4–8 years mixing hands-on development with technical leadership/TPM experience. Fluent in TypeScript/React, Python/Node.js; REST/gRPC; async jobs and streaming outputs. Azure orchestration: Azure Functions Durable, Azure Container Apps, Queues/Event Grid, KEDA. Azure data: Azure Blob/ADLS Gen2, Azure AI Search (vector), SQL/CosmosDB, Redis. Azure observability: App Insights, Azure Monitor, OpenTelemetry. AI/ML familiarity: Multi-model orchestration, RAG pipelines, embeddings, retrieval strategies, structured generation, tool-calling/MCP. Tools and workflow: Daily user of AI assistants and automation tools. Excellence in Jira, Confluence, Git workflows. Strong async remote communication (US shift).