WhyNxtWave

As a Backend 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 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.
- 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

- 3–5 years building production Backend 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
- Solid communication skills is a huge plus

Work Location: Hyderabad

📌 Back End Developer (Secunderabad)
🏢 NxtWave
📍 Secunderabad