FirstCry - Senior Developer - PHP/Node.js/Vue.js (3-8 yrs)

Company profile :

Firstcry.com, is a leading E-commerce company having its presence in India and abroad. The company was launched in 2010 by Supam Maheshwari and Amitava Saha, and has over 400 physical stores in India. It specializes in the Babies and Kids space and sells Fashion, Babygear, Toys and more both online and offline. It has more than 200,000 unique products , around 6000 brands. It also roped in Bollywood's legend Amitabh Bachchan as the brand ambassador. Firstcry also acquired Babyoye, a brand owned by Mahindra & Mahindra group.

It also engages 13 million unique parents every month on their community platform specially designed for parents on parenting. It has connected with 20 million families for their babies/kids daily needs and to address their parenting related questions.

Softbank the world's 36th largest company is one of the major investors in Firstcry along with a few more. The valuation of the company, crosses the $1 billion mark, making it a unicorn in the kids space.

The first International expansion for FirstCry is UAE, which went live in Oct 2019 and now extended to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

www.firstcry.com

www.firstcry.ae

Job Specifications :

Required (must have) skills : PHP, Node, sql, javascript, postgresql

Desired (good to have) skills : AWS services, Angular, vue, react

Job Description :

- Hands-on development using PHP, Node.js, Vue.js, and Angular to contribute to the implementation of features and functionalities.

- Lead and mentor a team of developers, providing technical guidance and support to ensure the team's success.

- Provide technical oversight and review code to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and project requirements.

- Collaborate with project managers to plan and estimate development efforts, ensuring timely and high-quality project delivery.

- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the design of scalable and maintainable solutions.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other developers, to define, design, and deliver features.

- Ensure code quality through code reviews, testing, and continuous integration processes.

Responsibilities :

- Write clean, well-designed code

- Troubleshoot and test core product software to ensure strong optimization

- Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle

Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

- Experience in software development

- Passion for best design and coding practices

- Strong knowledge of relational databases, tools and PHP skills