Software Development Engineer 2 (Telangana)

As a Fullstack SDE - II at NxtWave, you - Build applications at a scale and see them released quickly to the NxtWave learners (within weeks) - Get to take ownership of the features you build and work closely with the product team - Work in a great culture that continuously empowers you to grow in your career - Enjoy freedom to experiment & learn from mistakes (Fail Fast, Learn Faster) - NxtWave is one of the fastest growing edtech startups. Get first-hand experience in scaling the features you build as the company grows rapidly - Build in a world-class developer environment by applying clean coding principles, code architecture, etc. Responsibilities - Lead design and delivery of complex end-to-end features across frontend, backend, and data layers. - Make strategic architectural decisions on frameworks, datastores, and performance patterns. - Review and approve pull requests, enforcing clean-code guidelines, SOLID principles, and design patterns. - Build and maintain shared UI component libraries and backend service frameworks for team reuse. - Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks in both browser rendering and server throughput. - Instrument services with metrics and logging, driving SLIs, SLAs, and observability. - Define and enforce comprehensive testing strategies: unit, integration, and end-to-end. - Own CI/CD pipelines, automating builds, deployments, and rollback procedures. - Ensure OWASP Top-10 mitigations, WCAG accessibility, and SEO best practices. - Partner with Product, UX, and Ops to translate business objectives into technical roadmaps. - Facilitate sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives for predictable deliveries. - Mentor and guide SDE-1s and interns; participate in hiring. Qualifications & Skills - Experience: 3-5 years of software development experience - Preferred Background: IIT/NIT graduate or prior experience working in a product-based company - CTC: Up to 40 LPA (Fixed + Retention Bonus) - Proven leadership in Agile/Scrum environments with a passion for continuous learning. - Deep expertise in React with TypeScript and modern CSS methodologies. - Proficient in Node.js (Express/NestJS) or Python (Django/Flask/FastAPI) or Java (Spring Boot). - Expert in designing RESTful and GraphQL APIs and scalable database schemas. - Knowledge of MySQL/PostgreSQL indexing, NoSQL (ElasticSearch/DynamoDB), and caching (Redis). - Knowledge of Containerization (Docker) and commonly used AWS services such as lambda, ec2, s3, api gateway etc. - Skilled in unit/integration (Jest, pytest) and E2E testing (Cypress, Playwright). - Frontend profiling (Lighthouse) and backend tracing for performance tuning. - Secure coding: OAuth2/JWT, XSS/CSRF protection, and familiarity with compliance regimes. - Solid communicator able to convey technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders. - Experience in reviewing pull requests and providing constructive feedback to the team. .