Kiptoo D.

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KIPTOO DARIUS Junior Backend Software Developer GitHub: https://github.com/Dariobot227 Portfolio Link: https://dariobot227.github.io/Portfolio +254741058483 Professional Summary Backend-focused software developer specializing in scalable web systems, database architecture, and API engineering. Experienced in building server-side applications using Python, Django, and modern backend tools. Strong knowledge of REST API design, authentication systems, performance optimization, and relational database management. Passionate about building reliable, secure, and high- performance backend services that can support real-world production workloads. Skills Django & Django REST Framework  Designing production-grade RESTful APIs using Django REST Framework  Building secure authentication systems using:  JWT token authentication  Session-based authentication  Role-based access control (RBAC)  Custom middleware development for request processing and logging  Serializers for validation, transformation, and API response shaping  Viewsets, routers, and API versioning strategies  Pagination, filtering, and rate-limiting implementation  Background task handling using queue-based workflows  Third-party API integrations  Payment gateway integration patterns Database Engineering  PostgreSQL, SQLite, Supabase and MySQL relational database design  Transaction management and ACID compliance  Complex joins, nested queries, and analytics queries  ORM vs raw SQL performance tradeoffs  D