Software Development Engineer - II

Job Description

Role A typical SDE2 is expected to take up the following responsibilities: Work closely with Team Leads and Product Managers to gather requirements and estimate project timelines. Should be able to understand product specifications and come up with optimal scalable solutions. Should be aware of the Agile working model and follow JIRA hygiene Complete ownership of features worked upon should be able to perform RCAs and provide quick resolution of relevant issues/production bugs while training Tech Support Engineers to offload recurring chunks of work. Should be a full-time mentor for SDE1s and be able to assist all other SDE1s as and when required. Be part of the lateral hiring process and allocate fixed bandwidth for interviewing processes. Should strive to follow best coding practices throughout designing, development, and testing. Should have great communication skills over email and in-person discussions. Skillset Understanding of algorithms and data structures and basic APIs & database design Should have worked with MVC frameworks, web / client-based server architecture, and structured and unstructured databases. Ability to translate product spec to engineering actionable Ability to navigate and structure code bases Rudimentary skills around service hosting and infrastructure. Should understand the end-to-end deployment cycle Experience with Java / Spring-boot Persona Education Background B.Tech / Dual Degree with Computer Science as a major discipline, MCA. Preferred to have graduated in CS or IT-related subjects. Open to all colleges Worked as SDE for 4-6 years in startup / mid-tier product companies with a small team size (2-3 recent experiences even if the initial job is in service-based companies). Excellent internship record Executed on RCAs / challenging engg problems with an SDE III at work Won awards / Recognised by upper management for going above and beyond Has working experience with Linux. Any certification is good to have Open source/pet project contributions Active on GitHub / StackOverflow Published papers in A-level conferences like IEEE, ACM (optional) Role & responsibilities