• Lead, mentor, and grow a high‑performing application development team across backend, frontend, and platform engineering disciplines. • Champion a culture of continuous learning, modern engineering practices, and responsible AI adoption. • Foster strong collaboration with product, QA, DevOps, UI/UX, and business stakeholders. • Implement and scale AI‑assisted development workflows (e.g., GitHub Copilot, agentic workflows, automated documentation, testing, refactoring). • Introduce AI‑driven delivery accelerators such as intelligent code review, automated test generation, and developer productivity insights. • Ensure secure and responsible AI usage aligned with organizational and industry standards. • Own the modernization strategy to transition legacy .NET Framework applications to cloud‑friendly, modular .NET 6+ architectures. • Guide the migration of monolithic UIs toward React + TypeScript frontends built for performance, maintainability, and long‑term scalability. • Define patterns, frameworks, and standards for modern API development (REST, GraphQL, event‑driven services). • Lead the adoption of modern data storage patterns including NoSQL, distributed caching, and event‑based integrations. • Promote clean architecture, domain‑driven design, and best practices for cloud‑native systems. • Oversee code quality, performance, scalability, and security across the application portfolio. • Ensure the stability and performance of existing legacy applications while planning their evolution or retirement. • Manage resource planning, sprint execution, risk mitigation, and technology budget. • Partner with DevOps to mature CI/CD pipelines, testing automation, and deployment strategies.