Python Web Engineer (Django + FastAPI) Offline

About the project:

We are building a cloud- and data-agnostic process intelligence platform.
 The product exposes APIs and web services for process modeling, KPI computation, analytics, and automation.
 The system is API-first, data-heavy, and designed to run in cloud and hybrid environments.

Responsibilities:
 

• Build and maintain backend services using Django and FastAPI.
• Design and implement REST APIs for data, process, and KPI services.
• Work with PostgreSQL as the primary transactional datastore.
• Implement async and background workloads where required.
• Integrate services with data pipelines, analytics layers, and messaging systems.
• Write production-grade code with clear boundaries and minimal technical debt.
• Collaborate with DevOps on deployment, observability, and scaling.

Required Technical Stack:
 

• Languages: Python 3.x
• Frameworks: Django, FastAPI
• APIs: REST (OpenAPI)
• Databases: PostgreSQL
• Async & background: Celery, async Python, or equivalent
• Caching / queues: Redis (operational familiarity)
• Auth: JWT, role-based access patterns
• Testing: Pytest or equivalent
• Deployment awareness: Docker, basic Kubernetes literacy

Requirements:
 

• Strong, hands-on experience with Django and FastAPI in production.
• Solid understanding of API design, data modeling, and transactions.
• Experience building data-driven backend systems.
• Comfortable working in a distributed, service-oriented architecture.
• Able to work independently in a remote, part-time setup.
• Focus on correctness, maintainability, and performance.

Nice to Have:
 

• Experience with analytics or data platforms.
• Familiarity with BigQuery or large-scale data processing.
• Experience integrating with Kubernetes-deployed services.
• Exposure to enterprise or regulated environments.

Engagement:
 

• Remote, part-time 80h+ with conversion to a full-time role in a few months
• UK or EU timezone preferred
• Hands-on development role, no management responsibilities