Design and develop high-performance RESTful APIs using FastAPI with clean, validated schemas via Pydantic
Architect scalable backend systems, making sound trade-offs on performance, reliability, and maintainability
Implement multi-layer caching (Redis + in-memory L1 cache) to optimize latency and throughput
Build secure authentication/authorization flows using JWT and OAuth2
Integrate with external and internal services using async HTTP clients (HTTPX)
Design and consume message queues for asynchronous and event-driven processing
Implement standardized, consistent error handling following RFC 9457
Write productive, optimized SQL queries and review database interaction patterns
Drive system design discussions and review architecture proposals across teams
Write unit/integration tests and uphold high code quality and observability standards