• Architect and deliver scalable PaaS and data services that power internal and external SaaS applications. • Design and implement high-performance distributed systems for compute, storage, and streaming workloads. • Lead development of core platform components—identity, telemetry, configuration, and lifecycle management APIs. • Build end-to-end automation across CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, testing, and deployment pipelines. • Collaborate with data engineering and product teams to integrate analytics, feature stores, and event-driven pipelines into platform architecture. • Design and implement resilient microservices using modern frameworks and best practices (e.g., gRPC, REST, message queues). • Mentor engineers across frontend, backend, and DevOps disciplines; champion engineering excellence, observability, and clean automation. • Establish and enforce technical standards for reliability, scalability, and performance across all PaaS components. • Drive innovation through hands-on prototyping, system design reviews, and cross-functional collaboration with cloud, data, and security teams. • Contribute to open-source tools and internal frameworks that accelerate developer productivity and platform adoption.