SDE 2 (Backend)

Job Role: Software Engineer – Backend (SDE-2)

You should apply if you have:

• Strong experience in building scalable backend systems and APIs using Python (Django REST/FastAPI
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (event-driven systems)
• Experience using Redis for caching, rate limiting, or performance optimization
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to debug complex production issues
• Ownership mindset comfortable driving features/services end-to-end
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth engineering environment
• Good collaboration skills with cross-functional teams (frontend, product, DevOps)

You should not apply if you:

• Prefer only task-based execution without ownership of systems
• Struggle with debugging production issues or handling system failures
• Are not comfortable working with scalable systems or distributed architectures
• Avoid writing optimized, production-quality code
• Are not open to feedback, code reviews, or design discussions

Skills Required:

Backend & System Design Skills

• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience with Django REST and/or FastAPI (production-grade systems)
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, HTTP protocols, and API design
• Experience designing scalable and fault-tolerant systems
• Familiarity with system design concepts (scalability, consistency, caching, etc)

Data & Infrastructure Skills

• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
• Working knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB/DynamoDB)
• Hands-on experience with Redis (caching, queues, session storage
• Experience with Apache Kafka (event streaming, async processing
• Familiarity with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, SQS etc.)

Developer & DevOps Skills

• Proficiency with Git and collaborative workflows
• Experience with Docker / containerization
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

What will you do?

1️⃣ Design and Build Scalable Backend Services

• Develop and maintain backend services using Python, Django, and FastAPI
• Design clean, maintainable, and reusable code structures
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices
• Ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability

2️⃣ Work on Event-Driven Architecture

• Design and implement event-driven systems using Kafka
• Build producers/consumers for asynchronous workflows
• Handle message reliability, retries, and failure scenarios
• Optimize throughput and latency for high-scale systems

3️⃣ Database Design and Optimization

• Design efficient schemas and queries
• Optimize database performance (indexing, query tuning)
• Ensure data consistency and integrity
• Work with both SQL and NoSQL systems

4️⃣ Ensure System Reliability and Scalability

• Debug production issues and implement fixes
• Build monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
• Improve fault tolerance and system resilience
• Participate in on-call rotations if required

5️⃣ Collaborate and Contribute to Engineering Excellence

• Participate in code reviews and design discussions
• Mentor junior engineers (SDE-1/ interns)
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps teams
• Drive best practices in coding, testing, and deployment

6️⃣ Work on Cloud and Deployment

• (AWS)Deploy and manage services on AWS
• Work with infrastructure components (EC2, S3, RDS, SQS etc.)
• Support scaling and system availability

Work Experience: 3–6 years of experience in backend development

Working days: Monday - Friday

Location: Golf Course Road, Gurugram, Haryana (Work from Office)

Why Nutrabay:

We believe in an open, intellectually honest culture where everyone is given the autonomy to contribute and do their life’s best work. As a part of the dynamic team at Nutrabay, you will have a chance to learn new things, solve new problems, build your competence and be a part of an innovative marketing-and-tech startup that’s revolutionising the health industry.

Working with Nutrabay can be fun, and a place of a unique growth opportunity. Here you will learn how to maximise the potential of your available resources. You will get the opportunity to do work that helps you master a variety of transferable skills, or skills that are relevant across roles and departments. You will be feeling appreciated and valued for the work you delivered. We are creating a unique company culture that embodies respect and honesty, which will create more loyal employees than a company that simply shells out cash. We trust our employees and their voice and ask for their opinions on important business issues.

About Nutrabay:

Nutrabay is the largest health & nutrition store in India. Our vision is to keep growing, have a sustainable business model, and continue to be the market leader in this segment by launching many innovative products. We are proud to have served over 1 million customers uptill now, and our family is constantly growing. We have built a complex and high-converting eCommerce system, and our monthly traffic has grown to a million. We are looking to build a visionary and agile team to help fuel our growth and contribute towards further advancing the continuously evolving product.

Funding: We raised $5 million in a Series A funding.