Senior Python Backend Engineer - FastAPI

Position : Senior Python Backend Engineer - FastAPI Duration : 3 Months Contract Location : USA - Remote Time Zone : At least 4 hours per day and minimum 20 hours per week with overlap of 4 hours with PST. What does day-to-day life look like? • Design, build, and maintain FastAPI-based services for experimentation workflows and simulation environments. • Collaborate with ML engineers to expose APIs for training, evaluation, and benchmarking. • Write efficient, production-grade Python code with a strong emphasis on scalability and maintainability. • Troubleshoot performance issues, optimize pipelines, and ensure smooth deployment of applications. Requirements • 5+ years of professional Python development experience including 3+ years of strong experience in FastAPI • Experience with REST APIs, async programming, and API lifecycle management. • Solid understanding of software engineering best practices (testing, CI/CD, version control, design patterns). • Familiarity with NumPy, Pandas, and PyTorch/TensorFlow is a plus. • Good to have: Exposure to Reinforcement Learning environments (OpenAI Gym, Gymnasium, Stable Baselines, or custom environments) & SQL experience • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Evaluation Process • Technical Interview focused on Python and FastAPI