Junior Backend Developer — Python · Django/DRF · FastAPI · PostgreSQL Lahore, Pakistan · open to remote
I build backend services and ship them. Most of my work is a self-contained service you can stand up with one docker compose up — REST APIs, async task pipelines, real-time WebSocket systems, vector search, and the NGINX/Docker layer in front of them.
fragrance-api — live demo · API docs (Swagger)
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A full-stack perfumery formulation app: Django + DRF + PostgreSQL backend, React/TypeScript frontend, deployed on Railway + Vercel. JWT auth, object-level permissions, throttling, OpenAPI schema, 37 backend tests, CI on every PR.
| Project | What it does | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| fragrance-api 🟢 live | Recipe/batch formulation with weight-native math, JWT auth, per-user ownership, server-side AI summaries | Django · DRF · PostgreSQL · React/TS |
| rag-search-api | Retrieval-augmented generation: upload → chunk → embed → vector search → grounded LLM answer | FastAPI · pgvector · Groq |
| production-gateway | NGINX reverse proxy with tiered per-IP rate limiting fronting the RAG service | NGINX · Docker Compose |
| Telemetry_System | Real-time device telemetry with WebSocket live push — no polling | FastAPI · TimescaleDB · WebSockets |
| document-pipeline | Async document processing with background workers | FastAPI · Celery · Redis · PostgreSQL |
| Flask-Student-Management-API | CRUD REST API with correct PUT/PATCH semantics, marshmallow validation, Alembic migrations | Flask · SQLAlchemy · Docker |
Each featured repo has a README covering the design decisions and the tradeoffs — including what I'd change for production.
Languages: Python, SQL, TypeScript Backend: Django, DRF, FastAPI, Flask Data: PostgreSQL, pgvector, TimescaleDB, Redis Infra: Docker, docker-compose, NGINX, Celery, GitHub Actions Auth/Testing: SimpleJWT, python-jose, pytest, Vitest, Playwright
- Email: m.zohaibbaig@ymail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-zohaib-baig/
Open to junior backend roles. Fastest way to judge my work: click the demo above.