Lead Back-End Developer

Project Role: Senior Back-End Developer, Lead Back-End Developer

Work Experience: 8+ years

Work Location: Remote

Must-Have Skills: PHP, Laravel, Node.js and strong Leadership skills.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of back-end developers, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Hands-on development experience with PHP, Laravel, and Node.js, actively identifying and addressing technical challenges.
• Analyze data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and implement improvements.
• Collaborate with the frontend team to understand UI requirements, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and optimal web functionality.
• Generate ideas for new programs, products, or features by staying updated with industry developments and trends.
• Develop high-quality, reusable code and conduct UI tests to optimize performance.
• Proficient in database systems, with expertise in MySQL; familiarity with NoSQL databases like MongoDB or DynamoDB is preferred.
• Solid understanding of enterprise software design patterns, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and data structures.

Technical Profile:

• Expertise in PHP-based frameworks such as Laravel, with a strong understanding of design patterns and best practices.
• Proficiency in Node.js and Express.js for building scalable back-end systems and APIs.
• Experience working with frontend technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern frameworks like React.js or AngularJS.
• Proficiency in continuous integration and deployment.
• Strong knowledge of building distributed systems, microservices-based architecture, and web services (REST, SOAP) to ensure reliability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including services like AWS Lambda, EC2, S3, or Azure Functions.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Good communication skills
• Good, positive attitude
• Good debugging and problem-solving skills
• Good IQ
• Lots of common sense