SDE - 2

Role: SDE-2 Full Stack Engineer

Location: Mumbai (preferred) / Remote - India

Experience: 3-4 years

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated SDE-2 Full Stack Engineer to build, scale, and maintain robust web applications and backend systems. This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable owning features end-to-end, from designing APIs and data models to building intuitive frontend experiences.

You will work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performance solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain full stack applications across frontend and backend systems.

• Build responsive and scalable user interfaces using React.

• Develop secure, maintainable, and high-performance backend services using Node.js.

• Design and optimize relational database schemas and queries in MySQL and PostgreSQL.

• Use Redis for caching, session management, queues, and performance optimization.

• Write clean, reusable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate requirements into technical solutions.

• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture decisions.

• Troubleshoot production issues, improve system reliability, and optimize application performance.

• Mentor junior engineers and drive best practices within the team.

Must-Have Skills

• TypeScript for scalable and maintainable codebases.

• Next.js for server-side rendering and modern React-based applications.

• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js for backend development.

• Strong hands-on experience with React.js for frontend development.

• Solid experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Redis.

• Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and backend architecture patterns.

• Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows.

• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design fundamentals.

• Experience in writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.

• Ability to independently own features and deliver high-quality production-ready code.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 3+ years of professional software development experience in full stack engineering.

• Proven track record of delivering scalable web applications in production environments.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a practical approach to debugging and performance optimization.

• Good communication and collaboration skills.

What Success Looks Like

• You can independently deliver medium-to-large features end-to-end.

• You write reliable, maintainable, and scalable code.

• You proactively identify technical improvements and performance bottlenecks.

• You contribute meaningfully to architecture discussions and team productivity.

• You balance speed, quality, and business impact effectively.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Has strong ownership and bias for action.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced product environments.

• Thinks both from an engineering and product perspective.

• Writes code with a focus on scale, reliability, and user experience.

• Enjoys mentoring and raising the technical bar of the team.