5+ years of hands-on experience in backend and platform engineering roles 5+ years of experience designing and building large-scale backend systems using Java 2+ years of experience working with Python (Advantage) 3+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes and modern cloud-native architectures in production environments Strong experience designing and architecting scalable, reliable, and maintainable production systems Solid experience working with relational databases and SQL Proven experience improving engineering processes, development workflows, and technical standards, with strong understanding of software engineering best practices, clean design, and functional and non-functional requirements Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, influence without authority, and drive alignment across teams through strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a proactive, supportive, and ownership-driven mindset Practical experience with AI development tools such as Cursor or similar tools, with curiosity and passion for applying them in day-to-day engineering work
