7+ years of engineering experience with 2+ years leading teams focused on infrastructure, networking, compute, or distributed systems. Proven track record in stakeholder management, ownership, and successful delivery. Expertise in managing large-scale, geographically distributed cloud infrastructure systems centered on compute, networking, or databases. Expertise in scaling networking infrastructure like CDN, Load Balancers, or API Gateways. Familiarity with cloud providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure and vendors like Cloudflare, Fastly, or Akamai. Experience delivering major features, system components, or deprecating existing functionality through technical and execution plans. Strong verbal and written communication skills.