Senior PHP Developer (PHP | Moodle | Web Hosting & Domain Management)

JobItUs; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

JobItUs in Ahmedabad is seeking a Senior PHP Developer to lead the development of scalable web applications, customize Moodle LMS, and manage Linux hosting, domain management, and server activities.

The ideal candidate will have strong backend development skills, Moodle LMS customization experience, and the ability to mentor junior developers while overseeing production deployments. Experience with Laravel or Core PHP and REST APIs is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 5-8+ years of professional PHP development experience.
• 2+ years Moodle LMS implementation/customization experience preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Linux hosting, domain management, and production deployments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable PHP applications.
• Develop custom Moodle plugins and REST APIs.
• Write clean, reusable, and maintainable code.
• Optimize application performance and database queries.
• Debug and troubleshoot production issues.
• Lead architecture planning and technical decisions.
• Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews.

Skills

PHP development

Laravel

Core PHP

REST APIs

Mentoring juniors

DevOps

Linux hosting

Docker

CI/CD

Moodle LMS

MySQL/MariaDB

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Git

GitHub

GitLab

Composer

Apache/Nginx

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior PHP Developer who can lead the development of scalable web applications while also handling Moodle LMS customization, web hosting environments, domain management, and server-related activities. The ideal candidate should possess strong backend development expertise, experience working with Linux/cPanel servers, and the ability to mentor junior developers while managing production deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable PHP applications.
• Develop custom modules and REST APIs.
• Write clean, reusable, and maintainable code.
• Optimize application performance and database queries.
• Debug and troubleshoot production issues.
• Participate in architecture planning and technical decision-making.
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers.

Laravel / CI/ Core PHP

• Build applications using Laravel or Core PHP.
• Develop custom authentication and authorization systems.
• Build RESTful APIs.
• Queue management.
• Background job processing.
• Caching implementation.
• Security implementation.
• Third-party API integrations.

Database Management

• Strong knowledge of MySQL/MariaDB.
• Database optimization.
• Stored procedures.
• Backup and restoration.
• Query optimization.
• Database migrations.

Moodle LMS Responsibilities

• Install and configure Moodle LMS.
• Develop custom Moodle plugins.
• Customize themes.
• Integrate payment gateways.
• Develop enrollment workflows.
• Moodle version upgrades.
• Moodle backup & restore.
• SCORM integration.
• User role management.
• Moodle security updates.
• Performance optimization.
• LMS troubleshooting.
• API integrations with third-party systems.

Server & DevOps Knowledge

• Linux server administration.
• Apache/Nginx configuration.
• SSH.
• Git.
• GitHub/GitLab.
• Deployment pipelines.
• Docker (preferred).
• Basic CI/CD.
• Cron jobs.
• Composer.
• PHP extensions.
• Server monitoring.
• Log analysis.

API Integration

• Payment gateways
• Google APIs
• Meta APIs
• OAuth authentication
• SMS gateways
• Email APIs
• CRM integrations
• ERP integrations

Security

• OWASP best practices
• SQL Injection prevention
• XSS prevention
• CSRF protection
• Authentication & authorization
• SSL implementation
• Security audits
• Malware removal

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead a team of PHP developers.
• Review code and enforce coding standards.
• Estimate project timelines and effort.
• Coordinate with project managers, designers, QA, and DevOps teams.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring.
• Resolve critical production issues.
• Maintain project documentation and technical specifications.
• Recommend improvements to development processes and system architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5-8+ years of professional PHP development experience.
• 2+ years of Moodle LMS implementation/customization experience preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Linux hosting, domain management, and production deployments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice to Have

Moodle knowledge