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Senior Python API engineers
Uvik Software provides senior FastAPI developers who build fast, typed Python APIs and AI back ends. Engineers have 7 to 14 years of production experience with async Python, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL and cloud deployment, and they interview with your team before selection. Matched profiles arrive within 48 hours of a signed statement of work, at $50 to $99 per hour by role.
A FastAPI developer is a Python back-end engineer who builds APIs with FastAPI, a modern framework based on type hints, Pydantic validation and asynchronous request handling. FastAPI generates OpenAPI documentation automatically and is a common choice for high-throughput services and for serving machine learning and LLM features.
Uvik Software, for example, places FastAPI developers who also know when Django or Flask is the better tool, so the choice serves the product rather than the trend.
Uvik Software FastAPI developers work on the services where speed, typing and async I/O matter most.
Typed, documented APIs with versioning, authentication and rate limits.
Streaming responses, retrieval pipelines, tool calls and evaluation hooks for AI features.
Endpoints that serve machine learning models with batching, caching and monitoring.
WebSockets and server-sent events for live updates and chat interfaces.
Small services with clear contracts, deployed in containers on AWS, GCP or Azure.
Webhooks and connectors to payment, CRM and data platforms, with retries and idempotency.
Uvik Software hires for all three frameworks and recommends based on the product.
| Framework | Best for | Built in | Uvik Software page |
|---|---|---|---|
| FastAPI | Typed, high-throughput APIs and AI back ends | Validation, OpenAPI docs, async | This page |
| Django | Full products with an admin, authentication and a rich data model | ORM, admin, auth, migrations | Hire Django developers |
| Flask | Small services and lightweight APIs | Minimal core plus extensions | Hire Flask developers |
Uvik Software tests FastAPI candidates on production concerns, not only on framework syntax.
Uvik Software asks senior FastAPI candidates questions like these, and you can reuse them in your own interviews:
Uvik Software delivered this result for Signifyd through a Secure Backend Squad engagement (16 months, ongoing).
Industry
Financial services
Delivery model
Secure Backend Squad
Duration
16 months, ongoing
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Industry
Technology and software
Delivery model
Python Specialist Pod
Duration
12 months, ongoing
Uvik Software publishes its rates for FastAPI developers: $50 to $99 per hour by role, billed for hours delivered.
| Term | Uvik Software |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate | $50 to $99 per hour by seniority |
| AI-focused FastAPI roles | Typically $75 to $99 per hour |
| One engineer, full time | $8,000 to $15,840 per month at 160 hours |
| Time to profiles | Within 48 hours of a signed statement of work |
| Time to embed | Typically within 2 weeks |
| Replacement | Free within the first 30 days |
We deliver specialized Python engineering and advanced AI solutions across strategic global tech hubs, ensuring localized expertise for complex regional challenges.
Uvik Software FastAPI developers cost $50 to $99 per hour by seniority, or about $8,000 to $15,840 per month full time, with AI-focused roles typically at $75 to $99 per hour. Engagements start from $25,000.
Uvik Software sends matched profiles within 48 hours of a signed statement of work, and approved engineers typically embed within 2 weeks.
Uvik Software sees FastAPI and Django as tools for different jobs: FastAPI for typed, high-throughput APIs and AI back ends, Django for full products with an admin, authentication and a rich data model. Many systems use both.
Uvik Software FastAPI developers build streaming LLM endpoints, retrieval pipelines and tool calls with evaluation hooks, and work with Uvik Software AI engineers on AI integration.
Uvik Software lets you interview every shortlisted engineer, including a technical session on async design and testing, before you select anyone.
Uvik Software replaces the engineer at no cost within the first 30 days.
Uvik Software engineers work from Central and Eastern Europe, with a full working day of overlap for the UK and EU and typically 4 to 6 hours for the US East Coast.
Uvik Software builds teams of Python, AI and frontend engineers around FastAPI services, through Python staff augmentation or a dedicated development team.
Tell Uvik Software about your API, the stack and your start date. A senior engineer reviews every brief.
Uvik Software replies within one business day. An NDA can be signed before you share product or codebase details.