Senior Software Engineer

Weekday AI (YC W21); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,580,000 - 3,096,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI in Bengaluru, India, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own backend design and development using Laravel and PHP. You will build scalable, secure APIs and services, drive architecture decisions, and mentor junior engineers.

This full-time role requires 5+ years of experience, strong problem-solving, and collaboration with product, frontend, QA, DevOps, and other teams to deliver robust solutions that power client platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with backend focus.
• Strong proficiency in PHP and Laravel for production-grade applications.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Knowledge of relational databases and SQL optimization.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and software development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend applications using PHP and Laravel.
• Build secure, reusable backend services and components.
• Create robust RESTful APIs and integrations with internal/ external systems.
• Translate requirements into scalable backend solutions and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, QA, DevOps to deliver features end-to-end.

Skills

Laravel

PHP

Backend engineering

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Cloud platforms

Job description

Job Description:

This role is for one of the Weekdays clients

Salary range: Rs 2580000 - Rs 3096000 (ie INR 25.8-30.96 LPA)

Experience: 5+ yrs

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experiencedSenior Software Engineerwith strong expertise inLaravel, PHP, and backend engineeringto design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems.

The role is suited for an engineer who can take ownership of complex backend requirements, contribute to system architecture, build reliable APIs and services, and drive engineering initiatives from design through production. You will work closely with product, frontend, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams to deliver robust technology solutions that support business growth and evolving customer needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend applications usingPHP and Laravel.
• Build clean, reusable, secure, and maintainable backend services and application components.
• Design and develop robustRESTful APIsand integrations with internal and external systems.
• Translate functional and technical requirements into scalable backend solutions.
• Contribute to backend architecture, system design, and technology decisions.
• Design and optimise database schemas, queries, indexes, and data-access layers.
• Integrate backend applications with third-party services, APIs, and other enterprise systems.
• Optimise application performance, scalability, reliability, and resource utilisation.
• Identify and resolve complex production issues through structured debugging and root-cause analysis.
• Implement appropriate security practices across APIs, backend services, authentication, authorisation, and data handling.
• Write unit, integration, and automated tests to ensure application quality and reliability.
• Participate in peer code reviews and promote clean coding standards, design principles, and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders to deliver features end-to-end.
• Support CI/CD, deployment, monitoring, production releases, and application maintenance.
• Identify opportunities for refactoring, automation, performance improvements, and technical debt reduction.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers and contribute to technical knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to architecture and design reviews.
• Stay current withLaravel, PHP, backend architecture, cloud-native development, and modern software engineering practices.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 5+ years of professional software development experiencewith strong hands-on expertise in backend engineering.
• Strong proficiency inPHP and Laravel, with experience building production-grade applications.
• Proven experience designing and developingRESTful APIs and backend services.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, software design principles, and clean architecture.
• Experience designing and working with relational databases and writing efficient SQL queries.
• Strong understanding of application performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and external systems.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing, debugging, production troubleshooting, and performance optimisation.
• Familiarity withGit, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, cloud platforms, and modern development workflows.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum or similar software development environments.
• Strong understanding of backend application architecture and scalable system design.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with strong attention to code quality and maintainability.
• Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring other developers.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to independently own complex technical deliverables and drive them through development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Bachelors degree inComputer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related disciplineis preferred.