Software Development Engineer 2

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years building production full-stack applications end-to-end with measurable impact.
• Proven leadership in Agile/Scrum environments with a passion for continuous learning.
• 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.
• Strong communicator able to convey technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in reviewing pull requests and providing constructive feedback to the team.

Qualities we'd love to find in you:

• The attitude to always strive for the best outcomes and an enthusiasm to deliver high-quality software.
• Strong collaboration abilities and a flexible & friendly approach to working with teams.
• Strong determination with a constant eye on solutions.
• Creative ideas with problem solving mind-set.
• Be open to receiving objective criticism and improving upon it.
• Eagerness to learn and zeal to grow.
• Strong communication skills are a huge plus.

Skills

AWS, CI/CD, Docker, Java, Node.js, NodeJS, Python, full stack, full-stack