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Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java (Spring) and Python (Django/FastAPI). Implement REST/GraphQL APIs, optimize SQL and NoSQL databases, develop microservices, ensure security (OAuth2/JWT), write tests, improve performance, and collaborate with frontend and DevOps teams in Agile processes.

Develop and maintain scalable React 18+ web applications with TypeScript, build reusable UI components, manage state with Redux Toolkit/Context/Zustand, implement telemetry (Application Insights/OpenTelemetry), optimize Core Web Vitals and performance, and ensure quality via Jest and React Testing Library in an agile team.

Design and evolve data-rich UI and dashboards for wealth products. Translate research into wireframes, high-fidelity UI, and prototypes. Own visual identity, design systems, and UI libraries. Create pixel-perfect typography, iconography, illustrations, and micro-interactions for self-service and advisor-supported workflows.

Lead the technical team by defining project requirements, schedules, and delegating tasks. Liaise with stakeholders, identify risks and contingencies, troubleshoot issues, run trainings, write progress reports, and present updates. Motivate staff, promote transparency, and stay current with industry trends to drive project success.

Lead strategy and development of agentic AI products, define roadmaps for autonomous agent workflows, specify agent requirements and use cases, design evaluation and benchmarking frameworks, craft human-agent UX, educate stakeholders, and coordinate cross-functional teams to prioritize RAG, memory, tool-use, and reliability.

Customer-facing Forward Deployed Engineer who architects and delivers agentic AI POCs and enterprise deployments, mentors distributed teams, optimizes platform performance, and enforces MLOps/FinOps best practices.

Lead and produce design deliverables (branding, comps, style guides, layouts). Drive information architecture and content structures, set objectives for projects, coordinate offshore resources, ensure technical feasibility, and collaborate with developers to translate designs into production.

Hands-on full-stack technical lead building Angular components and Java REST services with Spring Boot and Hibernate/JPA. Mentor engineers, define standards, collaborate cross-functionally, ensure accessibility, CI/CD, and deliver scalable, testable solutions.

Design, build, and maintain server-side Java applications and RESTful APIs. Optimize performance and scalability, ensure security, collaborate with cross-functional teams, perform code reviews, troubleshoot production issues, and document system architecture.

Lead creative vision and strategy across digital experiences, manage creative teams, collaborate with clients and stakeholders, and deliver high-quality brand and digital design solutions.