Software Engineer ( PHP, Node.js & React )

Software Engineer ( PHP, Node.js & React )

Responsibilities will include:

• Write well-designed, testable, efficient code for PHP and Node.js back-end services and React front-end applications.
• Solve technical problems by working closely with Development Managers, UX, Product Managers, and offshore teams.
• Design high-performance database schemas and application architecture for their products.
• Empower offshore teams to rapidly deliver stable, high-performing, and reliable code. This requires frequent interaction with them by teleconference.
• Review and improve code for quality and design, getting involved in complicated or sensitive code.
• Maintain and optimize Postgres queries, indexes, and aggregation pipelines.
• Own feature delivery across all phases of the development life cycle, including back-end services using PHP, Node.js, and Express.js and front-end interfaces using React.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on implementation, debugging, and code quality.
• Participate in and advocate for Agile and Scrum activities.
• Prepare and produce releases of software components.
• Handle high-traffic website operations, be proactive with maintenance, and exhibit problem-solving skills to ensure optimal working and performance of the websites.
• Build interfaces and improve existing functionality and application logic.
• Understand standard systems development life-cycle processes and apply Agile methodology effectively on client and internal engagements.
• Apply knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to the client and internal projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software development experience, including hands-on experience building production applications using PHP, Node.js, Express.js, React, and Postgres.
• Experience working with web-based applications and designing and integrating RESTful APIs.
• Strong proficiency in PHP and JavaScript, including object-oriented programming and design patterns in PHP, asynchronous programming in Node.js, and React components, hooks, and state management.
• Strong Postgres knowledge, including schema design, indexing, and query optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own features from design through production, make technical design decisions, and review code.
• Experience writing automated tests for PHP and Node.js back-end services and React front-end components.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ambitious, dedicated, and a little eccentric.
• Team-oriented, with a willingness to standardize code and architecture and mentor other engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Experience working with offshore teams.
Experience with TypeScript and SQL databases.
Experience with transitioning from an older monolith to modern microservices.

AI & Operational Fluency:

AI Integration: Utilize company-approved GenAI tools to accelerate high-value deliverables.
Strategic Oversight: Exercise critical judgment as the "Human-in-the-Loop" by auditing AI outputs for factual accuracy, brand alignment, and the removal of hallucinations.
Data Governance: Ensures no proprietary or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data is exposed to unauthorized models.
Prompt Competency: Demonstrates the ability to craft clear, context-rich prompts to achieve consistent, high-quality results across various business domains.