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Design and implement scalable full-stack solutions using .NET and React. Lead architecture, cloud migration (AWS/Azure), microservices, and API development. Mentor developers, perform code reviews, resolve production issues, manage client interactions, and drive delivery with a focus on performance, security, and multi-tenant SQL Server architectures.

Design and deliver scalable, production-grade machine learning platforms and Python SDKs; architect agentic and multi-agent AI systems; build FastAPI-based APIs; implement CI/CD with Jenkins and GitLab Runners; establish observability with Galileo; mentor MLEs and drive architectural decisions for cloud-native, distributed AI services.

Design, optimize, and scale multi-GPU infrastructure for GenAI/LLM workloads. Perform GPU profiling and benchmarking, manage Slurm and Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters, enable NVIDIA GPU stack, build GenAI pipelines (fine-tuning, RAG, multi-modal), create IaC templates, and support production deployments and client engagements.

Manage and optimize mission-critical SQL Server databases hosted on AWS EC2 for a high-availability trading application. Responsibilities include performance tuning, database administration, HA/DR implementation, backup and recovery, security and compliance, monitoring, incident response, capacity planning, and 24/7 on-call support. Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and architects on database changes, production deployments, documentation, and disaster recovery testing.

Designs and maintains Snowflake-based cloud data pipelines and lake architectures for asset-based finance and mortgage servicing analytics. Leads legacy-system migrations, ETL/ELT development, data validation, reconciliation, and financial integrity controls. Translates business requirements into Jira epics and user stories, supports project planning, testing, cutover, and go-live readiness, and coordinates with business, finance, operations, and technical stakeholders.

Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, and optimization of scalable distributed applications and web services. Build Python/FastAPI backend services, ReactJS interfaces, and PostgreSQL data systems. Deploy and monitor cloud-native applications on GCP, collaborate on AI/ML integrations, contribute to architecture and SDLC practices, and mentor junior developers through code reviews and technical leadership.

Leads complex technical programs across engineering, product, infrastructure, security, and operations teams. Defines objectives, roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and success metrics; coordinates APIs, data flows, integrations, and non-functional requirements. Manages risks, escalations, stakeholder communication, launch readiness, cutovers, rollback plans, monitoring, SLOs, runbooks, and post-launch validation. Requires strong program management fundamentals, technical fluency, and experience driving cross-team software, platform, or infrastructure programs.

Design and scale GenAI/LLM infrastructure for multi-GPU environments, perform GPU profiling and optimization, manage Slurm/OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters, enable NVIDIA GPU stack, build GenAI pipelines and IaC templates, and support production deployments and client engagements.

Own strategic growth, revenue, and profitability for major P&C insurance accounts. Build C-suite relationships, develop account plans, identify AI/data/cloud opportunities, lead commercial negotiations, and coordinate global delivery to drive client transformation and expansion. Travel up to 50%.

Lead development of internal Python SDKs and agentic AI workflows, build scalable FastAPI ML services, maintain CI/CD with Jenkins/GitLab Runners, and use Galileo for model evaluation and observability to productionize autonomous systems.