Junior Developer

FIRESTORM INTERNETJunior DeveloperJob DescriptionPositionJunior Developer (2 openings)CompanyFirestorm InternetExperience0–1 year. Freshers welcomeQualificationsA bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, ECE or a related field. Strong self-taught candidates with projects to show are also welcomeTypeFull-time, on-siteSalaryINR 22,000 – 30,000 per monthLocationWork EZ – The Ark, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, OMR, Sholinganallur, Chennai 600119ABOUT USFirestorm Internet runs a portfolio of 100+ travel guide websites covering famous attractions around the world, plus the tools and automation that build and run them. As a Junior Developer you will work across the whole stack, from WordPress sites to back-end services, web apps and AI-driven automation. You will own real work from day one, help design new products from scratch, and bring your own ideas to the table.WHAT YOU WILL DO· Maintain and improve our WordPress travel sites· Build back-end services, REST APIs and web apps backed by SQL databases· Design and build new web products, from the first idea to a live release· Write scripts and AI-driven automation, using AI coding tools and owning what they produce· Deploy, monitor and debug sites end to end, from browser to server to database· Think through how a system should be designed before building it, and explain the trade-offs· Suggest ideas for new features and products, and help shape themWHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR· Problem solving: Can break a problem down and write working code for it in at least one of Python, JavaScript or Java· Web development: Basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript, Git, and have built at least one website or web app· How the web works: Browsers, servers, DNS and domains, and HTTP: requests and responses, methods, status codes, headers and cookies· Back-end: Basics of building a back end with Node.js, Python (Flask, FastAPI) or Java, including REST APIs and SQL databases such as MySQL· WordPress: Basic WordPress: themes, plugins, pages and posts. Some PHP is a plus· AI: Hands-on use of AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Copilot, and an interest in building with LLMs· System design: Interest in how systems are designed: how the pieces of an app fit together, and the trade-offs between approaches· Mindset: Curious, open to new ideas and quick to learn, with ideas of your ownNICE TO HAVE· React or Next.js· Experience with a cloud platform such as Google Cloud, AWS or Vercel· Interest in travel and the travel industry