Senior Software Engineer

Impelsys; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Impelsys in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Laravel Full Stack Developer (SSE) to join our engineering team. You will design scalable, high-performance applications, build RESTful APIs, and mentor junior developers while collaborating with product and QA.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, architecture discussions, performance optimizations, security, and hands-on coding across Laravel, PHP, and frontend stacks (React/Angular/Vue).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 57 years of experience in full stack development.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Laravel framework.
• Advanced knowledge of PHP, OOP principles, and design patterns.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js.
• MVC architecture and system design principles.
• Expertise in MySQL / PostgreSQL with query optimization.
• Experience building scalable REST APIs and cloud platforms.
• Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using Laravel.
• Architect and implement high-performance RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Lead frontend development using modern frameworks (React / Angular / Vue.js).
• Drive scalability, performance tuning, and optimization initiatives.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning.

Skills

Laravel framework

PHP

OOP

MVC architecture

REST APIs

Frontend stacks

Docker

Git

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jest

PHPUnit

Job description

Role Overview

We areseekingan experienced and highly skilled Laravel Full StackDeveloper(SSE) to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have deepexpertisein Laravel, frontend technologies, andarchitectingscalable, high-performance applications. You will play a key role in technical design, performance optimization, and mentoring juniordevelopers while collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, andmaintainscalable web applications using Laravel
• Architect and implement high-performance RESTful APIs and backend services
• Lead frontend development using modern frameworks (React / Angular / Vue.js)
• Drive scalability, performance tuning, and optimization initiatives
• Conduct architecture discussions and contribute to technical design decisions
• Perform code reviews and enforce engineering best practices

• Identifyand resolve production performance bottlenecks

• Ensure security, reliability, and maintainability of applications
• Mentor juniordevelopers andprovidetechnical guidance

• Participateactively in agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and estimations

Must Have Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Scienceor related field

• 57 years of experience in full stack development
• Strong hands-onexpertisein Laravel framework
• Advanced knowledge of PHP, OOP principles, and design patterns
• Strong experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js
• Strong understanding of MVC architecture and system design principles

• Expertisein MySQL / PostgreSQL with query optimization and indexing strategies

• Proven experience in scalability design and performance optimization (caching strategies, load handling, DB tuning, code profiling)
• Strong experience in building andoptimizingREST APIs
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Hands-on experience with Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of automated testing frameworks (PHPUnit, Jest, etc.)
• Experience handling production issues and root cause analysisVersion control using Git
• Knowledge of application security best practices (OWASP)

Good to Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with at least one frontend framework (React / Angular / Vue.js)
• Exposure to microservices architecture
• Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ / Kafka)
• Experience with Redis / Memcached / caching mechanisms
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (APM tools, ELK stack, etc.)
• Experience in product-based or high-traffic applications

Key Competencies

• Strong system-level problem-solving ability
• Ownership mindset and accountability for end-to-end delivery
• Ability to drive technical discussions and influence decisions

• Strong communicationand stakeholder management skills

• Quality-focused and performance-driven engineering approach

Role Level Expectations (SSE)

• Independently owns complex features/modules end-to-end
• Leads design discussions and provides scalable technical solutions
• Proactivelyidentifiesperformance and scalability improvements
• Mentors and guides juniordevelopers
• Contributes to improving engineering standards and best practices
• Acts as a technical anchor during production issues

Evaluation Topics

1. PHP
2. Laravel
3. Testing & CICD
4. SQL
5. React
6. Cloud
7. Security
8. REST
9. Problem Solving
10. Self-Learning
11. Exposure to other tech stacks
12. AI adoption