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What you'll do

• Define and drive long-term technical strategy for large-scale distributed systems across multiple teams.
• Lead the design of cohesive platforms integrating services, data, and AI capabilities at global scale.
• Ensure backend systems meet strict requirements for availability, latency, security, and cost efficiency.
• Guide integration of LLM-powered features into production systems with responsible AI practices.
• Influence technical direction and drive alignment between engineering, product, and applied science teams.

What we're looking for

• Proven track record of architecting large-scale distributed systems used by millions of users.
• Deep expertise in backend systems, cloud-native architecture, and microservices-based design.
• Experience owning and evolving production systems with high availability and low latency requirements.
• Solid fundamentals in system design, distributed systems, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and influence across multiple teams or organizations.
• Experience leading complex, ambiguous, and high-impact technical initiatives end-to-end.