SR Backend Developer @Scaling Startup

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 Develop and maintain our Laravel-based REST API serving mobile apps and web interfaces

Optimize hybrid search architecture combining MySQL and Algolia for sub-second performance

Build and enhance queue-based systems for processing 200,000+ daily product updates

Implement and maintain Shopify integrations for partner stores

Design scalable database solutions handling high-volume transactional data

Collaborate on AI-powered product categorization features

Develop push notification systems for mobile applications

Support multi-language platform functionality (English / Spanish)

Required Qualifications 5+ years of professional PHP development experience

Proven experience with Algolia or similar search engines (Elasticsearch, Solr)

Solid MySQL database design and optimization skills

Experience with queue systems (Redis, Laravel Queues, RabbitMQ)

Proficiency in REST API development and optimization

Experience with large-scale data processing and synchronization

Understanding of caching strategies and performance optimization

Git version control and collaborative development workflows

Preferred Qualifications Push notification implementation (Firebase, APNs)

Experience with AI / ML integration for data categorization

Real-time inventory management systems

Database indexing and query optimization for large datasets

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

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