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Senior backend expertise

Zackary Beaugelin

Senior Backend Engineer

Python · FastAPI · Pydantic · PostgreSQL · API Architecture

I build robust backend systems for modern products — from clean API design and business-critical services to migrations, developer tooling, and AI-enabled backend workflows.

Based in the South of France · Open to remote and hybrid opportunities

7+ years building production software
Python backend specialization
FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL
Clean architecture & developer experience
Testing, CI/CD, Docker, cloud delivery
AI-enabled backend systems
What I do

Backend systems built for production, not demos

I’m strongest where product complexity meets engineering quality: APIs, migrations, architecture, maintainability, and delivery under real-world constraints.

Backend Architecture

I design services that stay understandable as they grow: clear boundaries, robust domain logic, maintainable codebases, and API contracts teams can trust.

Python & FastAPI

I build typed, testable, production-grade Python services with a strong focus on validation, performance, and developer experience.

Data & Reliability

From PostgreSQL modeling to background jobs, integrations, error handling, and observability, I care about systems that behave well under real-world pressure.

Technical Leadership

I help teams move faster with better foundations: improved code quality, pragmatic standards, mentoring, and architecture decisions that reduce long-term friction.

Selected work

Case studies that reflect how I think and ship

A selection of backend-focused work spanning API design, modernization, platform quality, and AI-enabled services.

FastAPI service architecture for production APIs

Designed and evolved Python backend services with strong schema validation, maintainable architecture, and production-safe delivery practices.

FastAPI Pydantic PostgreSQL Docker

Legacy system modernization without stopping delivery

Improved older backend systems incrementally by reducing technical debt, clarifying responsibilities, and introducing safer development patterns.

Refactoring DX Testing Migration

Authentication and business-critical backend flows

Built backend flows where correctness, edge cases, and consistency mattered as much as speed.

Auth API Contracts Reliability

AI-enabled backend systems

Worked on backend systems integrating structured AI workflows, typed outputs, orchestration logic, and developer-friendly patterns.

LLM PydanticAI Orchestration
Open to opportunities

Need a senior Python backend engineer?

Whether you’re scaling an API, modernizing a legacy backend, or shipping a critical product feature, I’m open to the right senior backend roles and selected freelance missions.