Lead, support, and grow a team of 6–8 distributed platform engineers. Coach, mentor, and develop engineers. Own the reliability, scalability, and availability of storage services. Ensure Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles are embedded, with emphasis on Terraform. Partner with product, architecture, and other engineering teams. Guide the evolution of the storage platform (PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, etc.). Drive high-quality execution through clear communication and strong incident response. Hold regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and feedback conversations. Actively participate in hiring. Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-trust engineering culture.