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Senior backend engineer responsible for designing and implementing new features, scaling and optimizing the platform, improving Postgres and Elasticsearch performance, fine-tuning LLMs, and making architectural decisions. Collaborate with engineering team, take ownership of features, write performant, maintainable code, and help shape product and infrastructure for data-intensive applications (NLP, search, indexing).

Own end-to-end client relationships for a book of B2B SaaS customers: drive adoption, engagement, retention, and expansion of AI-powered contract drafting tools. Lead onboarding, training, large-scale rollouts, and translate customer feedback into product improvements while designing scalable CS processes and tracking health metrics to demonstrate value.

Owns Oscilar’s commercial vendor-partner ecosystem across AML, sanctions, PEP, KYB, and KYC categories. Responsibilities include building a proactive vendor bench, conducting commercial diligence, negotiating pricing and contracts, structuring resale packages, managing live partner relationships, supporting sales deals, and coordinating with Product, Legal, Finance, and Sales. The role establishes repeatable vendor intake and evaluation processes while advising on vendor capabilities, integration timelines, margins, SLAs, renewals, and customer escalations.

Lead strategic development for creative briefs and campaigns: uncover audience insights, translate business objectives into briefs, support concept development, assist pitches and new-business strategy, collaborate with creatives and clients, and conduct research to convert data into actionable insights.

Drive new revenue by developing business development strategy, prospecting and building relationships with Fortune 1000 clients, pitching and closing six- to seven-figure deals, collaborating with creative teams on RFPs and pitches, tracking performance against targets, and identifying market opportunities for content marketing growth.

Lead organizational change efforts for Workday deployments, develop and execute change management and training strategies, manage stakeholder engagement and communications, measure adoption, and support organizational readiness activities.

Lead Workday data migration: design conversion strategy, analyze and cleanse legacy data, execute loads via EIBs and conversion tools, validate data, and collaborate with functional teams to resolve discrepancies.

Lead end-to-end technical programs across multiple teams using Azure DevOps and Portfolio++. Define roadmaps, manage dependencies, run Agile ceremonies, surface and resolve risks, build PMO practices, and deliver executive-ready status and dashboards to ensure predictable, outcome-driven delivery.

The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining software applications. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is expected, alongside optimizing existing systems.

Leads executive and specialized scientific talent sourcing for Research organizations. Builds global talent pipelines, maps competitive talent landscapes, develops scientific networks, engages passive candidates, and provides talent intelligence to leaders and hiring managers. Maintains strategic talent communities, tracks scientific talent movements, leverages sourcing technologies, and advises on workforce planning and talent attraction strategies.

Design mobile user experiences for iOS and Android: create information architecture, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity UI. Run stakeholder workshops and usability testing, produce design specs, component libraries, and support developers to deliver accessible, consistent mobile products aligned with client brand.

Design and deliver scalable, secure enterprise Java solutions. Produce HLDs/LLDs, define APIs, enforce standards, guide development teams, promote microservices, integrate systems, and collaborate with DevOps for CI/CD and deployment.

Design, implement, and operate CI/CD pipelines for mobile and backend services; maintain build/test/release processes with quality gates and artifact management; configure non-production environments; support release preparation and deployment coordination; integrate monitoring/logging and improve automation, performance, and reliability of delivery pipelines.

Provide executive support (inbox triage, calendar management, meeting prep, travel logistics) while coordinating CMS publishing, content workflows, design liaison, project trackers, and client communications. Maintain content calendars, perform light editing/proofreading, compile analytics snapshots, and ensure timely delivery across editorial and client campaigns.

Work with clients and technology teams to gather and translate business requirements into technical user stories and solutions, propose process improvements, and communicate effectively with stakeholders. Assist in analytical solution delivery and may write/execute SQL queries.

Build and scale high-performance iOS and Android apps with Expo/React Native. Implement native integrations, smooth UIs and animations, automated tests, performance fixes, and collaborate with backend, design, and product teams using AI-assisted workflows.