5+ years of experience in building, delivering, enhancing, and maintaining APIs consumed by multiple systems using Python-based frameworks like Fast API and Django Experience building scalable, high performance backends served to hundreds of thousands of simultaneous users Significant experience in data caching and caching strategies Experience with asynchronous data retrieval and processing Experience working with relational databases, ORMs, and SQL Experience with query tuning and optimization Experience with Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines Proficient in system monitoring and telemetry Ability to translate business goals and requirements into technical solutions Demonstrated success within high-performance teams where cross-functional collaboration is valued Excellent problem-solving and communication skills