At least 5 years of experience building microservices heavy backend systems in a cloud environment (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure) Advanced proficiency with C++ Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS Experience with real time data processing frameworks such as Kafka, Flink, or Kinesis Highly focused on delivering results for internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment Excellent leadership and communication skills with ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, CDK)