About the job SDE II
Overview
Making an end-to-end data-driven interview process with a clearly defined pipeline starting from headhunting and ending with onboarding or reason-based rejection.
Applicable for: Software Development Engineer 2 role
Role
A typical SDE2 is expected to take up the following responsibilities:
Work closely with Team Leads and Product Managers to gather data 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
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 Or Node.JS is required.
Persona
- Education Background
B.Tech / Dual Degree with Computer Science as a major discipline, BCA / MCA.
Preferred to have graduated in CS or IT-related subjects.
Open to all colleges
Worked as SDE for 2-5 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)