate LLM APIs such as OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Llama into PHP applications.
• Implement prompt engineering, function calling, structured outputs, and AI guardrails.
• Develop AI-powered assistants and automated business workflows.
• Monitor AI response quality, accuracy, latency, and API costs.

3. MCP & RAG Development

• Develop and integrate MCP servers, clients, and tools for AI-driven applications.
• Connect AI agents with databases, APIs, internal systems, and third-party platforms.
• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows using vector databases.
• Work with embeddings, semantic search, document indexing, and retrieval pipelines.
• Ensure secure access, authentication, authorization, and data protection.

4. GitLab, CI/CD & Deployment

• Manage source code using Git and GitLab, including branching, merging, and code reviews.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Deploy applications across development, staging, and production environments.
• Work with Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Docker, and Jenkins.
• Handle deployment monitoring, logging, backups, and rollback procedures.

5. Front-End Development & Quality Assurance

• Develop responsive interfaces using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, and Bootstrap.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Follow secure coding practices and maintain technical documentation.
• Use Cursor AI or similar AI-assisted coding tools to improve development productivity.

Required Technical Skills

• Backend:

  PHP, CodeIgniter, MySQL, REST APIs, JSON, Webhooks

• AI Technologies:

  Agentic AI, LLMs, MCP, RAG, Prompt Engineering, Function Calling

• LLM Platforms:

  OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Meta Llama

• Frontend:

  JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS, Sass, Bootstrap, AJAX

• Development Tools:

  Git, GitLab, Cursor AI, Python

• DevOps:

  CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker, Linux, Apache, LAMP Stack

• AI Integration:

  Vector Databases, Embeddings, Semantic Search, AI Workflow Automation

• Security:

  OAuth 2.0, JWT, OWASP, API Authentication and Authorization

Preferred Skills

• Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, Firebase, and Node.js.
• Knowledge of vector databases such as Pinecone, Qdrant, Weaviate, or Chroma.
• Experience with AI agent orchestration and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Familiarity with payment gateway integration and cloud-based deployments.
• Understanding of AI response evaluation, hallucination reduction, and cost optimization.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Minimum 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in PHP and CodeIgniter development.
• Practical experience building and deploying AI-powered applications.
• Good understanding of LLM APIs, Agentic AI architecture, MCP, and RAG.
• Experience managing production applications, API integrations, and deployments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Ability to understand project requirements, estimate tasks, and deliver quality solutions within timelines.

Key Skills for Naukri Search

PHP, CodeIgniter, Agentic AI, LLM, MCP, Model Context Protocol, RAG, OpenAI API, Claude, Gemini, Prompt Engineering, REST API, MySQL, GitLab, CI/CD, Cursor AI, Python, Docker, Jenkins, Vector Database, LangChain, LangGraph.