5+ years of software development experience building and shipping production applications, with a focus on backend systems or API-driven services. Strong proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js and/or Rust. Demonstrated experience designing, building, and scaling web APIs or microservices. Hands-on experience with relational databases (especially PostgreSQL). Familiarity with modern cloud and container infrastructure, such as Docker, Kubernetes, and GCP. Passion for code quality and automation. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Self-driven and ownership-minded. Highly autonomous and self-driven. Thrives in ambiguity, adaptable, resourceful. Product-minded engineering approach.