Python/Fast API Development Lead (USD - Remote)

💰 **Salary : 2500 \- 3000 usd** 📍 **Location:** Remote ⏱️ **Commitment Required:** Full availability (8 hrs/day) with at least 4 hours overlap with PST (8pm–12pm IST) 💪🏻 **Mandatory Skills:** Python, FastAPI, RESTful APIs, asynchronous programming, software engineering best practices, team leadership, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, Git, scalable design patterns **Role Overview** We are looking for a highly skilled Python/FastAPI Development Lead to join an exciting Reinforcement Learning (RL) Gym project. You will help architect scalable APIs, enhance backend performance, and collaborate with ML researchers to power cutting\-edge RL experiments and simulations. No prior RL Gym experience is required, but it’s definitely a plus! ✨ High\-impact role 🚀 Scalable systems \& performance 🤝 Cross\-functional collaboration **Responsibilities** * Design, build, and maintain FastAPI services that support experimentation workflows and RL simulation environments * Collaborate closely with ML engineers to expose APIs for training, evaluation, and benchmarking * Write clean, scalable, production\-ready Python code with strong emphasis on maintainability * Troubleshoot performance issues, optimize pipelines, and ensure smooth application deployments **Required Skills** * 4\+ years of experience in Python development, including 2\+ years of hands\-on FastAPI work for high\-performance backends * 2\+ years of team leadership experience mentoring teams of 5\+ developers * Strong ability to review code, give constructive feedback, and maintain high coding standards through PR merges * Excellent ownership mindset with proven ability to identify risks early and manage end\-to\-end delivery * Expert\-level FastAPI knowledge (Flask/Django helpful but not a substitute) * Strong background designing RESTful APIs, asynchronous programming, and managing full API lifecycles * Solid understanding of engineering best practices including test automation, CI/CD, Git workflows, and scalable architecture patterns * Familiarity with NumPy and Pandas; exposure to TensorFlow or PyTorch is a plus * Nice\-to\-have familiarity with Reinforcement Learning environments (OpenAI Gym, Gymnasium, Stable Baselines) * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field **Nice to Have** 💗 * Experience working with RL environments (OpenAI Gym, Gymnasium, Stable Baselines) * Exposure to deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow * Hands\-on experience with SQL or database design for data\-driven applications * Background in cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)