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Backend Engineer

Employee Management System

Production-grade backend with FastAPI REST API, PostgreSQL persistence, deterministic payroll logic, and Docker deployment.

PythonPostgreSQLFastAPIDocker

Completed

March 2026

Duration

3 months

Role

Backend Engineer

Team

Solo project

Problem

Manual payroll and leave management is error-prone, lacks audit trails, and doesn't integrate with other enterprise systems.

Solution

Built a FastAPI backend with deterministic Decimal arithmetic for payroll, PostgreSQL with full audit trails, and both CLI and REST API interfaces.

Impact

Automated payroll with type-specific rules, full audit trails, CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions, and Docker deployment.

About This Project

A production-grade Employee Management System built with Python and FastAPI that automates payroll calculations, leave management, and employee record keeping.

The system enforces strict input validation, applies deterministic payroll rules using Python Decimal arithmetic, and persists all operations in PostgreSQL with full audit trails.

Features both a CLI interface for automation and a REST API for integration with other enterprise systems.

Key Features

Technical capabilities and highlights

Automated payroll calculation with leave deductions

Type-specific employee rules (Senior/Junior/Temporary)

PostgreSQL database with audit trails

REST API for system integration

CLI interface for batch operations

Comprehensive input validation

CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions

Docker containerization

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