Full Stack Engineer

Job Description

As a Fullstack Software Development Engineer 1 (SDE1) at NxtWave, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and deploying high-quality web applications that directly impact thousands of learners. You will collaborate with product and design teams, own feature development end-to-end, and contribute to a world-class developer environment with clean coding principles and modern best practices. At NxtWave, you’ll work in a fast-paced environment, rapidly shipping features, scaling applications, and continuously growing as an engineer.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and deliver end-to-end features across frontend, backend, and database systems. Develop RESTful and GraphQL APIs and design scalable database schemas. Build reusable and maintainable frontend components using React, modern state management, and best UI practices. Develop backend services using Node.js (Express/Fastify) or Python (Django/Flask/FastAPI). Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure reliability. Implement CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and basic cloud deployments. Ensure adherence to secure coding, accessibility (WCAG), and SEO standards. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions. Own feature delivery from planning to production while mentoring junior developers or interns. Contribute to a culture of experimentation and learning (Fail Fast, Learn Faster).

Skills Required

• Programming Languages: JavaScript (ES6+)
• TypeScript
• HTML5
• CSS3 (Flexbox/Grid) Frontend Development: React (Hooks
• Context
• Router)
• Redux/MobX or other state management patterns Backend Development: Node.js (Express/Fastify) or Python (Django/Flask/FastAPI) APIs & Databases: REST/GraphQL APIs
• MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Elasticsearch (NoSQL familiarity) DevOps & Tools: Docker
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions
• Jenkins)
• Git workflows Testing Frameworks: Jest
• React Testing Library
• Cypress
• Pytest Build Tools & Package Managers: Webpack
• Vite
• npm
• Yarn