8+ years of engineering experience, with a significant portion dedicated to shipping ML/LLM features to millions of active users. Proficient in Python/PyTorch and comfortable with the modern LLM stack (vLLM, HuggingFace, fine-tuning pipelines, eval frameworks). Comfortable working with NSFW content and understand the technical rigor required to moderate it effectively. Intuition for LLM alignment and how prompt conditioning, temperature, and sampling affect chatbot behavior. Doer mindset: Value velocity and distinguish between academic and shippable production solutions. Owner mindset: Obsess over metrics, regressions, and user experience.