Headline

Python Backend Engineer || Microservices & FastAPI || 90% Latency Reduction || Kafka || Redis || PostgreSQL || Docker

About

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝗔𝗺 Python Backend Engineer with 2.5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and high-performance microservices using Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Apache Kafka. Experienced in designing production-grade APIs, optimizing database performance, and developing event-driven architectures for enterprise applications. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗗𝗼 • Build scalable backend systems and REST APIs using Python & FastAPI • Design asynchronous event-driven workflows using Apache Kafka • Optimize PostgreSQL and MongoDB performance with indexing and query tuning • Implement Redis caching and rate-limiting strategies for high-traffic systems • Develop containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes • Handle production deployments, RCA, observability, and backend reliability improvements 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 Hands-on experience building and maintaining production FastAPI microservices with strong focus on scalability, reliability, and performance optimization. Reduced API latency by up to 90% through database optimization, caching, and asynchronous processing techniques. 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 & 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Experienced in: • Offset-based pagination and query optimization • Redis-based caching and write buffering strategies • Event-driven architectures for long-running workflows • Structured logging, monitoring, and observability using EFK Stack • High-concurrency async backend systems 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 & 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 Python • FastAPI • Django • REST APIs • Microservices • PostgreSQL • MongoDB • Redis • Apache Kafka • Async Programming • Query Optimization • Indexing 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 & 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 Docker • Kubernetes • Linux • AWS • CI/CD • Git • GitHub • Postman • EFK Stack • Structured Logging 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲 I enjoy solving complex backend engineering problems, optimizing system performance, and building scalable architectures that improve reliability, developer productivity, and user experience. Passionate about clean backend design, production stability, and continuous learning in distributed systems.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

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Work experience

Software Engineer (Python Backend Engineer) at VCTI, Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, KLE Technological University - Hubballi (India)