Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 8–12 years of software engineering experience. Expertise in AI production systems (Python, PyTorch) and data services (SQL, Postgres, NoSQL, Redis or similar). Demonstrable capability in designing, implementing, and securing RESTful web services. Experience in MLOps orchestration and cloud deployment (Docker, Kubernetes). Experience with AWS, GitHub, and continuous integration pipelines. Proven track record of architecting and delivering scalable systems in production environments. Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar. Strong systems thinking with the ability to evaluate tradeoffs in scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Experience designing for observability and operational excellence (e.g., logs, alerts, dashboards, runbooks). Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving clarity.