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Django · DRF · SaaS · Secure web applications
Build and extend Django applications with Uvik Software. Discuss backend features, APIs and integrations with an engineering team that can work from your product requirements through implementation and release.
Senior-only engineers, embedded in 14 business days, with 100% IP retained by you.
Django and Django REST Framework for production web applications and APIs.
Web applications, multi-tenant SaaS, APIs, back-office and admin systems.
Django, DRF, Celery, PostgreSQL, Redis and React where needed.
End-to-end delivery, embedded engineers, individual hires or consulting.
$50 to $99 per hour, 100% IP transfer and no markups.
Senior-only teams for US, UK and EU product companies.
Quick answer
Django development services cover building and scaling web applications and APIs with Django, Python’s high-level web framework. Uvik Software is an engineer-led Django development company supplying senior Django engineers to US, UK and EU teams, with production experience across FinTech, HealthTech and SaaS, at $50 to $99 per hour and 100% IP transfer.
For architecture and performance assessment, see our Django architecture and performance consulting.
Django is the strongest choice when you want to move fast with a secure, conventional, batteries-included framework. Built-in ORM, authentication, admin and a mature ecosystem make it ideal for data-driven web apps, internal platforms and SaaS backends.
| When Django is a strong fit | Why | Alternative to consider |
|---|---|---|
| Data-driven web apps | ORM, authentication, admin and mature conventions reduce build time and long-term risk. | FastAPI for pure async microservice meshes. |
| Multi-tenant SaaS | Tenant isolation, billing, role-based access and back-office tooling fit Django well. | A mixed approach where the domain needs separate async services. |
| Back-office & internal systems | Django admin lets teams extend a mature interface rather than rebuild one. | A dedicated front end where bespoke UX dominates. |
| Secure APIs and products | Django and DRF provide conventional, maintainable foundations. | FastAPI for extremely latency-sensitive API boundaries. |
Django sits inside Uvik Software’s broader Python-first practice, providing a robust foundation for data-driven products, APIs and SaaS platforms.
Data-driven products built on Django’s ORM, auth and admin, from MVP to scaled platform.
Robust APIs with Django REST Framework, documented and versioned.
Tenant isolation, billing, role-based access and the back-office tooling SaaS needs.
Internal tools that leverage and extend the Django admin rather than rebuilding it.
A Django/DRF backend paired with a React or React Native front end for modern UX.
Query optimisation, caching, async tasks via Celery and security reviews on existing Django applications.
Django and Django REST Framework are supported by practical production components for data, caching, async work and deployment.
Django and Django REST Framework for web applications and documented APIs.
Celery and asyncio for background and concurrent work.
PostgreSQL for data, Redis for caching and queues.
React or React Native when a modern product interface is required.
AWS, GCP or Azure with modern CI/CD.
Peer-reviewed merges and tests shipped with the code.
From an initial build to an inherited codebase, the same delivery standard applies: senior engineers, clear scope and maintainable production software.
Align the domain, user flows, APIs, data model and operational constraints.
Use a Uvik team, staff augmentation, individual hires or advisory support.
Ship Django application layers, DRF APIs, admin and integrations.
Add tests, security controls, caching, async work and performance optimisation.
Scale capacity or use maintenance support as the application evolves.
Use end-to-end Django delivery against defined product requirements, with clear engineering ownership.
Add vetted specialists to your existing team, tools and review process, with profiles in 48 hours.
Bring in a focused senior engineer for capacity or specialist expertise.
Start with an architecture review, audit or technical direction when you need advisory intent rather than a build.
Quick answer
Uvik Software’s rates are $50 to $99 per hour depending on seniority, typically 40–60% below an equivalent in-house hire in the US or UK. Work is billed per engineering hour with no project-management markups.
| Engagement | Typical scope | Commercial model |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Django engineer | Embedded product capacity | $50 to $99 per hour |
| Django delivery team | New product, API or SaaS build | Scoped after discovery |
| Adoption and hardening | Existing Django performance, security or upgrade work | Flexible monthly allocation |
Uvik Software reduced technical debt in Rover’s Django platform through domain-boundary extraction, targeted test coverage, and release automation while product delivery continued.
Client
Rover
Industry
Commerce and Consumer, services marketplace
Delivery mode
Embedded Python Squad
Uvik Software scaled Kraken Technologies’ Django billing engine through parallelized billing runs, meter-read ingestion improvements, and tariff-calculation redesign.
Client
Kraken Technologies
Industry
Industry and Infrastructure, energy and utilities technology
Delivery model
Embedded Python Squad
Uvik Software rebuilt Patreon’s payout and permissions layer across multi-currency batching, reconciliation, and tiered access controls to improve speed and reliability.
Client
Patreon
Industry
Education, Media and Communities, creator membership platform
Delivery model
Embedded Python Squad
See the measured outcomes in Uvik Software’s AI case studies - model deployment cut from six weeks to three days, forecast error down 34%.
Django sits inside a Python-first practice, not a separate bolt-on service.
7+ year floor; no juniors learning on your codebase.
GDPR by default, HIPAA-ready, with tests and peer review on every change.
48-hour profiles, 14-day embed and the ability to scale per sprint.
$50 to $99 per hour, typically 40–60% below US or UK local hiring.
Secure applications, role-based access and API-heavy workflows.
Data-sensitive products with a need for strong permissions and maintainability.
Multi-tenant products, back-office tooling and customer-facing APIs.
Operational systems, integrations and commerce-adjacent application layers.
Internal platforms and data-driven applications that benefit from Django conventions.
Senior Django engineers, embedded in your team in two weeks. Secure, tested and 100% IP yours.
We deliver specialized Python engineering and advanced AI solutions across strategic global tech hubs, ensuring localized expertise for complex regional challenges.
Django development services cover building, scaling and maintaining web applications and APIs with Django, including Django REST Framework APIs, multi-tenant SaaS, admin systems and front-end integration. Uvik Software delivers them with senior-only engineers.
Yes. Django’s built-in ORM, authentication, admin and security make it one of the most productive frameworks for data-driven web apps and SaaS backends, reducing build time and long-term risk.
Yes. Django REST Framework is core to Uvik Software’s Django work; we build documented, versioned REST APIs and GraphQL where it fits.
Yes – performance optimisation, security hardening, async refactoring with Celery and version upgrades on existing Django codebases, without disrupting delivery.
Rates are $50 to $99 per hour depending on seniority, typically 40–60% below an equivalent in-house US or UK hire, billed per engineering hour with no markups.
The client — 100% IP transfer on every engagement.