Software Consultant

ParentPay Group - India; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational technology company based in Pune is seeking a Software Consultant to join their innovative team. This entry-level role offers the opportunity to engage in various coding tasks, develop cloud-based solutions, and implement agile methodologies. Candidates should demonstrate proficiency in PHP, React, and Microsoft Azure, as well as strong communication skills. This position is full-time and provides opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in software development using PHP, React, MVC, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Familiar with Microsoft Azure for cloud computing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute actively to coding and development tasks.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Guide and champion development principles for quality and maintainability.

Skills

Communication skills

Software development (PHP, React, MVC, JavaScript, HTML, CSS)

Cloud computing (Microsoft Azure)

Architecture patterns and design

Secure by design best practices

RESTful API development

Testing framework knowledge (XUnit, Moq)

Source code control and release management

API testing (Postman)

Database management and ORM experience

Agile methodologies (Kanban, Scrum, XP, Lean)

Job description

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Department: Development. Location: Pune, India.

Description

ParentPay Group is Europe’s leading software product company and the UK’s largest education technology business. We are on a mission to bring next-generation innovation to positively impact the lives of millions of parents, teachers, and students every day in over 49 countries.

Our market leading products use cutting edge cloud-based technology to streamline school processes, including secure web and mobile apps that enable secure online payments for school items such as meals, trips, clubs and uniform, improve parental engagement, simplify meal management and through our product SIMS collect and manage a database of student information and core school operations.

ParentPay Group’s new offices in Pune are a fantastic tech hub for those looking to boost their careers in software product development.

Our bright team fast-track your career with international exposure and ways of working based on agile development best practices from globally renowned technology consultancies.

Key Responsibilities

• Code Development: contribute actively to coding and development tasks, leading by example and demonstrating best practices, addressing complex coding challenges and participating in solving technical issues.
• Adaptability and Innovation: stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies and best practices, integrating innovative solutions and technologies into projects where applicable.
• Development Principles: guide and champion industry standard development principles and frameworks for achieving quality, speed and maintainability.
• Giving and Receiving Feedback: solicit and engage with feedback on a continuous basis, having timely, actionable and meaningful conversations about performance.
• Emotional Intelligence: recognize, understand and manage your own emotions and influence others, collaborating to co‑create and achieve common goals.
• Ownership and Accountability: take personal accountability and ownership for your work, driving collective progress.
• Continuous Improvement: advance through ongoing, incremental improvement, questioning the status quo and trying out creative ideas.
• Systems Thinking: positively impact complex systems by understanding the whole picture and interdependencies.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Communication skills (both written and verbal) demonstrated at all levels of the organization
• Software development skills (PHP, React, MVC, JavaScript, HTML, CSS)
• Cloud computing, particularly Microsoft Azure, with experience deploying and managing applications in the cloud
• Architecture patterns and design of scalable and maintainable solutions
• Secure by design best practices
• RESTful API development
• Testing framework knowledge (XUnit, Moq) and test driven development experience
• Experience of source code control and release management (CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps)
• Knowledge of API testing (Postman)
• Database management, extensive query skills and ORM (Entity Framework) experience
• Agile development methodologies: Kanban, Scrum, XP, Lean

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology