10+ years of experience building and scaling complex, distributed systems Proven impact defining technical strategy and architecture for platforms or large systems Strong system design skills (scalability, performance, security, observability) Hands-on when it matters: prototyping, validating technologies, reviewing critical PRs Excellent judgment balancing delivery speed with long-term sustainability and cost Comfortable working remote in an async-first culture Proficiency in Java/Spring, TypeScript/React, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch Experience with CI/CD (Drone, GitHub Actions) Experience with observability tools (Grafana, GitHub)