Senior Software Developer

Role Overview

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, is hands-on with development, and can lead our engineering team to build and scale robust, high-performing systems. You will drive architectural decisions, mentor a team of talented engineers, and collaborate closely with product, design, and business teams to execute our ambitious roadmap. You will be at the forefront of scaling our infrastructure to support billions of messages, ensuring real-time engagement for businesses at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Own the engineering roadmap, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance of our systems.
• Hands-on Development: Dive into the code when necessary, set high coding standards, and lead by example.
• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team, fostering a strong culture of ownership and innovation.
• System Scalability: Architect and optimize scalable and resilient backend & frontend systems handling millions of messages per day.
• High Availability & Performance: Design systems that can handle billions of API calls and ensure minimal downtime.
• Agile Execution: Drive sprint planning, prioritization, and timely delivery of features in an agile development environment.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product, design, and business teams to align engineering efforts with company goals.
• DevOps & Security: Ensure best practices for CI/CD, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and security compliance.
• Tech Stack Evolution: Stay ahead of emerging technologies and drive innovation in AiSensy’s architecture.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership/managerial role.
• Expertise in modern tech stacks – Proficiency in MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack or similar.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS) and microservices architecture.
• Proven experience in scaling high-traffic, distributed systems handling billions of messages per month.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to hustle in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a data-driven decision-making approach.
• Passion for building great products, coaching engineers, and driving tech excellence.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation & Benefits aligned with your experience and the impact you bring.
• Opportunity for Growth in a rapidly expanding B2B SaaS company.
• Cutting-Edge Technology & Projects in the WhatsApp Business API and Click to WhatsApp Ads space.
• Collaborative Work Environment that fosters innovation, learning, and career development.
• Flexible & Inclusive Culture, where every team member has a voice and the chance to make a significant impact.

About NxtWave

NxtWave is one of India’s fastest-growing ed-tech startups, reshaping the tech education landscape by bridging the gap between industry needs and student readiness. With prestigious recognitions such as Technology Pioneer 2024 by the World Economic Forum and Forbes India 30 Under 30, NxtWave’s impact continues to grow rapidly across India.

Our flagship on-campus initiative, NxtWave Institute of Advanced Technologies (NIAT), offers a cutting-edge 4-year Computer Science program designed to groom the next generation of tech leaders, located in Hyderabad’s global tech corridor.

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🌐 NxtWave | NIAT

About the Role

As a PhD-level Software Development Instructor, you will play a critical role in building India’s most advanced undergraduate tech education ecosystem. You’ll be mentoring bright young minds through a curriculum that fuses rigorous academic principles with real-world software engineering practices. This is a high-impact leadership role that combines teaching, mentorship, research alignment, and curriculum innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality classroom instruction in programming, software engineering, and emerging technologies.
• Integrate research-backed pedagogy and industry-relevant practices into classroom delivery.
• Mentor students in academic, career, and project development goals.
• Take ownership of curriculum planning, enhancement, and delivery aligned with academic and industry excellence.
• Drive research-led content development, and contribute to innovation in teaching methodologies.
• Support capstone projects, hackathons, and collaborative research opportunities with industry.
• Foster a high-performance learning environment in classes of 70–100 students.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for continuous student development and program quality.
• Actively participate in faculty training, peer reviews, and academic audits.

Eligibility & Requirements

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, IT, or a closely related field from a recognized university.
• Strong academic and research orientation, preferably with publications or project contributions.
• Prior experience in teaching/training/mentoring at the undergraduate/postgraduate level is preferred.
• A deep commitment to education, student success, and continuous improvement.

Must-Have Skills

• Expertise in Python, Java, JavaScript, and advanced programming paradigms.
• Strong foundation in Data Structures, Algorithms, OOP, and Software Engineering principles.
• Excellent communication, classroom delivery, and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with academic content tools like Google Slides, Sheets, Docs.
• Passion for educating, mentoring, and shaping future developers.

Good to Have

• Industry experience or consulting background in software development or research-based roles.
• Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile methodologies.
• Understanding of AI/ML, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Web or Mobile Development.
• A drive to innovate in teaching, curriculum design, and student engagement.

Why Join Us?

• Be at the forefront of shaping India’s tech education revolution.
• Work alongside IIT/IISc alumni, ex-Amazon engineers, and passionate educators.
• Competitive compensation with strong growth potential.
• Create impact at scale by mentoring hundreds of future-ready tech leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Frontend Development: Build responsive, modern, and engaging user interfaces using React.js, ensuring a seamless user experience across all devices.
• Backend Development: Design and implement RESTful APIs, manage databases, and handle business logic using Node.js and Express.js.
• Database Management: Build and manage MongoDB databases, including schema design, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with UX/UI designers, product managers, and other developers to deliver high-quality, performant web portals.
• Performance Optimization: Implement best practices for performance tuning, scalability, and reliability across both frontend and backend.
• Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, adhering to best practices, and conduct code reviews for your peers.
• Testing and Debugging: Write unit and integration tests, and debug issues to ensure stability, security, and quality in production.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience (3+ years) in full-stack web development using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js).
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+), along with modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries.
• Experience with state management in React (e.g., Redux, Context API).
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, asynchronous programming, and Node.js server-side development.
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB and integrating databases with Node.js.
• Familiarity with modern development tools and workflows such as Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker).
• Strong problem-solving abilities and an eye for detail.
• Ability to work in an agile development environment, with a focus on continuous delivery and iterative improvement.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with additional frontend technologies such as TypeScript, GraphQL, or Next.js.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and serverless architectures.
• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques and scalability best practices.
• Understanding of DevOps processes, containerization, and microservices architecture.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: Work on cutting-edge, high-impact projects that challenge your technical skills and creativity.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about technology, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Career Growth: We offer opportunities for mentorship, skill development, and career advancement.
• Flexible Work Environment: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with options for remote work, flexible hours, and more.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop REST-based web services utilizing Java micro services web frameworks (Spring Boot)
• Apply design principles and patterns in creating enterprise level solutions, as needed
• Perform web services tuning and performance testing
• Implement unit tests as needed
• Support front-end developers in leveraging web services
• Automate/script common developer tasks, continually optimize personal and team workflows
• Infrastructure setup and configuration
• Engage in code review and feedback process
• Take a feature from inception to completion independently across the stack
• Collaborate with teammates on proposed UX/UI and provide feedback as needed
• Participate in and support the entire SDLC processes

Requirements

• Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring JPA & Hibernate
• Relational data modelling concepts and experience in PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar
• Adopted opinionated RESTful web services design patterns
• Microservices-based application architecture
• Application containerization technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-vendor implementations (AWS, Azure, other)
• Other modern technologies relevant to the technology stack defined here
• Javascript ES6 or later
• React
• Git

You will be responsible for architecting and developing features on the application end to end. You will be working closely with the Product Managers and the Technical architect to come up with high-quality, resilient, and highly performant applications.‍

• Design and develop SaaS-based applications based on microservices architecture.
• Work on core backend and ensure it meets the performance benchmarks.
• Work on the front end with ReactJS.
• Designing and developing APIs for the front end to consume.
• Constantly improve the architecture of the application by clearing the technical backlog.
• Meeting both technical and consumer needs.
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.

An enthusiastic individual with the following skills. Please do not hesitate to apply if you do not match all of it. We are open to promising candidates who are passionate about their work and are team players.

• Education - BE/MCA or equivalent.
• Overall 4+ years of experience.
• Agnostic/Polyglot with multiple tech stacks.
• Worked on open source technologies – NodeJS, ReactJS, MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB.
• Good experience with Front-end technologies like JavaScript frameworks, ReactJS, AngularJS.
• Backend exposure – good knowledge of building API.
• Worked on serverless technologies.
• Efficient in building microservices in combining server & front-end.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture.
• Should have sound working experience with relational and columnar DB.
• Should be innovative and communicative in approach.
• Will be responsible for functional/technical track of a project.

You will closely work with the engineering team and support the Product Team of Compass.‍

A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment will enable you to juggle between concepts yet maintain the quality of content, interact, share your ideas, and have loads of learning while at work. Work with a team of highly talented young professionals and enjoy the benefits of being at Xoxoday.

A fast-growing SaaS commerce company based in Bangalore with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, SF, Dubai, Singapore, and Dublin. We have three products in our portfolio: Plum, Empuls, and Compass. Xoxoday works with over 1000 global clients. We help our clients engage and motivate their employees, sales teams, channel partners, or consumers for better business results.‍

We look forward to connecting with you. As you may take time to review this opportunity, we will wait for a reasonable time of around 3-5 days before we screen the collected applications and start lining up job discussions with the hiring manager. However, we assure you that we will attempt to maintain a reasonable time window for successfully closing this requirement. The candidates will be kept informed and updated on the feedback and application status.

~ What Qualities are we looking for ~

-Be part of a Culture where Customer Obsession, Ownership, Teamwork, Bias for Action and Insist on High standards are a way of life
-Desire to work in a start-up environment, work culture, and be able to self-manage and self-initiative.
-Learn and use cutting-edge technology to build state-of-the-art platforms that enhance customer experience at scale
-Be part of high-performing teams that know how to have fun along the way
-Collaborating with Designer and Product Managers to translate beautiful designs into pixel-perfect views
-Experimenting and suggesting improvements to our frontend tools & workflows
-Taking the lead to maintain, refactor and if necessary, throw away legacy frontend code -End-to-end engineering
- design, development, testing, and deployment for the UI work

~ Job Requirements ~

• experienced in Node.js, Express.JS, MongoDB etc
• Strong coding and design skills.
• Good command over Data Structures & Algorithms.
• The ability to produce bug-free and production-grade code.

**Work remotely / Work From Home with BigStep Technologies throughout your tenure**

Desired candidates must have 7+ years of total experience in backend development with good expertise in MEAN Stack (MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, Node.js) and JavaScript, along with strong development and coding skills, good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Roles and Responsibilities :

What You'll Do

• Create the system architecture for any product from scratch as well as drive it for more than one development teams
• Design and deliver solutions that enable fast and efficient deployment of quality code to production
• Document the architectural blueprint and end to end design through flowcharts and diagrams.
• Set coding standards for development teams and ensure all released code is following standards
• Oversee the code review process, performing reviews when necessary
• Establish strong communication channels and relationships with the development teams, supporting them throughout the release cycle
• Continuously evaluate the existing software to identify areas of improvement and ensure architectural integrity as additional features are added.
• Lead DevOps and implement tooling and process improvements when you identify gaps
• Work with various stakeholders and identify the scope of the work, provide high level estimations, create a timeline and come up with the approach and design for the same.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and processes to ensure the highest quality product platform.
• Coach and mentor the development teams to improve the overall expertise and skills of the team.
• Take care of the development of critical components and POCs for new technologies to be used.
• Deliver high quality deliverables individually/as a team adhering to industry best practices.
• Troubleshoot any errors or issues that arise in the application/infrastructure components quickly and efficiently.

What You Bring

• 7+ years in software development or product engineering
• Proficient in MEAN Stack
• Good experience in backend development with Node.js
• Expertise in developing RESTful APIs
• Have created multi-transactional and highly redundant systems from ideation to production
• Customer-centric mindset
• Expertise in Agile SCRUM best practices
• Expertise in implementing front-end of applications using HTML5, Angular.js
• Proficient in MVC, OOPS concepts, Web Development Concepts, HTML, JSON, REST API development
• Strong coding skills, good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to break down complex technical concepts into something digestible by non-technical stakeholders