Senior Software Engineer – LAMP

GrowExx is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – LAMP, who will be working with PHP frameworks for design and developing new applications as well as maintain existing applications and deliver them with Test-Driven Development practices, has good analytical skills to create clean code and robust software.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall responsible on the Implementation part of the project i.e., Getting things right
• Be responsible to deliver the project assigned by working conjunction with PO, L3 and ADMs
• Identify ways to implement stories and select the approach that is best suited for the project. Consult with L3 as required
• Break down user stories along with the team to identify technical tasks
• Provide detailed estimates before the start of the sprints. Need to work with the Team to get the estimates
• Proactively pre-plan the sprints to achieve 90+% confidence of delivery
• Delegate such tasks to L1s during the sprints and ensure those are completed. Identify any dependencies amongst the tasks and plan accordingly. Request help of ADMs if needed
• Analyse the User Requirements, NFRs and Technical requirements for the project
• Identify any unknowns i.e., missing scenarios, etc and consult with PO to ensure those are defined either as a User story or UAC
• Identify technical uncertainties and consult with L3 engineer to resolve those
• Perform code reviews for Self and L1 engineers
• Provide support to L1 engineers in completing their tasks. Ideally should enable L1s to do the tasks, rather than doing themselves
• Nurture & Groom L1 engineers to become better at their work
• Create technical documents as required for the project in Jira, Confluence, or other tools
• Provide POs and ADMs with daily updates of the team via Jira and Slack
• Provide HL estimates for any new projects by working closely with L3s, POs and ADMs
• Proactively communicate with other members of the team and other project leads
• Provide HR and Management with any relevant information to help improve organisation culture & performance

Key Skills

• Good knowledge of OOPs concept
• Can write PHP code using multiple Frameworks like YII2, CodeIgniter, Laravel, Symphony based on Technical Document and Requirements given
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT, SVN
• Can develop a secure web API
• Good knowledge of CMS frameworks like Magento, WordPress, Drupal (preferred)
• Good knowledge of Restful API and SOAP architecture (Preferred)
• Worked with databases, Query Optimization, and data structures for (MySQL, Postgres, MSSQ, MongoDB) (Preferred)
• Can unit test to perfection & understand TDD practices
• Can produce code level logs
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms – AWS & Azure is preferred
• Can develop a secure web API
• Can unit test to perfection & understand TDD practices

Education and Experience

• B Tech or B. E. with 4+ years’ experience as a Software Engineer

Analytical and Personal Skills

• Must have good logical reasoning and analytical skills
• Demonstrate Ownership and Accountability of their work
• Multi-tasking capabilities and team management
• Technical documentation
• Self-criticising
• Negotiation skills