Nykaa, operated by FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited, is an Indian beauty and personal care retailer founded in April 2012 by Falguni Nayar, a former investment banker. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Nykaa began as a digital-first marketplace for beauty and wellness products and has since expanded into fashion (Nykaa Fashion), its own private-label brands, and a network of physical retail stores across India. The company listed on the NSE and BSE in 2021.
Indicative process.The company does not publish its hiring process, so the steps below are compiled from publicly reported candidate experiences and placement sources. Rounds vary by role, experience level, campus and year – treat this as a guide, not a guarantee, and confirm current details with the company.
Nykaa’s process is generally reported as three stages, typically completed in about a week:
Online application and screening – Against the basic requirements for the role.
Online aptitude test.
Technical / functional interview – Role-specific: coding for engineering, category and merchandising cases for business roles.
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹6 L – ₹12 L/yr for this role in this sector (mid-size employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Technical Lead
Experience: 6 - 10 years yrs
₹ 27.5 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹20 L – ₹35 L/yr for this role in this sector (mid-size employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Senior Software Engineer
Experience: 3 - 6 years yrs
₹ 17 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹12 L – ₹22 L/yr for this role in this sector (mid-size employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)
Software Engineer
Experience: 0 - 2 years yrs
₹ 6.8 Lakhs/year
(ESTIMATE, not a company-published figure — typical market range ₹4.5 L – ₹9 L/yr for this role in this sector (mid-size employer). Actual pay varies widely by location, skills and individual negotiation)