Backend development expert with extensive experience in architecting and optimizing REST APIs for the Volta ride-hailing platform. Successfully integrated real-time tracking and secure payment services, ensuring seamless collaboration with mobile and frontend teams. Provided mentorship to junior developers and contributed to sprint planning and technical discussions, resulting in enhanced team performance. Maintained thorough API documentation and secured third-party integrations, significantly improving system reliability.
Volta (ride-hailing platform), Senior PHP Developer, PHP, CodeIgniter, MySQL, REST APIs, JavaScript, jQuery, Volta is a scalable ride-hailing platform similar to Uber and Ola, built to connect passengers with nearby drivers through mobile and web applications. The system supports real-time ride booking, fare estimation, live driver tracking, secure payment integration, and trip history for riders and drivers The platform also includes an admin dashboard to manage users, trips, earnings, and generate business analytics, user and driver onboarding, real-time ride booking and GPS tracking, dynamic fare calculation, secure payment integration, trip history and reviews, an admin panel for analytics and trip management, developed RESTful APIs consumed by Android/iOS apps, built backend logic in PHP/CodeIgniter for booking and payment flows, integrated payment gateways and third-party APIs, ensured performance via optimized SQL queries, implemented security features (token auth, input validation), coordinated with mobile teams for smooth integration, and contributed to product planning and API documentation