Staff Engineer,(Laravel & React)

As a Staff Engineer at Nagarro, your responsibilities include writing high-quality code, understanding client requirements, envisioning solutions for both functional and non-functional needs, coordinating application development activities, and leading UAT and production rollouts. You will also mentor junior developers, review code for quality, and troubleshoot complex application issues. Collaboration with cross-functional teams ensures that projects are complete and effective.

To be considered for the Staff Engineer position at Nagarro, you should ideally have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field along with 7+ years of experience in web application development using PHP with Laravel and JavaScript frameworks like React. Strong knowledge of MS SQL Server and experience with managing state solutions like Redux are highly valued.

The essential technical skills for a Staff Engineer at Nagarro include strong proficiency in PHP and Laravel for backend development, along with React for frontend development. Familiarity with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and modern front-end tools is important. Additionally, experience with MS SQL Server, deployment on Windows 2019 VMs using Apache, and understanding of RESTful APIs are critical.

At Nagarro, we believe in fostering professional growth through mentorship and continuous learning opportunities. As a Staff Engineer, you will not only mentor junior developers but also engage in constructive feedback and collaborative problem-solving with your peers. Our dynamic environment encourages skill development through challenging projects and the chance to experiment with new technologies.

The work culture at Nagarro is dynamic and non-hierarchical, promoting an open exchange of ideas and collaboration across teams. As a Staff Engineer, you will be empowered to take ownership of projects, make impactful decisions, and contribute to a creative and inclusive environment where innovation is encouraged.

When asked about your experience with PHP and Laravel, provide specific examples of projects you’ve worked on, the challenges you faced, and how you utilized Laravel’s features such as routing, middleware, and Eloquent ORM to streamline development. Highlight any multi-tenant applications you've built to demonstrate your expertise.

Discuss the various options you've used for state management in React apps, such as Redux, Context API, or Zustand. Share an example of a project where you implemented these solutions effectively, emphasizing why you chose a particular method and how it improved your application's performance.

Describe your code review process, emphasizing best practices like adhering to coding standards, prioritizing readability, and ensuring consistent use of design patterns. Also mention how you provide constructive feedback to enable team growth, and how you handle disagreements in a professional manner.

Outline your approach to troubleshooting, starting from identifying the issue through debugging tools and logs, to isolating the root cause. Share an example where you successfully resolved a complex issue, detailing any analytical methods you used and the outcome.

Discuss the importance of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in the project lifecycle, emphasizing how it validates if the final product meets client requirements. Share your experience leading UAT sessions and how you ensured stakeholder feedback was incorporated into the final deliverable.

Discuss techniques you apply for optimizing SQL databases, such as indexing strategies, query optimization, and schema design. Provide specific examples where your optimizations led to improved application performance.

Share a deployment challenge you encountered, detailing the situation and how you resolved it. Highlight any tools or strategies you used, such as CI/CD pipelines, and the importance of testing in production environments.

Explain your philosophy on mentoring junior developers, focusing on fostering a supportive learning environment. Share practices you employ for knowledge sharing, such as pairing with them on a task or guiding them through problem-solving techniques.

Discuss trends that are currently influencing web development, such as the rise of microservices, improved user experiences, or AI integrations. Reflect on how these trends could impact your work at Nagarro as a Staff Engineer.

Detail your experience in building and consuming RESTful APIs, including key principles such as statelessness and resource-based design. Share an example of a project where you successfully integrated front-end and back-end services using RESTful APIs.