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 :

- 3 to 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.

- Deep expertise in React (or Angular/Vue) 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.

- 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 is a huge plus.

Work Location : Hyderabad.