Senior Backend Developer (Python / FastAPI)

Job

Title: Senior Backend Developer (Python / FastAPI)

Job

Summary

• We are looking for an experienced Backend
• Developer with strong expertise in Python and FastAPI to design and
• build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems. The ideal
• candidate will have hands-on experience in API development, database design,
• system architecture, and deploying highly available applications, preferably
• within fintech or regulated environments.

Required

Skills & Experience

• Must have
• ·8+ years of backend development
• experience.
• ·Strong proficiency in Python and FastAPI framework.

Additional

• ·Experience building and managing REST
• APIs, WebSockets, or gRPC services.
• ·Strong knowledge of database
• design, query optimization, and ORM tools.
• ·Experience with asynchronous
• programming and scalable system design.
• ·Familiarity with microservices
• architecture and API lifecycle management.
• ·Understanding of CI/CD
• pipelines, Docker, and cloud deployment environments.
• ·Knowledge of secure coding
• practices (JWT, OAuth, encryption, etc.).
• ·Experience working in Agile/Scrum
• teams.
• ·Bachelor’s degree in Computer
• Science or related field preferred.

Key

Responsibilities

• ·Design, develop, and maintain
• backend services using Python and FastAPI.
• ·Build and manage secure, scalable RESTful
• APIs, WebSockets, and microservices.
• ·Design and optimize database
• schemas using PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• ·Implement authentication,
• authorization, and secure coding practices aligned with compliance standards.
• ·Optimize system performance,
• reliability, and scalability.
• ·Write clean, well-documented code
• with unit and integration tests.
• ·Collaborate with Frontend, DevOps,
• QA, and Product teams in Agile sprints.
• ·Support deployment, monitoring,
• and troubleshooting of production systems.