PHD Lead

Responsibilities

Key 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

Requirements

Technology->UI & Markup Language->PHP