Python FastAPI Skill Stack

The complete toolkit I use to build scalable, production-ready backend systems as a Python FastAPI Developer — from SQL databases and API design to containerization and deployment.

Languages & Frameworks

Python

Core language for all backend development. Deep understanding of async/await, OOP, type hints, decorators, and standard library.

FastAPI

Primary web framework. High-performance async REST APIs, automatic OpenAPI docs, dependency injection, and Pydantic validation.

Astro.js

Frontend framework. Building fast, SEO-friendly static and dynamic websites that connect seamlessly to FastAPI backends.

Data Storage & Querying

Designing, optimizing, and managing relational and in-memory databases that power real applications.

SQL

Structured Query Language for relational databases — complex joins, subqueries, window functions, indexes, and query optimization.

PostgreSQL

Primary SQL database. JSONB, full-text search, advanced indexing, transactions, and ACID compliance for reliable data storage.

MySQL

Popular relational database for web applications. Schema design, normalization, stored procedures, and performance tuning.

SQLAlchemy

ORM for Python. Object-relational mapping, model relationships, migrations with Alembic, and async sessions with FastAPI.

Alembic

Database migration tool for SQLAlchemy. Versioned schema migrations, rollbacks, and safe schema evolution across environments.

Redis

In-memory data store for caching, session management, rate limiting, and message queuing to boost application performance.

API Design & Development

REST API Design

Clean, consistent RESTful endpoints with proper HTTP methods, status codes, resource naming, versioning, and error handling.

JWT & OAuth2

Secure authentication with python-jose, JWT access/refresh tokens, OAuth2 password flow, and role-based access control.

Pydantic

Data validation and serialization. FastAPI's native data layer for request/response models with automatic OpenAPI schema generation.

Testing (pytest)

Comprehensive test suites with pytest, TestClient, mocking, and fixture-based testing for reliable, bug-free APIs.

Async & Performance

Asynchronous background tasks, FastAPI background tasks, WebSockets, and performance optimization for high-traffic APIs.

OpenAPI & Docs

Automatic, interactive API documentation with Swagger UI and ReDoc generated by FastAPI/OpenAPI standards.

Deployment & Workflow

Docker

Containerization of FastAPI apps and databases. Dockerfiles, docker-compose for multi-service setups, and reproducible environments.

Git & GitHub

Version control, branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines.

AWS & Cloud Basics

Deploying and managing services on AWS — EC2, S3, RDS. Environment configuration and cloud-native deployment practices.

Linux

Command-line productivity, server administration, process management, shell scripting, and production server setup.

Uvicorn & Gunicorn

ASGI and WSGI servers. Production deployment of FastAPI with Uvicorn for async and Gunicorn for multi-worker scaling.

CI/CD

Automated build, test, and deployment pipelines. GitHub Actions workflows for consistent, repeatable releases.

Have a Project in Mind?

Let's build your next FastAPI backend, SQL database architecture, or high-performance API together. I'm available for freelance and full-time work.