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Michael Ahmed

@michaelahmed1

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Senior Python Full Stack Engineer building cloud-native APIs and AI-powered RAG systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead backend and full-stack systems in Agile teams—shipping reliable REST APIs and cloud platforms, and taking AI/LLM features from integrations to scalable, production-ready RAG search.

I’m a Python Full Stack Engineer with 7+ years developing, deploying, and maintaining backend services, REST APIs, cloud-native platforms, and distributed systems. I bring strong expertise in Python, FastAPI, Django, React.js, and AWS, and I’m especially focused on building microservices that scale from concept to production.

I’ve integrated AI capabilities into production applications using OpenAI APIs, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows—delivering intelligent search and conversational experiences. From requirements gathering to production support, I collaborate in Agile teams, write reliable tests, and use thoughtful API design and performance tuning to reduce operational effort and improve speed.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Python Full Stack Engineer

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Apton

Sep 2023 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Built and maintained cloud-native platforms, microservices, and dashboard interfaces using Python, FastAPI, React.js, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes. Integrated OpenAI APIs, LLMs, and RAG workflows for natural-language search, and reduced manual data-handling work by 20% while supporting biweekly product releases.

Python fastAPI React AWS Docker Kubernetes REST APIs Microservices OpenAI API RAG

Python Full Stack Engineer

EDI

May 2021 - Aug 2023 (2 years 3 months)

Developed enterprise applications and high-throughput data pipelines using Python, Django, React.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS. Designed REST APIs for syncing data with external networks, reduced frontend duplication by 25%, cut deployment downtime by 20%, and improved page-load performance by optimizing PostgreSQL queries.

Python Django React PostgreSQL AWS REST APIs Docker Data Pipelines Query Optimization Microservices

Python Developer

Parse.ly

Jun 2019 - Apr 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Maintained and extended Python services and REST APIs for a content analytics platform using Flask and MySQL. Refactored and optimized key API endpoints to reduce average response time by 12% and improved platform stability by investigating recurring production issues.

Python Flask REST APIs MySQL Production Support