Senior Backend Engineer · Python · Distributed Systems · Data Engineering · APIs
I'm a Python backend engineer with 10+ years of programming experience and 5+ years building production-grade backend platforms — all in fully remote environments. I lead re-architectures, design data pipelines, and own production infrastructure end-to-end — from architecture decisions to 2 a.m. pager rotations.
- 🛠️ Currently building backend services for a digital supply chain traceability platform (FastAPI, async Python, MongoDB, GCP)
- ⚡ Previously scaled crawling and data-processing platforms from 100K → 100M+ requests
- 🌍 Based in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal · WET/WEST (UTC±0/+1)
- 💼 Open to remote roles across Europe, the UK, and the US — full-time or B2B
- 🛡️ Focus on scalability, reliability, automation, and high-volume data processing
- 🗣️ Languages: Portuguese (native) · English (C2)
- 📬 Best way to reach me: xhico.github.io or francgf@gmail.com
Backend & Data
Infrastructure & DevOps
Web
Tooling
“Comfortable owning systems end-to-end — from architecture to deployment, monitoring, and production troubleshooting.”