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Sylvain DendeleSD

Sylvain Dendele

Python, Django, API, SaaS Back-End Developer

€450/day
Paris, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Sylvain

Do you have an API, a back-end, or a SaaS to deliver? I'll handle it.

Experienced Python back-end developer (+6 years), formerly from an agency and startups. I design and deploy robust, scalable REST APIs, business back-ends, and SaaS platforms. Django / Django REST Framework as a foundation, and the modern Python ecosystem (FastAPI, Flask) when the project calls for it.

What I cover

→ Back-end & API: Django, DRF, FastAPI, REST APIs, JWT/OAuth2 auth, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, tests (pytest)

→ Architecture & performance: modeling, DB optimization, caching, microservices, integrations (Stripe, email/SMS, analytics)

→ Infrastructure: Docker, GitHub Actions CI/CD, zero-downtime deployments, monitoring (Sentry)

→ Front-end when the mission requires: Next.js, Vue.js, to deliver a complete product without coordinating two providers

Why it works well

  • Autonomous from A to Z: from scoping to production, I lay down solid foundations (performance, security, migrations)
  • Former agency and startup experience: I understand your constraints, deadlines, evolving specs, and time-to-market
  • No nasty surprises: short sprints, live demos, post-launch support

Achievements

  • SaaS for ~30 CFA organizations (Django back-end lead, 18 months): critical integrations, billing engine. 0 critical incident in production, ~2 weeks of paperwork saved per file
  • Booking SaaS & QR code SaaS: complete design, Django REST API, Stripe (subscriptions + webhooks), Next.js front-end

I'm new to Malt, but my 6+ years of Django experience and 2 existing recommendations speak for themselves.

Need a back-end built or revamped? Let's book a 15-minute discovery call, no strings attached.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Freelance
    Python Back-end Developer | Django | DRF | API
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    June 2020 - Today (6 years and 2 months)
    France
    Since 2020, I've been working as a freelancer with a focus on Python back-end: I architect, develop, and operate high-performance REST APIs with Django + Django REST Framework, backed by PostgreSQL/Redis, containerized with Docker, and delivered via GitHub Actions CI/CD (build, tests, deployments, observability).

    Specifically, I've delivered business APIs, back-offices, and third-party integrations (payment, email, analytics), with JWT/OAuth2 authentication, automated tests (pytest), caching, asynchronous tasks, and monitoring/logs (Sentry + PostHog). I get involved from the project's inception to lay solid foundations (performance, security, migrations, rate limits), industrialize as needed (CI/CD, secret management, code reviews), and take the product far.

    Methodology. Clear functional & technical scoping, short sprints, regular live demos, production-ready infrastructure, and post-launch support. Goal: a predictable, scalable, and easily evolvable back-end.

    Impact. Reduced latency, increased availability, fewer incidents, and frictionless deployments — with clients returning for subsequent iterations.

    I can also step in for front-end tasks with Vue.js.
    Python Django CI/CD Python/Django Django Rest Framework
  • Tabluna
    Back-end Design & Development | Booking SaaS
    RESTAURANTS AND FOOD SERVICE
    December 2025 - April 2026 (4 months)
    Paris, France
    **Booking SaaS for restaurants**. Fully customized pages in the establishment's branding: colors, fonts, overall look. The booking process extends the experience, it doesn't break it.

    My Role

    → Product Design: problem identification, positioning, roadmap
    → Back-end: Django REST API, booking logic, email + SMS confirmations
    → Front-end: Next.js, Shadcn, customizable booking pages
    → Payments: Stripe integration (subscriptions, webhooks)
    → Restaurant dashboard: clean interface for managing bookings

    Key Features

    • Booking page in the restaurant's branding (no third-party logo)
    • Choice of date, time, number of guests
    • Automatic email + SMS confirmation
    • Simple and uncluttered dashboard

    Stack:Django REST Framework**, **Next.js**, **Shadcn**, **Tailwind CSS**, **Stripe**, **PostHog**, **Docker
    Django Rest Framework Stripe Django Back-End Development Next.js
  • RankQR
    Architecture & Back-end | Dynamic QR Code SaaS
    SOCIAL NETWORKS
    June 2025 - May 2026 (11 months)
    Paris, France
    RankQR allows the creation of dynamic and personalized QR codes (logo, colors), modification of redirection after printing, and real-time measurement of each scan, with hosted landing pages (multi-links, vCard, Wi-Fi).

    I designed the architecture, developed the back-end, and set up end-to-end operations for scan generation, tracking, and analysis.

    Back-end & Data
    Django + Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Redis (cache, broker), rate limiting. Documented API (drf-spectacular / OpenAPI), custom admin. I18n English by default + French. Asynchronous tasks via Celery + Beat. Custom JWT auth in httpOnly cookies with systematic email code verification, refresh tokens, and Google OAuth. Multi-organization model (Owner / Admin / Member) with scopes, strict filtering by organization, and per-plan quotas. Stripe payments (dynamic checkout, country-specific pricing, invoices, webhooks).

    "Scan → Stats" Pipeline
    A standalone redirection service serves read-only scans from Redis (no PostgreSQL access on the scan path) and emits hits into a Redis stream. A Celery worker consumes them, enriches them via GeoIP2 MaxMind and user agents, then persists visits in batches. Visitor tracking via cookies. Aggregations with Django ORM (Count, F, Q, TruncHour/Day/Month). Visual QR code generation on the front-end with qr-code-styling.

    Infra & Deployment
    OVH (VPS) + Cloudflare. Traefik + Docker Compose (TLS Let's Encrypt). Staging & production, each split into 2 independent stacks (main / redirection) to ensure scan path resilience even if the back-end is down. GitHub Actions on merge: SSH deployment, redirection redeployed separately.

    Quality & Monitoring
    PostHog (errors, events, analytics). Back-end tests (pytest, moto), ruff linting, mypy typing.

    Front-end
    Next.js 16 + React 19, typed API client (orval), next-intl, shadcn / Radix, maplibre maps & globe.
    Django Rest Framework Docker Python CI/CD Next.js

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Education

  • MBA Developer
    MyDigitalSchool
    2024
    MBA Développeur Fullstack
  • Web Developer Bachelor
    MyDigitalSchool
    2022
    Bachelor Développeur web

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