A Django REST Framework (DRF) Developer specializes in building APIs using Django's powerful toolkit. They design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs to enable communication between client applications and server-side services. Their core tasks include defining serializers, creating viewsets, integrating third-party services, handling authentication, ensuring secure data transmission, and optimizing database interactions using Django's ORM. Additionally, they write unit and integration tests to ensure the API's reliability and performance. DRF developers play a crucial role in developing scalable, efficient, and secure web applications, making them integral to modern web development projects.