Python Backend Developer (Django/DRF)

Experience: Minimum 1 year of professional experience

Role Overview

We are seeking a Python Backend Developer to build secure, high‑performance RESTful APIs that power modern web applications. You will work closely with frontend teams using Next.js and React.js to deliver reliable integrations and excellent developer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable RESTful APIs using Django and Django REST Framework (DRF).

• Develop scalable APIs for integration with Next.js and React.js applications, collaborating on API contracts, versioning and error handling.

• Write robust Python services and scripts leveraging concurrency patterns (multithreading, multiprocessing and asyncio) where appropriate.

• Implement authentication and authorization, request validation, rate‑limiting and other API security best practices. 

• Ensure performance, observability and reliability with appropriate logging, monitoring and alerting.

• Participate in code reviews and continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong programming skills in Python and proficiency with Django, including ORM and migrations.

• Hands‑on experience with Django REST Framework for serializers, viewsets, permissions and throttling.

• Proven experience designing and consuming REST APIs.

• Practical knowledge of concurrency in Python: multithreading, multiprocessing and asyncio — understanding when to use each.

• Good understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL/MySQL), schema design and query optimisation.

• Familiarity with Git‑based workflows and CI/CD practices.

Desirable (Nice to Have)

• Experience collaborating with Next.js/React.js teams and understanding of their integration patterns.

• Familiarity with caching strategies, API polling, rate limiting and performance tuning for high‑traffic APIs.