I work inside existing Django codebases: models, admin, DRF, permissions, and Vue/HTMX screens — scoped in writing before payment.
- Django / Python / DRF
- Custom admin, not a template
- Written scope before you pay
Django development for products that already run
Hiring a Django developer is usually not about a greenfield tutorial project. You already have models, an admin, maybe DRF, and a team that lives in that app every day. Viewport Solutions works inside that codebase: reading your apps, permissions, and query patterns before changing production code. Scope is written before payment. Delivery is pull requests you can review.
Django is a strong fit for internal admin and staff tools. The ORM, auth, and admin give you a head start — then custom ModelAdmin, list filters, inline forms, and DRF endpoints turn that start into software operators actually use. A freelance Django developer should know when to extend django.contrib.admin and when to build a Vue or HTMX staff UI on top of the same models. Viewport Solutions does both, matching what you already run.
Python around Django matters too: Celery or Django-Q jobs, pytest, pandas exports, webhook handlers, and the production bug that started after last night’s migrate. One contractor who can follow a request from template to queryset to task queue ships faster than a frontend freelancer waiting on a backend specialist.
Engagements stay scoped. New staff screens, a reporting dashboard, permission cleanup, or a hotfix on a live Django app. You get a quote, an ETA, and a private portal until the demo matches the written scope.
Custom admin, APIs, and production Django
Custom Django admin work is not a ThemeForest skin. It is list views staff can search, actions that run in transactions, object-level permissions, and exports that match the filters on screen. If django-admin is too cramped, the same models power a Vue or HTMX admin with login and roles you already have.
DRF and Django Ninja sit behind many staff UIs. Viewport Solutions adds or hardens those endpoints: pagination, filters, permissions, and serializers that match your domain — not a generic CRUD generator dumped into the repo.
Production Django fails in familiar places: N+1 queries on a list, a migration that locked a table, a Celery retry that double-charged, DEBUG left on, a permission that hid a button but not the API. Fix work starts from reproduction, lands as a PR, and notes the root cause so it does not come back.
Why teams hire Viewport Solutions for Django
Agencies sell discovery decks. Job boards sell interview loops. An independent Django contractor owns a vertical slice: models, admin, API, and the screen staff click. Viewport Solutions is built for teams that already have a product — internal admin packages from €890, or a custom quote when the work is bigger.
If your stack is Django plus Vue, or Django plus HTMX, you do not need two freelancers arguing over JSON field names. One person reads both layers. That is how you get a demo in about two weeks on a Standard-sized admin, not a three-month rewrite.
Open a brief with repo access, staging, and the screens or bugs that hurt. A written scope comes back in one to two business days. Nothing is invoiced until you approve it.
When to hire a Django developer
Staff admin that is not a theme
django-admin is too cramped, or a downloaded theme does not match your models. You need lists, roles, and actions on the data you already have.
DRF or Django Ninja for an existing app
A Vue, mobile, or partner client needs stable JSON on top of Django models, with permissions that match the admin.
Production Django incidents
A migrate, job, or permission change broke staff or customers. You want a scoped hotfix, not a rewrite.
Spreadsheet ops on a Django product
The customer app is live. Operations still lives in Excel. A Standard internal admin wired to your models is usually enough.
Frequently asked questions
Do you customize django.contrib.admin or build a separate UI?
Either. Many products stay on contrib.admin with custom ModelAdmin, filters, and actions. When staff need denser tables or a Vue shell, the same Django models and permissions sit behind that UI. Scope names which path before you pay.
Which Django versions do you support?
Feature and fix work on Django 4.2 LTS through current Django 5.x is typical. Upgrade slices are quoted separately with a test plan. The quote names version risk before work starts.
Can you work with Django REST Framework?
Yes. DRF and Django Ninja are both in scope, including ViewSets, permissions, filters, and OpenAPI where your project already uses it.
Is this a downloadable Django admin theme?
No. This is custom development in your repository. Theme packs, Jazzmin skins, and ThemeForest templates are not the offer.
How are Django admin packages priced?
Sprint starts at €890 for a tight admin slice or production fix. Starter is €1,400, Standard €1,800, Plus €2,300. Larger Django work is custom. You pay nothing until you approve the written scope.