


Senior Software Engineer, Java/Python (Bangalore, Remote option available)
4+ years of experience
Zepto
Why should you look at this role?
Salary 40-55 lakh per annum
Paid leave
Sick leave
Provident Fund
What Else?
- High growth startup in quick commerce space (10 min delivery)
- Given our very high hiring bar, we offer a very competitive salary and substantial equity to create everlasting wealth for our early believers as the company grows.
- Work on real world logistics problems & benefit from the rocket ship Zepto is!
Tech Team: 40-50 (200+ in few months)
About the Employer
Zepto is a fast-growing startup that delivers products in 10 minutes through an optimised network of dark stores that we're building across the country!
Just 6 months after launching, we've raised $160 million from marquee
investors in Silicon Valley and India. Our investors include Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners, and many more! We’ve built out one of the best startup teams in India, with Senior Executives from Uber, Flipkart, Dream11, PhonePe, Goldman Sachs, Pepperfry, and institutions like Stanford, INSEAD, IITs, and IIMs.
The magic of Zepto is our ability to consistently deliver 2,500+ products in 10 minutes flat. It's the core of what we do, and the reason why we’ve been able to grow so fast with phenomenal customer love. Our mission is simple: to make 10-minute delivery the new normal.
Funding:
Funding Zepto has raised a total of $160M in funding over 3 rounds.
Their latest funding was raised on Dec 20, 2021 from a Series C round.
Employer Reviews:
“High Ownership, Lots of Learning, Broad Roles, Accessible Leaders”
"Alot of benefits like ZeptoJoy coupon, internet bill reimbursement and cab reimbursement is also taken care of. Overtime is paid."
Reporting structure:
Software Engineer -> Sr Software Engineer -> Lead -> EM -> AD / Director / VP -> Head of Engineering -> CTO
This role would be by and large a Individual Contributor role.
Interview Process:
- Round 1. Problem Solving + CS Fundamentals (60 mins)
- DS/Algo Problems (30 mins) - You can expect 1-2 Leetcode easy/medium questions
- CS Fundamentals (30 mins)
- Round 2. Low Level Design (60 mins)
- You would be given a trivial problem and expected to work through the low level design viz class structure, interfaces, db data models etc.
- Round 3. High Level Design (60 mins)
- You will be given a trivial problem, where we would work with you to design the system for the problem statement. We expect the detailed flow of the Functionality
- Extract APIs, if any
- Database choices
- Schema design and Scale the system, if time permits
- You will be given a trivial problem, where we would work with you to design the system for the problem statement. We expect the detailed flow of the Functionality
What You will do Everyday?
- Work very closely with the Tech Leadership and lead end-to-end development.
- Closely collaborate with product, design and business teams to understand product ideas and business needs and help deliver these as a series of ultra fast experiments.
- Architect and implement backend services with high reliability and scalability.
- Contribute to system architecture and database design.
- Set up best practices for development and champion their adoption.
- Write quality documentation and handle conflicts well to build consensus.
- Learn about new technologies and incorporate them.
- Mentor young minds and foster team spirit
Your Superpowers
- 4+ years of experience with Java frameworks like Spring / Dropwizard/Play or Python frameworks like Django/Flask/FastApi and databases like PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB
- Experience in building highly scalable customer-facing applications that involve implementing complex business flows and dealing with an ever-increasing scale
- Extensive experience in object-oriented design skills, knowledge of design patterns, and huge passion and ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces.
- Experience in service-oriented architecture design.
- Experience building at least one application from scratch.
- Experience with cache store/message broker like Redis / RabbitMQ/Kafka
- Interest in learning new languages/framework as needed.
- Worked in a startup environment with high levels of ownership and commitment.
- A growth mindset and passionate about building things from the ground up and most importantly, you should be fun to work with.

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What we Require
We are recruiting technical experts with the following core skills and hands-on experience on
Mandatory skills : Core java, Microservices, AWS/Azure/GCP, Spring, Spring Boot
Hands on experience on : Kafka , Redis ,SQL, Docker, Kubernetes
Expert proficiency in designing both producer and consumer types of Rest services.
Expert proficiency in Unit testing and Code Quality tools.
Expert proficiency in ensuring code coverage.
Expert proficiency in understanding High-Level Design and translating that to Low-Level design
Hands-on experience working with no-SQL databases.
Experience working in an Agile development process - Scrum.
Experience working closely with engineers and software cultures.
Ability to think at a high level about product strategy and customer journeys.
Ability to produce low level design considering the paradigm that journeys will be extensible in the future and translate that into components that can be easily extended and reused.
Excellent communication skills to clearly articulate design decisions.
We are looking for a Rust Developer to join our cutting-edge development team as it grows. The candidate must be comfortable working in an agile environment and can take the lead when necessary.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing the product as per the product specification defined by the product managers
- Responsible for performing research on the best methods of implementing the requirements
- Author and curate technical documentation to support delivery, maintenance, and adoption
- Work with programmers, engineers, and management heads to identify process improvement opportunities, propose system modifications, and devise governance strategies to optimise the overall performance
- Design and develop automated deployment and maintenance mechanisms
- Solving development challenges and making architectural decisions by understanding the larger picture of the project goals
- Expanding your existing skill set, and picking up on various rust-dependent frameworks
- Confidently communicating and collaborating with your fellow developers in an office set-up.
Requirements:
- Must have experience in Rust programming language
- Have excellent knowledge of different data structures and algorithms
- Working knowledge of any other programming language Python, Java, or JavaScript is good to have
- Experience with, or understanding of, Kafka or Redis, Cloud infrastructure services, and Docker is an added advantage
- Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc.
- Experience in Backend and APIs development
- Experience in analysing and optimising the platform's performance
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You will be a lead developer responsible for the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. You should excel in working with large-scale applications and frameworks and have outstanding communication and leadership skills.
Qualifications
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in developing complex enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, Message Queues ( like Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc...),Multithreading, and SQL
- Ability to write high-quality code with speed
- Should have experience in building various end to end feature
- Product and startup background is preferred
- Have a good understanding of SDLC, Agile, and design patterns
- Have a working experience with Github and Jira tool
- Should be able to mentor and lead the team in fast-paced environments.
- High growth\Startup mindset
- Open Source contribution\Active Git profile big plus
- Interest in cloud security is a big plus
- Experience developing data center applications in cloud security, backup, and disaster
- recovery, is a big plus
- Knowledge of AWS\Azure is a big plus
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Individuals are responsible for all traditional development activities analysis, design, coding, testing, and documentation.
- Add new features to existing Windows and Web-based applications in Visual Studio 2019. Interacting with internal team.
- Transform business and design needs into innovative products.
- Drive all projects to completion within deadlines.
- Perform thorough testing to find issues ahead of time.
- Engineering software needs more precise analysis & coding skillset
- Enhance skillset by working with fortune 500 clients
- Interacting with internal team.
Qualifications :
- B.E in computer science or related fields.
- Excellent programming & communication skills Strong problem solving, judgmental, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work at the tactical and strategic levels of IT initiatives.
- Impressive hands-on experience in Java, database(Oracle), OOPS, Java Swing, Javafx.
- Self-Motivated, flexible & Innovative.


Primary Skills: Database Systems (SQL), Python Flask/Fast API/Django frameworks specifically
Requirements:
- Highly proficient in fundamentals of Python web development frameworks like Flask, Django and Fast API
- Demonstrated experience in developing APIs using Python frameworks
- Should have deep knowledge in PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server and other SQL based Databases
- Knowledge and proficiency in NoSQL is a bonus



What you'll do:
· Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on mobile development: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, RESTful APIs and related backend frameworks
· Assist in the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible
· Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible
· Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Write unit test and improve test coverage.
· Deliver amazing solutions to production that knock everyone’s socks off
· Mentor junior developers on the team
What we’re looking for:
· Amazing technical instincts. You know how to evaluate and choose the right technology and approach for the job. You have stories you could share about what problem you thought you were solving at first, but through testing and iteration, came to solve a much bigger and better problem that resulted in positive outcomes all-around.
· A love for learning. Technology is continually evolving around us, and you want to keep up to date to ensure we are using the right tech at the right time.
· A love for working in ambiguity—and making sense of it. You can take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate along the way. You don’t form an opinion and sell it as if it’s gospel; this is all about being flexible, agile, dependable, and responsive in the face of many moving parts.
· Flexible and willing to accept change in priorities, as necessary
· Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g., personal projects, open-source involvement)
· Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering
· Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and agile team environment
· Enthusiasm for cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure
· Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Position : Senior Java Backend Developer
Job Location: Navi Mumbai / Bangalore / Hyderabad / Pune
Job Description :
At least 5 years of professional experience in developing backend applications using Java
- Proficiency in using Spring Boot, Hibernate, RESTful APIs, microservices and other modern web technologies
- Experience in working with relational and non-relational databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, Redis etc.
- Exp on Azure Cloud.
- Experience in using DevOps tools such as Docker, Jenkins etc.
- Knowledge of GraphQL and how to use it with Java
- Knowledge of best practices and principles of software engineering such as SOLID, design patterns, code quality, testing etc.
- Familiarity with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

- Design and develop innovative, company impacting products and services to support infrastructure operations
- Design, develop and implement object-oriented PHP applications from prototype through implementation
- Integrate open source and commercial enterprise applications into an exposed API and web-based portal
- Create highly scalable and performant REST/SOAP web services
- Keep focus on end users and goals all through the development process
- Work closely with product management and stakeholders to ensure applications meet needs and expectations
- Adhere to the highest levels of technical discipline and excellence to set a standard for the larger development organization
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, related field, or comparable extra work experience
- Solid experience with SQL and relation databases
- Solid experience with Object Oriented Design and Development
- Experience Developing API Interfaces
- Experience with version control systems, preferably Git
Beneficial Skills
- Experience with non-relational data stores such as ZooKeeper or Memcache
Responsibilities :
- Design and develop scalable, high performance, and reliable API driven services/applications in Java language that operate whole day.
- Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
- Interact with both business, financial research, and technical stakeholders to deliver high quality products and services that meets/exceeds business, customer, and technical requirements.
- Own products and code from cradle to grave including production quality/performance monitoring.
Required Skills :
- Experience building and running high performance enterprise applications developed in Java language.
- Hands on experience developing Java web applications built with modern standards-based APIs including Java based REST APIs and implementations.
- Experience in Java language APIs, Spring technologies, Hibernate, JDBC, RDBMS and NoSQL based data persistence.
- Experience developing solutions on AWS Cloud leveraging AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Cloud Formation, and other related AWS technologies.
- Solid understanding of Domain Modeling with Relational and Non-Relational Databases.
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, including ability to diagnose and fix performance and scalability issues.
- Experience working in an agile methodology-based development environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- BS/B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science or a related field.
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