Software Engineer

About Zepto

Zepto is a leading Indian consumer technology company and a pioneer in the fast-growing quick-commerce sector. Founded in 2021, Zepto delivers groceries and everyday essentials to millions of customers within minutes through a technology-driven logistics and supply chain network. The company operates at the intersection of product innovation, data science, and customer experience, building scalable consumer platforms in one of the world’s most dynamic digital markets.

Zepto is backed by prominent global and institutional investors, including General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, StepStone Group, Avra Ventures, and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). In its most recent pre-IPO funding round, Zepto raised approximately USD 450 million at a valuation of nearly USD 7 billion, underscoring strong investor confidence in the company’s long-term growth and market leadership.

Responsibilities, aka, what we’d like you to deliver :

• Design and implement backend services with high reliability and scalability.
• Understand and contribute to system architecture and database design.
• Break down a complex system into simpler modules that can be reused.
• Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle.
• Follow best practices for development and write quality documentation.
• Learn about new technologies and incorporate them.

Are you who we're searching for

• Min 1 year of experience with Java MVC frameworks like Spring / Dropwizard / Play, Python web frameworks like Django / Flask / FastApi, and databases like PostgreSQL / MySQL / MongoDB.
• Proficiency in Golang is a plus.
• Proficient in object-oriented design skills, knowledge of design patterns, and huge passion and ability to design intuitive modules and class-level interfaces.
• Experience in service-oriented architecture design.
• Experience building at least one application from scratch.
• Experience with cache-store / message brokers like Redis / RabbitMQ / Kafka.
• Interest in learning new languages/frameworks as needed.
• Worked in a startup environment with high levels of ownership and commitment.
• A growth mindset and passion for building things from the ground up, and most importantly, you should be fun to work with!

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Zepto is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability status.