Sr Backend Developer @Scaling Startup

Senior PHP Developer - TracknTake

TracknTake is a dynamic e-commerce platform that aggregates and manages over 200,000 products from hundreds of partner stores.

Our robust backend handles real-time inventory synchronization, intelligent product categorization, and lightning-fast search capabilities across multiple interfaces.

The Role

We're seeking a Senior PHP Developer to join our backend team and help scale our Laravel-based platform.

You'll work on challenging technical problems including large-scale data processing, advanced search optimization, and real-time synchronization systems.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop and maintain our Laravel-based REST API serving mobile apps and web interfaces.
2. Optimize hybrid search architecture combining MySQL and Algolia for sub-second performance.
3. Build and enhance queue-based systems for processing 200,000+ daily product updates.
4. Implement and maintain Shopify integrations for partner stores.
5. Design scalable database solutions handling high-volume transactional data.
6. Collaborate on AI-powered product categorization features.
7. Develop push notification systems for mobile applications.
8. Support multi-language platform functionality (English/Spanish).

Required Qualifications

1. 5+ years of professional PHP development experience.
2. Strong Laravel framework expertise.
3. Proven experience with Algolia or similar search engines (Elasticsearch, Solr).
4. Solid MySQL database design and optimization skills.
5. Experience with queue systems (Redis, Laravel Queues, RabbitMQ).
6. Proficiency in REST API development and optimization.
7. Experience with large-scale data processing and synchronization.
8. Understanding of caching strategies and performance optimization.
9. Git version control and collaborative development workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Push notification implementation (Firebase, APNs).
2. Experience with AI/ML integration for data categorization.
3. Multi-tenant application architecture.
4. E-commerce platform development.
5. Real-time inventory management systems.
6. Database indexing and query optimization for large datasets.
7. Experience with role-based CMS development.

What We Offer

• Work on technically challenging problems at scale.
• Opportunity to shape architecture decisions for a growing platform.
• Collaborative environment with modern development practices.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies including AI integration.
• Impact on a platform serving hundreds of partner stores.
• Growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding e-commerce ecosystem.

Technical Environment

Backend: PHP 8+ with Laravel

Databases: MySQL with advanced indexing and optimization

Search: Algolia integration with intelligent fallback systems

Queue Processing: Laravel Queues with Redis

APIs: RESTful architecture with comprehensive documentation

Integrations: Shopify, payment gateways, analytics platforms

Infrastructure: Scalable cloud deployment with monitoring and logging

Contact

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