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Saf Varo

@safvaro

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Senior Python engineer building event-driven, fault-tolerant backend systems and high-performance APIs.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can build scalable, event-driven backend systems and high-performance APIs, improve reliability with strong testing, and help teams ship cloud-native features with clean architecture.

I’m a Senior Python Engineer with 7+ years delivering scalable backend systems, event-driven architectures, and high-performance APIs using Python, FastAPI, and Django. I focus on turning complex requirements into clean, well-tested code across cloud-native environments.

Recently, at Futech (2023–Present), I built a distributed data platform that processes 2M+ daily events with sub-200ms latency. I also led RESTful and gRPC microservices work with third-party financial integrations, migrated a monolithic Django app to GCP microservices with Kubernetes, and improved reliability by raising test coverage from 41% to 88% via Pytest standards.

Earlier, as a Senior Full Stack Engineer at ByteStudio (2020–2023), I built and maintained 10+ Python microservices with FastAPI for an enterprise SaaS platform serving 50K+ users. Before that, I developed Python ETL pipelines and Django REST Framework reporting for risk and compliance teams, and I enjoy designing systems that make real-time data accessible and trustworthy.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Lead Software Engineer

Current

Futech

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Built a distributed data platform with Python, FastAPI, and Kafka to process 2M+ daily events at sub-200ms latency. Deployed RESTful and gRPC microservices, migrated a monolithic Django app to GCP microservices on Kubernetes, and increased test coverage from 41% to 88% using Pytest standards.

Python fastAPI Kafka Distributed Systems REST gRPC Microservices Django Kubernetes GCP Pytest Testing CI CD

Senior Full Stack Engineer

ByteStudio

Jan 2020 - Jan 2023 (3 years)

Built and maintained 10+ Python microservices with FastAPI for an enterprise SaaS platform serving 50K+ users. Optimized PostgreSQL queries and indexing to reduce average API response time by 41% and automated CI/CD using GitHub Actions and Terraform.

Python fastAPI Microservices PostgreSQL Query Optimization Indexing CI CD GitHub Actions Terraform

Full Stack Developer

Forte

Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)

Developed Python ETL pipelines consolidating data from 12 sources into a centralized analytics warehouse. Built internal dashboards and reporting APIs for risk and compliance teams using Django REST Framework.

Python ETL Django REST Framework Dashboarding