• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs to support AI/ML-powered applications. • Collaborate with AI/ML teams to productionize models, ensuring performance, security, and reliability. • Implement best practices for security, performance, and scalability across backend systems. • Build robust observability — monitoring, logging, and alerting — for deployed applications. • Partner with cross-functional teams (frontend, product management, DevOps, ML engineers) to deliver high-quality features on time. • Stay on top of emerging technologies and advocate for smart adoption that keeps us ahead of the curve.