• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture, with a proven track record of designing and delivering enterprise-scale distributed systems.

• A platform-first mindset, with experience designing shared services, reusable APIs, developer platforms, and internal products that are adopted across multiple engineering teams.

• An AI-native approach to software engineering, leveraging AI-powered development tools to improve engineering productivity, code quality, documentation, architecture, and delivery. You stay current with emerging AI capabilities and continuously explore how they can transform software development.

• Expert-level system design skills with experience building resilient, scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-native applications and distributed systems.

• Strong understanding of API-first design, event-driven architectures, microservices, integration patterns, and modern application platforms.

• Hands-on technical capability, comfortable building proof-of-concepts, reviewing code, validating architectural decisions, and helping teams solve complex technical challenges.

• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, including cloud-native application architecture, networking, security, identity, observability, and platform services.

• Strong experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), including modern authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC), identity providers, and secure application design.

• Experience working closely with Product Managers, Designers, Development Managers, and Technical Leads to shape technical solutions from discovery through production.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts, architectural trade-offs, and long-term technology strategy to both technical and business stakeholders.

• Experience establishing engineering standards, architecture governance, security best practices, and technical roadmaps while balancing innovation with operational excellence.

• A collaborative leadership style that mentors engineers, influences through technical expertise, and fosters a culture of continuous learning, engineering excellence, and platform thinking.

• Strong DevOps and engineering productivity experience, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, automation, developer experience, and modern software delivery practices.