Flipkart Job Levels: Technical Hierarchy

In today’s remote world E-commerce and logistics have been achieved as a successful industry. So it is a common interest for many of the new graduates to get a job at E-commerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart, and eBay. 

Are you interested in the technical Hierarchy of Flipkart/Flipkart Job Levels? then you’re in the right place. Here in this article, you will get to know about the basic things you need to know about software Engineer positions at Flipkart. 

Okay without further ado let’s get started. 

A Short Introduction to Flipkart

Flipkart is an Indian e-commerce company headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. It is a subsidiary of Walmart, the American Retail Giant. It originally dealt with online books sales, now further expanding into other product categories such as consumer electronics, fashion, home, and essential products. 

It has more than 30,000 employees at present. It owns nearly 40% of the Indian e-commerce share. And it is considered to be in the Neck and Neck competition with another E-commerce player Amazon. 

Flipkart Job Levels

Software Development Engineer /SDE 1 

It is an entry-level position. New graduates are recruited as SDE 1 which expands as Software Development Engineer. It equals Associate Engineer or Trainee Engineer in other organizations. 

The average annual salary of a Software Development Engineer at Flipkart is between $30,000-$ 35,000. 

(the package includes a basic salary, a stock grant and a cash bonus)

Software Development Engineer /SDE 2 

Candidates with more than 1 year of work experience or Master’s Degree holders will be recruited as SDE 2. They will take part in all the basic software development and management activities. 

The average annual salary of a Software Development Engineer 2 at Flipkart is between $45,000- $50,000

Software Development Engineer /SDE 3 

After 4 to 5 years of working as a Software Development Engineer, you will be promoted to SDE 3, which equals to Senior Software Engineer in other organizations. 

The average annual salary of a Software Development Engineer 3 at Flipkart is between$60,000- $65,000.

Software Development Engineer /SDE 4 

It is the last position that fully deals with technical aspects. It is equal to technical lead or team lead at other organizations. They take part in projects and lead a group of software engineers. 

The average annual salary of a Software Development Engineer 4 at Flipkart is between$110,000- $125,000. 

Software Engineer Manager (SEM)

After 6 -12 years of work experience, you can choose to switch to the managing side. If you choose this then Software Engineer Manager is the first job for you. Here instead of developing software, you will be responsible for managing the software Engineering process. 

The average annual salary of a Software Engineer Manager at Flipkart is between $150,000- $160,000.

Senior Software Engineering Manager (Sr. SEM)

It is a senior-level position in the Engineering management stream. It equals the delivery manager position in other organizations. 

The average annual salary of a Senior Software Engineering Manager at Flipkart is between $160,000- $170,000

Architect 

The Architect is the person who takes care of the whole internal and external software development infrastructure and delivery process. It is a specialist position that you will get to work with if you don’t choose the management stream. 

The average annual salary of an Architect at Flipkart is between $175,000- $190,000.

Principal Architect 

The Principal Architect is the senior position who manages other architects. His roles and responsibilities are the same as the architect. 

The average annual salary of a principal Architect at Flipkart is approx. $225,000.

If you have any further questions please leave them in the comment section below. 

***The salary packages are only indicative and may vary as per the rise and low of the demand.***

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