Software Development Engineer II

Job Description

Job Description of Software Development Engineer II:

Function: Software Engineering → Backend Development

• Java
• Algorithms
• Data Structures
• Scala
• Python

Responsibilities:

• The Software Development Engineer’s core responsibilities include working on highly-maintainable and unit tested software components/system that address real world problems.
• You will be working in a fast paced and agile work environment delivering quality solutions that have immediate business impact.
• Implement business logic and data models with suitable class design.

Requirements

• Extensive and expert programming experience in any one programming language (strong OO skills preferred).
• Deep experience in at least one general programming language (Java, Ruby, Clojure, Scala, C/C++ and SQL).
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Have a penchant for solving complex and interesting problems.
• Worked in start-up like environment with high levels of ownership and commitment.
• BTech, MTech, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline (or equivalent).
• Excellent coding skills.
• Should be able to convert design into code fluently.
• Good skills to write unit & integration tests with reasonable coverage of code & interfaces – TDD is a plus.
• Experience in building highly scalable business applications, which involve implementing large complex business flows and dealing with huge amount of data. Experience with multi-threading and concurrency programming.
• 3 years and above exposure in the art of writing codes and solving problems for large scale.
• The capability to craft object-oriented models and design data structures.
• Ability to break-down larger/fuzzier problems into smaller ones in the scope of the product.
• Sound soft skills to gel with colleagues from other teams in order to harness the development process.
• An understanding of the industry’s coding standards.
• Ability to create appropriate technical documentation.
• Bachelor of Engineering/ Bachelor of Technology.

About Flipkart

Flipkart is India’s largest e-commerce marketplace with a registered customer base of over 150 million. In the 10 years since we started, Flipkart has come to offer over 100 million products across 120+ categories including Smartphones, Books, Media, Consumer Electronics, Furniture, Fashion and Lifestyle.

Launched in October 2007, Flipkart is known for its path-breaking services like Cash-onDelivery, No-Cost-EMI and 10-day replacement policy. Flipkart was the pioneer in offering services like In-a-Day Guarantee (65 cities) and Same-Day-Guarantee (13 cities) at scale. With over 1,20,000 registered sellers, Flipkart has redefined the way brands and MSME’s do business online.