Application Lead

Aditya Birla Education Trust; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aditya Birla Education Trust seeks an experienced Application Development & Architecture leader to drive end-to-end development of PHP/Laravel backend services, React.js web applications and React Native mobile apps for Android and iOS. You will define architecture, standards and reusable components, design REST APIs, and ensure seamless data flow across platforms.

You will guide developers, conduct code reviews, mentor teams and manage delivery with stakeholders, sprint ceremonies and release

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Strong experience with React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3.
• Practical experience delivering and supporting React Native applications on both Android and iOS.
• Experience with API integration and authentication using OAuth2/JWT.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of PHP/Laravel backend services, React.js web apps and React Native mobile apps.
• Define architecture, coding standards and reusable components.
• Design and review REST APIs, DB structures and integrations with enterprise systems.
• Ensure consistent functionality and data flow across web and mobile platforms.
• Assess existing apps and plan upgrades, refactoring and debt reduction.
• Guide and allocate work, conduct code reviews and mentor developers.
• Translate business requirements into technical tasks, estimates and release plans.
• Oversee version control, CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.

Skills

PHP & Laravel

React.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

HTML5 & CSS3

React Native (Android/iOS)

API integration

OAuth2 / JWT

Git

Testing & debugging

Linux basics

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Nginx/Apache

Android build tools

Job description

Application Development & Architecture

• Lead end-to-end development of PHP/Laravel backend services, React.js web applications and React Native mobile applications for Android and iOS.
• Define application architecture, coding standards and reusable components.
• Design and review REST APIs, database structures and integrations with enterprise systems and third-party services.
• Ensure consistent functionality and data flow across web and mobile platforms.
• Assess existing applications and plan upgrades, refactoring and reduction of technical debt.

Technical Leadership & Team Management

• Guide, mentor and allocate work to developers across backend, web and mobile development.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to agreed engineering standards.
• Support developers in troubleshooting complex technical issues.
• Identify skill gaps and support hiring, onboarding and knowledge transfer.
• Maintain clear technical ownership across internal teams and vendors.

Delivery & Stakeholder Management

• Translate business requirements into technical tasks, effort estimates and release plans.
• Work with business stakeholders, project coordinators, QA and infrastructure teams to deliver agreed priorities.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily reviews, demonstrations and retrospectives.
• Track dependencies, delivery risks and blockers, and communicate progress clearly.
• Review vendor deliverables against approved requirements, quality standards and acceptance criteria.

Quality, Security & Performance

• Ensure appropriate testing, defect resolution and release readiness.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, input validation and protection of sensitive information.
• Monitor and improve application performance, API response times and database efficiency.
• Keep frameworks and dependencies supported, and coordinate vulnerability remediation.
• Ensure production issues are investigated, documented and addressed through corrective actions.

Deployment & Application Support

• Oversee version control, CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Coordinate Android and iOS builds, signing and app store submissions.
• Maintain release documentation, rollback procedures and technical documentation.
• Support production monitoring, incident resolution and application availability.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with PHP and Laravel.
• Strong experience with React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3.
• Practical experience delivering and supporting React Native applications on both Android and iOS.
• Experience with React hooks, state management, navigation and API integration.
• Strong knowledge of MySQL, database design, indexing and query optimization.
• Experience designing REST APIs and implementing authentication using OAuth2, JWT or similar mechanisms.
• Proficiency with Git, pull requests, branching strategies and code reviews.
• Experience with automated testing, debugging, logging and application monitoring.
• Working knowledge of Linux, Apache/Nginx, Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience troubleshooting mobile builds, platform permissions, push notifications, deep links and third-party SDK integrations.