B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience Strong professional experience in systems, platform, or infrastructure engineering Proficiency in Rust with a solid understanding of systems-level programming Solid experience with databases (transactional & analytical) Strong understanding of API design, data flows, and service integrations Hands-on experience with distributed systems or service-oriented architectures Comfort working with infrastructure-as-code and containerized deployments Ability to work autonomously and make high-leverage technical decisions A bias toward automation and building tools that remove friction