10+ years of professional Software Engineering experience. Ability to translate business and product strategy into technology vision and goals. Drive to own and implement high-impact, foundational code at a high velocity. Comfortable managing a portfolio of projects with varying complexity. Strong mentor who shares knowledge to upskill teammates and peers. Requires minimal oversight, managing personal bandwidth through delegation and prioritization. Eager to drive change by leading team discussions and presenting data-informed proposals. Proficient with distributed architecture paradigms (e.g., async processing, job queues, eventual consistency). Focus on optimizing code performance, database load, and caching strategies.