Freelance | TMS - Senior Django / FastAPI Developer |Remote | 8$-10$| APAC |

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Django / FastAPI Developer to join our engineering team and help drive the technical excellence of our enterprise-scale distributed systems. This role requires a seasoned professional who can work autonomously across both traditional and modern Python frameworks, think architecturally, and guide the team toward robust, scalable solutions. The ideal candidate will evolve into a code reviewer and technical mentor, ensuring our codebase maintains the highest standards of quality and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Design and implement scalable, maintainable Django and FastAPI applications following best practices and established patterns

Conduct architecture-level reasoning to evaluate trade-offs between different technical approaches

Lead technical design discussions and provide guidance on system architecture decisions

Review and refactor existing code to improve performance, maintainability, and scalability

Ensure consistency in coding standards, patterns, and conventions across Django and FastAPI codebases

Bridge traditional Django patterns with modern async FastAPI approaches

Development & Implementation

Build robust RESTful APIs using Django REST Framework and FastAPI

Design and optimize database schemas with Django ORM and SQLAlchemy

Implement complex business logic while maintaining code readability and maintainability

Work with distributed systems and handle data synchronization challenges

Integrate with external services, APIs, and third-party libraries

Leverage async / await patterns in FastAPI for high-performance endpoints

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills

5+ years of professional Python web development experience with Django and / or FastAPI

Strong experience with Django REST Framework and / or FastAPI for API development

Deep understanding of database design, optimization, and query performance (PostgreSQL preferred)

Experience with Git version control and collaborative development workflows