Role Overview The Software Engineer (Backend) is responsible for the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of backend systems supporting company products. This role applies solid object-oriented programming (OOP) principles, algorithmic problem-solving, and system design skills to build scalable, secure, and maintainable software. The engineer collaborates across teams to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions across distributed environments.

Core Competencies ● Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Robust understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, and abstraction to create modular, reusable, and testable systems.

● Algorithms & Data Structures: Ability to apply algorithms and complexity analysis to build performant, optimized systems.

● Distributed Systems & Microservices: Familiarity with distributed, service-based architectures and an understanding of service contracts and observability.

● Authentication & Authorization: Understanding of secure authentication and access control models, including token-based and role-based strategies.

● System & API Design: Ability to contribute to backend architectures, RESTful and GraphQL APIs, and service integrations that balance performance and maintainability.

● Code Quality & Testing: Committed to producing clean, secure, and maintainable code supported by automated testing frameworks and CI/CD processes.

● Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis: Able to diagnose issues across services and layers, identify root causes, and implement sustainable fixes.

● Collaboration & Communication: Works effectively across Product, Architecture, QA, and Support teams with clear, proactive communication.

● Continuous Improvement: Demonstrates ownership in enhancing processes, tools, performance,



and code quality across the engineering lifecycle.

Responsibilities ● Develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations supporting company products and distributed services.

● Write clean, modular, and testable code in PHP and complementary technologies such as JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and related frameworks.

● Contribute to distributed systems and microservices that support scalability, reliability, and separation of concerns.

● Apply OOP principles and solid architectural patterns to ensure extensibility and maintainability.

● Implement and maintain secure authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth2, JWT, RBAC).

● Utilize data structures, algorithms, and caching strategies to optimize system performance and responsiveness.

● Conduct debugging, profiling, and performance tuning across multiple environments and services.

● Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and Support Teams to gather requirements, define scope, and ensure successful delivery.

● Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE teams to ensure coverage of both new and existing functionality.

● Adhere to code quality, security, and scalability standards across the development lifecycle.

● Participate in peer code reviews, contributing to knowledge sharing and consistent practices.

● Maintain technical documentation including API specifications and relevant implementation notes.





● Participate in engineering reviews, sprint ceremonies, and cross-team demos to align on progress and priorities.

● Ensure compliance with company policies regarding open-source usage and third-party dependencies.

Qualifications ● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

● 3+ years of backend software engineering experience, primarily in PHP production environments.

● Solid understanding of OOP, design patterns, algorithms, and data structures.

● Experience building and maintaining backend systems and service integrations.

● Proficiency in secure API design and familiarity with authentication/authorization concepts.

● Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and backend architecture fundamentals.

● Familiarity with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and containerized environments.

● Ability to debug, optimize, and deliver reliable solutions.

● Good communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

● Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Preferred Skills ● Experience with modern PHP frameworks such as Laravel or Symfony.

● Familiarity with RESTful and GraphQL API design and frontend integration best practices.

● Experience with DevOps, container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure).

● Knowledge of distributed caching, queuing, and messaging systems (e.g., Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka).

● Exposure to observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, ELK Stack, Datadog, OpenTelemetry).

- ● Understanding of asynchronous processing, event-driven systems, and service-to-service communication patterns.

📌 Senior PHP Developer (India)
🏢 TechGrit
📍 India