Drive the design, evolving and ensuring the long-term health and scalability of our core systems Create high-level and detailed architectural designs for new features Write high-quality, performant Python APIs Drive and own technical architecture discussions and decisions for the platform Lead the deployment and release process Own the design and maintenance of the backend APIs Triage bug reports and implement urgent hotfixes Collaborate across the stack with ML, Backend, and Frontend engineers Partner directly with the Product Team to understand requirements, refine the roadmap, and shape the product Coordinate and align the entire backend team's efforts Design and implement core features and services, leveraging technologies such as Python and SQL Maintain a high standard of code quality, performance, and scalability