PHP Full Stack Developer (Node.js/Laravel)

Winzons; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonata Software is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer who uses AI as a core part of the development workflow to build, modernize, and deliver software efficiently. The role focuses on Vue / Nuxt, PHP / Laravel, Node.js/Express, MySQL, MongoDB and React Native across web apps, improving legacy systems and boosting test coverage.

This is a role where AI is a mandatory component of design, build, test, and delivery processes, accelerating development and quality across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building production web applications.
• Strong experience with PHP / Laravel and/or Node.js / Express.
• Strong experience with Vue.js / SPA architectures.
• Experience in improving legacy systems.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated tests.
• Hands-on use of AI tools in software development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Use AI-assisted workflows to develop and maintain full stack applications across Vue / Nuxt, PHP / Laravel, Node.js/Express.
• Modernize legacy systems by analyzing codebases and planning upgrades with AI.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and service-based components with AI-assisted accuracy.
• Ensure changes do not introduce regressions and maintain existing functionality.
• Build and maintain unit, integration, and automated tests with AI-enhanced coverage.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software.

Skills

Backend frameworks

Frontend frameworks

RESTful APIs

AI in development

Debugging & troubleshooting

Database design

Automated testing

Legacy system modernization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

Docker

API testing tools

Job description

Company Name: Sonata Software

Job Role: PHP Full Stack Developer

Designation: Senior Full Stack Engineer (AI-Driven Development)

Experience Required: 5-10 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Bangalore/Karnataka, India

Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Industry: Information Technology / Software Development

About The Role :

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer who uses AI as a core part of their development workflow to build, modernize, and deliver software efficiently.

You will work across a portfolio of web applications built with Vue / Nuxt, PHP / Laravel, Node.js/Express, MySQL, MongoDB, and React Native improving legacy systems, increasing test coverage, and building API-driven components while leveraging AI to accelerate development, reduce manual effort, and improve code quality.

This is not a role where AI is optional.

It is an expected part of how you design, build, test, and deliver software every day.

Key Responsibilities :

• Use AI-assisted workflows to develop and maintain full stack applications across Vue / Nuxt, PHP / Laravel, Node.js/Express, and related technologies.
• Modernize legacy systems (e.g., Vue 2, Nuxt 2, PHP 7, Node 14) by leveraging AI to analyze codebases, plan upgrades, refactor safely, and accelerate migrations.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and service-based components, using AI to accelerate development and enforce consistency.
• Use AI to safely evolve systems, ensuring changes do not introduce regressions or break existing functionality.
• Build and maintain unit, integration, and automated tests, using AI to rapidly expand coverage and reduce reliance on manual QA.

Apply AI tools in daily development to :

• Generate, refactor, and optimize frontend and backend code.
• Rapidly increase test coverage in low-coverage systems.
• Analyze and understand large, distributed, or unfamiliar codebases.
• Assist in debugging, root cause analysis, and production issue resolution.
• Accelerate documentation, onboarding materials, and knowledge sharing.
• Use AI to identify architectural weaknesses and recommend improvements, including breaking down monolithic components into cleaner API-driven or service-oriented designs.
• Improve development workflows by leveraging AI in CI/CD pipelines, code review processes, and deployment automation.
• Continuously evaluate how AI can reduce engineering toil, improve velocity, and increase delivery predictability.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software, using AI to enhance communication clarity and execution speed.

Required Qualifications :

• 5+ years of experience building production web applications.
• Strong experience with at least one backend stack :
• PHP / Laravel, and/or
• Node.js / Express.
• Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks, particularly Vue.js / SPA architectures.
• Experience working in and improving legacy systems.
• Strong experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated tests (unit and/or integration).
• Demonstrated, hands‑on use of AI tools in software development workflows.
• Strong problem‑solving, debugging, and system analysis skills.
• Experience with MySQL or similar relational databases.

AI-Driven Development Expectations :

• You are expected to actively use AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar) to increase speed, improve output quality, and reduce manual effort across the development lifecycle.
• Generating and refining full stack code across frontend, backend, and API layers.
• Producing unit and integration tests from existing codebases with limited coverage.
• Using AI to quickly understand and navigate legacy and multi-repo systems.
• Accelerating framework upgrades and dependency modernization.
• Assisting with bug investigation, debugging, and root cause analysis.
• Improving documentation, architecture understanding, and onboarding speed.
• Iterating rapidly by combining engineering judgment with AI-generated output.