My in-production Django app needs a focused round of improvements touching three key areas: performance, security, and the overall user interface. Performance is the most urgent. I’m seeing noticeably slow loading on the home page, user dashboard, and several heavily used API endpoints. Profiling points to a mix of database latency, high memory usage in long-running views, and some unoptimized queryset patterns. I’d like you to dig in with Django Debug Toolbar, django-extensions, and any profiler you prefer—pinpoint the bottlenecks, introduce smart caching, and clean up the queries so response times drop to an acceptable range. Security comes next. While the app already uses standard middleware, I want a fresh audit: check for missing headers, unsafe third-party packages, and any logic that could expose data. Harden CSRF protections and verify that auth flows and permissions are rock-solid. Finally, the UI should feel snappier once the backend is faster, but I’d also like quick wins on perceived performance—lazy loading, minimized static bundles, and eliminating blocking assets where possible. Deliverables • Detailed profiling report outlining each issue found and the fix applied • Code commits / pull requests with clear comments, following PEP 8 • Brief security audit summary plus any remediation steps • Confirmation benchmarks showing reduced loading times on the targeted pages and endpoints I’m ready to provide access to the repo, staging database, and performance logs the moment we start.