Software Engineer ( PHP, Node.js & React )

Entrata
Pune, India
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for full-stack engineers who design and deliver scalable systems, with experience in AI integration and offshore collaboration.

Best fit for

  • Individuals who thrive in a culture of radical transparency and can mentor others
    — “Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on implementation, debugging, and code quality”
  • Developers who are comfortable with both back-end and front-end technologies in a hybrid stack
    — “designing database schemas and scalable application architecture using PHP, Node.js, Express.js, React, and Postgres”

Things to consider

  • Requires frequent teleconference interaction with offshore teams, which may demand time zone flexibility or availability during specific hours
    — “frequent interaction with them by teleconference”
  • Candidates must be able to audit AI outputs for accuracy and brand alignment, indicating a need for attention to detail and domain knowledge
    — “auditing AI outputs for factual accuracy, brand alignment, and the removal of hallucinations”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in mentoring and standardizing code practices in your resume and interviews
    — “Team-oriented, with a willingness to standardize code and architecture and mentor other engineers”
  • Emphasize your ability to independently lead projects through all development phases
    — “independently own projects and see them through from design to production”
  • Showcase your proficiency in both PHP/Node.js back-end and React front-end technologies
    — “Write well-designed, testable, efficient code for PHP and Node.js back-end services and React front-end applications”
  • Demonstrate your experience with Postgres, including schema design and query optimization
    — “Maintain and optimize Postgres queries, indexes, and aggregation pipelines”
  • Include examples of using automated testing for both back-end and front-end code
    — “Experience writing automated tests for PHP and Node.js back-end services and React front-end components”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Design and implement scalable application architecture
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance
Typical background
5+ years of software development experienceExperience with PHP, Node.js, React, and Postgres

Skills & requirements

Required

PHPNode.jsReactPostgreSQLAgile MethodologyScrumDatabase Schema DesignHigh-performance Application Architecture

Preferred

ElasticsearchKafka

Stack & domain

PHPNode.jsExpress.jsReactPostgreSQLRestful ApisDatabase SchemasApplication ArchitectureAgile MethodologyProblem-solvingAttention To DetailTeam CollaborationTechnical GuidanceProperty Management Technology

About the role

Original posting from Entrata via Lever

Since 2003, Entrata has evolved from a visionary, student-led startup into a global leader in AI-driven property management technology. Today, we power the industry's most essential operating system, serving owners and residents worldwide through a comprehensive suite of intelligent leasing, payment, and communication tools powered by cutting-edge AI. With a proven track record of sustained growth and a global team of more than 2,200 employees, we offer the rare combination of established stability and high-velocity innovation. Recognized by the Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame and the Utah Business Fast 50, Entrata fosters a culture of radical transparency and entrepreneurial energy. At Entrata, we create an environment where different perspectives are valued and respected. Those perspectives challenge assumptions, strengthen our decisions, and raise the bar as we reshape the global living experience through AI-powered solutions.

If you’re one of the best and brightest, a highly motivated innovator, a fast worker, and a fierce competitor, you might be just the person we’re looking for! Entrata’s Development department is seeking a Software Engineer – PHP, Node.js, and React (P3) based in India. You will work closely with senior engineers and the engineering manager, designing database schemas and scalable application architecture using PHP, Node.js, Express.js, React, and Postgres. You will also independently own projects and see them through from design to production, providing technical guidance to other engineers.

Responsibilities will include::

  • Write well-designed, testable, efficient code for PHP and Node.js back-end services and React front-end applications.
  • Solve technical problems by working closely with Development Managers, UX, Product Managers, and offshore teams.
  • Design high-performance database schemas and application architecture for their products.
  • Empower offshore teams to rapidly deliver stable, high-performing, and reliable code. This requires frequent interaction with them by teleconference.
  • Review and improve code for quality and design, getting involved in complicated or sensitive code.
  • Maintain and optimize Postgres queries, indexes, and aggregation pipelines.
  • Own feature delivery across all phases of the development life cycle, including back-end services using PHP, Node.js, and Express.js and front-end interfaces using React.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on implementation, debugging, and code quality.
  • Participate in and advocate for Agile and Scrum activities.
  • Prepare and produce releases of software components.
  • Handle high-traffic website operations, be proactive with maintenance, and exhibit problem-solving skills to ensure optimal working and performance of the websites.
  • Build interfaces and improve existing functionality and application logic.
  • Understand standard systems development life-cycle processes and apply Agile methodology effectively on client and internal engagements.
  • Apply knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to the client and internal projects.

Minimum Qualifications::

  • 5+ years of software development experience, including hands-on experience building production applications using PHP, Node.js, Express.js, React, and Postgres.
  • Experience working with web-based applications and designing and integrating RESTful APIs.
  • Strong proficiency in PHP and JavaScript, including object-oriented programming and design patterns in PHP, asynchronous programming in Node.js, and React components, hooks, and state management.
  • Strong Postgres knowledge, including schema design, indexing, and query optimization.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently own features from design through production, make technical design decisions, and review code.
  • Experience writing automated tests for PHP and Node.js back-end services and React front-end components.
  • Strong written and verbal communication.
  • Ambitious, dedicated, and a little eccentric.
  • Team-oriented, with a willingness to standardize code and architecture and mentor other engineers.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Experience working with offshore teams.
  • Experience with TypeScript and SQL databases.
  • Experience with transitioning from an older monolith to modern microservices.

AI & Operational Fluency::

  • AI Integration: Utilize company-approved GenAI tools to accelerate high-value deliverables.
  • Strategic Oversight: Exercise critical judgment as the "Human-in-the-Loop" by auditing AI outputs for factual accuracy, brand alignment, and the removal of hallucinations.
  • Data Governance: Ensures no proprietary or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data is exposed to unauthorized models.
  • Prompt Competency: Demonstrates the ability to craft clear, context-rich prompts to achieve consistent, high-quality results across various business domains.

Entrata is dedicated to creating a workplace where a diverse and inclusive team thrives in an environment free from discrimination. We provide equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

It’s a great place to work! Will you join us?

Source: Entrata careers (Lever)

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