SDE 1 Backend Engineer
- Full-time
- Compensation: INR700000 - INR1200000 - yearly
Company Description
About MastersIndia
MastersIndia is a leading technology company building compliance-focused SaaS products that simplify complex business processes like GST, e-invoicing, and e-way bills. We work at scale, handle mission-critical systems, and believe in strong engineering ownership.
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION- SDE-1 – Backend Engineer
Experience: 2–4 years
Location: Noida
Employment Type: Full-time
About MastersIndia
MastersIndia is a leading technology company building compliance-focused SaaS products that simplify complex business processes such as GST, e-invoicing, and e-way bills. Our systems are mission-critical, operate at scale, and demand high reliability, correctness, and performance.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Backend Engineer (SDE-1) who will work on building and scaling backend systems that power our core SaaS products.
This role is execution-focused with growing ownership. You will work closely with the Backend Lead, frontend engineers, QA, and DevOps to build reliable APIs, workflows, and integrations while following strong engineering standards.
Required Skills & Experience
Experience
2–4 years of backend development experience
Experience building production systems in a SaaS / B2B environment
Prior experience working in a team with code reviews and structured delivery
Technical Skills
Strong programming skills in Python
Experience with Django and/or FastAPI
Good understanding of REST APIs
Working knowledge of PostgreSQL / MySQL (MongoDB is a plus)
Familiarity with Redis or caching concepts
Basic understanding of async/background processing (Celery, RQ, etc.)
Experience deploying or running applications on cloud (AWS preferred)
Solid fundamentals in data structures and problem solving
Role Expectations
Hands-on coding role
Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs
Works under guidance of Tech Lead
Write clean, maintainable, and testable production code
Help debug production issues and participate in root-cause analysis
Work closely with frontend engineers to deliver end-to-end features
Collaborate with QA to ensure release quality
Coordinate with DevOps on deployments and environment issues
Expected to grow into owning medium-complexity features independently
Opportunity to progress to Senior Engineer (SDE-3) over time
Why Join Us
Work on mission-critical compliance systems used at scale
Learn from strong technical leadership during an org rebuild
Clear growth path and increasing ownership
Opportunity to work on Gen-2 systems and new architecture
Competitive compensation and long-term growth
Qualifications
Education: B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
Education: B.Tech (mandatory) – CS/IT or equivalent discipline
Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in a relevant engineering stream
Additional Information
What We’re Looking For
Strong ownership and accountability
Ability to balance speed with long-term maintainability
Clear communicator who can guide and unblock teams
Comfortable taking architectural responsibility
Passion for writing clean, efficient, and reliable code
Why Join Us
Build systems that power mission-critical business compliance
High ownership and impact on architecture and scale
Opportunity to lead and grow a strong backend team
Work on complex engineering problems at scale
Competitive compensation and growth opportunities