Senior Associate - PHP

MDD Forensic Accountants; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Davies is seeking a Senior Associate - PHP to contribute to the design, development, and support of enterprise web applications within an Agile Scrum team in Pune. You will work with PHP 8+ and frameworks like Laravel or Symfony, plus MySQL and PostgreSQL, to deliver scalable solutions.

You will collaborate with architects, product owners, QA, and senior developers to raise engineering standards, participate in CI/CD pipelines, and strengthen security practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of commercial software development experience.
• Minimum 4+ years of PHP application development experience.
• Commercial experience with PHP 8+ and Laravel or Symfony frameworks.
• Strong experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL and database design principles.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.
• Good understanding of OOP, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud-enabled environments.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized deployments.
• Knowledge of OWASP security standards and Agile Scrum practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain PHP applications within an Agile Scrum team.
• Build RESTful APIs and microservice-based solutions.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, QA, and senior developers.
• Contribute to testing, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes.
• Ensure security, performance, maintainability, and scalability of applications.
• Participate in architecture discussions and code reviews.

Skills

PHP development

OOP

SOLID principles

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Agile Scrum

Performance optimization

Security practices

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Laravel

Symfony

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Git

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Associate - PHP

Department: IT

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Pune

Reporting To: Abhinav Gupta

Description

As a Senior Associate - PHP at Davies, you will contribute to the design, development, and support of enterprise web applications within an Agile Scrum team. You will work with modern PHP technologies and frameworks, cloud platforms, APIs, and databases to build scalable and high-performing solutions that support critical business operations.

You will collaborate closely with architects, product owners, QA engineers, and senior developers to deliver high-quality software while continuously improving engineering standards and development practices.

This role is ideal for an experienced PHP developer seeking to deepen technical expertise, work within a modern cloud-enabled environment, and contribute to meaningful digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Software Design & Development

• Design, develop, and maintain applications using PHP, Laravel/Symfony, MySQL, and modern front-end technologies.
• Develop RESTful APIs, integrations, and microservice-based solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following SOLID principles and industry best practices.
• Participate in application architecture discussions and technical design reviews.
• Ensure application security, scalability, maintainability, and performance optimization.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work closely with Product Owners, QA Engineers, Architects, and Senior Developers to deliver solutions from concept through production.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
• Assist in supporting and enhancing existing enterprise applications.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations for improving application architecture and development processes.

Quality, Testing & Automation

• Develop unit, integration, and functional tests using modern testing frameworks.
• Participate in code reviews and promote coding standards across the team.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Identify and remediate technical debt while maintaining application quality and stability.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay up to date with emerging PHP technologies, frameworks, and development practices.
• Contribute to engineering excellence initiatives and technology modernization efforts.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions, technical workshops, and peer mentoring activities.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of commercial software development experience.
• Minimum 4+ years of hands-on PHP application development experience.
• Commercial experience with PHP 8+, Laravel and/or Symfony Frameworks.
• Strong experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and database design principles.
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.
• Good understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Experience building scalable web applications and services.
• Knowledge of Microservices Architecture and event-driven systems.
• Experience with Git-based source control and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized application deployments.
• Understanding of web security best practices including OWASP standards.
• Experience working within Agile Scrum teams.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and performance optimization skills.

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