Senior FastAPI Developer

On Demand Innovation; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A cloud engineering firm is seeking 5 experienced FastAPI developers to design, build, and maintain scalable microservices-based applications. Responsibilities include creating RESTful APIs, managing cloud services on AWS, and collaborating with DevOps. Candidates should have strong FastAPI and Python proficiency, along with extensive experience in microservices architecture. This role offers full-time remote flexibility within the Philippines.

Benefits

Work on cutting-edge applications

High-performing global team collaboration

Full-time remote work flexibility

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of FastAPI development experience.
• 3-5 years of microservices architecture experience.
• 2+ years production experience with Temporal.io.
• 3+ years of AWS experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the Philippines.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain RESTful APIs using FastAPI.
• Build scalable, distributed microservices.
• Implement asynchronous task queues and concurrency.
• Collaborate on containerized deployment using Docker.
• Participate in CI/CD pipeline setup.
• Optimize existing code for performance.

Skills

FastAPI

Python

Microservices architecture

Asynchronous programming

Temporal.io

AWS services

Docker

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Git workflows

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

About the Role:

We are seeking 5 experienced FastAPI developers to join our growing cloud engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain highly scalable microservices-based applications on AWS. The role requires close collaboration with DevOps teams, involvement in end-to-end API lifecycle, and contributions to cloud architecture and workflow automation using Temporal.io.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using FastAPI.
• Build and maintain scalable, distributed microservices.
• Implement and manage asynchronous task queues, background jobs, and concurrency.
• Work with AWS services including:
  • Compute: Lambda, Fargate, EC2
  • Storage/Databases: S3, RDS/Aurora
  • Messaging/Eventing: SQS, SNS, EventBridge
  • Monitoring: CloudWatch
• Collaborate with DevOps teams for containerized deployment using Docker.
• Participate in CI/CD pipeline setup and maintenance.
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases to design efficient data models and queries.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and refactor existing code for performance and reliability.
• Ensure code quality through unit tests, code reviews, and best practices.
• Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing within the team.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in FastAPI and Python.
• Minimum of 5+ years of FastAPI development experience required.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of microservices architecture experience required.
• Hands‑on experience with Temporal.io workflow engine.
• Minimum of 2+ years production use experience with Temporal.io required.
• Strong knowledge of async programming, concurrency, and task queues.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Proficient in Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
• Solid understanding of AWS services listed above.
• Minimum of 3+ years of AWS experience required.
• Legal authorisation to work in the Philippines is required.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and cloud security best practices.
• Experience in cloud-native application design.
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced, agile environment.

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge cloud and microservices applications.
• Collaborate with a high‑performing, globally distributed team.
• Full‑time remote work flexibility within the Philippines.
• Professional growth in cloud engineering and API development.