Payal Chouchan
Software Engineer | PHP | CodeIgniter | Yii | MySQL | REST APIs
About
Software Engineer with 3 years of professional experience building and maintaining web applications using PHP, CodeIgniter, Yii, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery/AJAX, REST APIs and Git. Experienced in translating requirements into software features, debugging production issues, improving existing code, testing functionality, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Hands-on exposure to WordPress, Moodle, Docker and AI-assisted development with Claude.
Strong interest in software engineering practices, secure coding, SDLC, Agile development, scalable systems and user-focused solutions.
Experience
Software Developer - Kollab A/S - Remote
(2026-06 - 2026-09)
- Developed and maintained customer-focused changes for WordPress and Moodle-based educational projects according to functional requirements.
- Analyzed requirements, implemented application changes, tested functionality, and resolved issues across existing PHP-based systems.
- Worked with Moodle and WordPress codebases, gaining exposure to multiple components and understanding how changes affected existing functionality.
- Collaborated with team members through remote development workflows and communicated work status, issues, and progress.
- Used Docker and Git-based development workflows while working on application changes and troubleshooting.
- Delivered two Moodle project upgrades within the required timelines and supported ongoing application maintenance.
Software Developer - C-Tel Infosystems - Hyderabad
(2025-06 - 2026-05)
- Developed and maintained a Liquor Management System using PHP, Yii, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery/AJAX and REST APIs.
- Analyzed business requirements and translated them into backend features, database changes and user-facing functionality.
- Integrated and supported payment workflows using PayU and Worldline payment gateways, including transaction and error handling.
- Debugged application issues, investigated API/database problems, and improved existing code for reliability and maintainability.
- Worked with Git and followed structured development, testing and deployment practices in a team environment.
Software Engineer / PHP Developer - Autozilla Solution Pvt. Ltd. - Hyderabad
(2023-11 - 2025-06)
- Developed features for a vehicle-parts sales and garage management platform using PHP, CodeIgniter, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery and AJAX.
- Worked across Estimates, Orders, Inwards, Dispatch, Invoices, Payments, Stocks, Reports, Returns and Tickets modules.
- Implemented REST-based functionality and interactive web features using AJAX, Select2 and dynamic form workflows.
- Debugged functional and database issues, including payment gateway errors, and supported production issue resolution.
- Improved page performance and maintainability by reducing redundant code and optimizing application queries and workflows.
- Implemented file-upload improvements and PDF data extraction functionality to streamline operational processes.
- Used Git for source control and collaborated with team members during feature development, testing and issue resolution.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Computer Science / Engineering - Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus, Bhilai (2023)
