Who you are? At least 10 years software development experience, at least 2 years of experience as architect Understands system engineering and architecture, proven experience in scale, system redundancy solutions, and performance Experience in high-capacity and high-reliability products in multiple development languages and environments, multi-threading, and more Experience with SQL Server Understands Microservice, and event-based design and SAGA concepts Error tolerance and zero data loss concepts Experience delivering systems operated globally Meaningful hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) — architecting and operating production workloads at scale Experience architecting AI-enabled systems — LLM integration patterns, RAG, agentic/multi-step workflows, evals, and production concerns specific to AI (latency, cost, fallback, hallucination control) AI fluent — daily, hands-on use of AI coding tools with clear judgment on when to trust output vs. rewrite it; goes beyond using AI to configuring it (custom instructions, rules, MCPs, tools); builds workflows and skills, not just prompts Strong attention to business needs and converting them into working, effective products Ability to adapt to various technologies and research new concepts A true team player, able to both hold and drive a vision – and also to buy into it Proactive attitude and does what it takes to get things done Connected and updated in the latest & greatest of technology A passion for technology! Not a must, but a great