SDE 2 Fullstack Developer

About NxtWave:

NxtWave is one of India’s fastest-growing edtech startups, transforming the way students learn and build careers in tech. With a strong community of learners across the country, we’re building cutting-edge products that make industry-ready skills accessible and effective at scale.

What will you do:

• Build and ship full-stack features end-to-end (frontend, backend, data).
• Own your code – from design to deployment with CI/CD pipelines.
• Make key architectural decisions and implement scalable systems.
• Lead code reviews, enforce clean code practices, and mentor SDE-1s.
• Optimize performance across frontend (Lighthouse) and backend (tracing, metrics)
• Ensure secure, accessible, and SEO-friendly applications.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Ops to deliver fast and effectively.
• Work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment with rapid release cycles.

What we are expecting:

• 3–5 years of experience building production-grade full-stack applications.
• Proficiency in React (or Angular/Vue), TypeScript, Node.js / NestJS / Django / Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of REST/GraphQL APIs, relational & NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Docker, AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, API Gateway), Redis, Elasticsearch.
• Solid testing experience – unit, integration, and E2E (Jest, Cypress, Playwright).
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and team collaboration skills.
• Passion for learning, ownership, and building great software.

Location: Hyderabad (In-office)