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Design, develop, fine-tune, and deploy generative AI models using deep learning and transformer architectures. Collaborate cross-functionally, troubleshoot model issues, optimize performance, document work, and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Design and implement Java/Spring Boot backend microservices for notification routing, preference sync, webhook ingestion, and batch jobs. Build Pub/Sub consumers with concurrency controls, retry/DLQ, and idempotency; process Avro payloads with schema validation and transformation; integrate with Listrak and internal APIs; implement resilience features and support performance tuning and troubleshooting.

Lead UX strategy and mentor a UX/UI team to deliver user-centered designs. Plan and run user research, create personas, journeys, wireframes, and prototypes, ensure accessibility and cohesive cross-platform experiences, define KPIs, maintain design systems, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and stakeholders to drive implementation and product outcomes.

Perform automated and manual security testing of applications, analyze scan results, report vulnerabilities, assist remediation, create test plans, conduct exploratory and penetration testing, and collaborate with development, infrastructure, and SecOps teams to secure preproduction code and configurations.

Design, build, and deploy production Generative AI applications: orchestrate multi-agent workflows, implement advanced RAG with vector DBs, integrate and fine-tune LLMs, develop scalable FastAPI/async backends, containerize with Docker, and optimize GenAI systems for latency, cost, and reliability.

Design and prototype user-centered web and mobile interfaces informed by user research and business metrics. Conduct interviews, surveys, and usability testing; create personas, journeys, wireframes, and interactive prototypes. Collaborate with product, engineering, data, and marketing teams; present and iterate on designs to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Senior UX Designer responsible for enterprise web and mobile UX and visual design. Create UX architectures, conduct research and usability work, design interfaces and components, communicate technical feasibility with developers, and deliver production-ready design assets. Individual contributor collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Serve as the liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to gather and document investment accounting requirements, perform Geneva-specific gap analysis and configurations, support data migration and integrations, define UAT, validate Geneva outputs, and use SQL/reporting to support reconciliations and reporting for investment accounting processes.

Design, develop, and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) for modern web applications. Build and improve automation frameworks using Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, NodeJS, TypeScript/JavaScript. Integrate tests into CI/CD, test interconnected systems with mocking/service virtualization, troubleshoot defects, and document test plans and results.

Lead and deliver large-scale programs by defining governance, milestones, budgets, and success metrics. Manage cross-functional teams, track risks and dependencies, align deliverables with business objectives, communicate with stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement in program practices.