FastAPI Backend Developer – Contract Role with Opportunity for Full-Time in genieX

We're hiring a  FastAPI Backend Developer to design and build scalable backend systems and APIs for modern web applications.

If you enjoy working with Python, FastAPI, and asynchronous architectures — and have experience structuring clean APIs, background tasks, and data models — we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using  FastAPI
  
  

• Model and validate data with  Pydantic  and  SQLAlchemy
  
  

• Build modular, extensible APIs for internal and external integrations
  
  

• Implement background tasks, workers, and job queues with  Celery  or  Dramatiq
  
  

• Collaborate with frontend and DevOps engineers for seamless integrations and deployments
  
  

• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following best practices
  

• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and optimization efforts.

Requirements

• Strong experience in  Python backend development (FastAPI preferred)
  
  

• 3+ years of hands-on experience building APIs and backend systems
  
  

• Proficient with  Pydantic ,  SQLAlchemy , and relational database design (PostgreSQL preferred)

• Solid understanding of  asynchronous programming ,  background tasks , and  distributed processing (Celery/Dramatiq)

• Experience integrating  third-party APIs and handling complex business workflows
  
  

• Familiarity with  Docker ,  CI/CD pipelines , and  cloud deployment environments (AWS, GCP, or Railway)
  

• Comfortable writing unit/integration tests and working in structured version control workflows (Git/GitHub)

Bonus Skills

• Familiarity with  event-driven architectures  and  message brokers  (Redis, RabbitMQ, etc.)
  

• Exposure to  Next.js or frontend frameworks (not required but nice to have)

To Apply

Please share:

• Links or descriptions of backend systems or APIs you've built or contributed to
  
  

• Details on any projects involving  FastAPI ,  Celery/Dramatiq , or  workflow orchestration
  

• Relevant GitHub, portfolio, or case studies showcasing your backend expertise