Set technical direction and architecture for backend systems and API integrations in a distributed microservices fintech platform. Design and implement reliable, highly available RESTful APIs, build third-party integrations, enforce observability and CI/CD best practices, optimize performance and scalability, produce technical documentation, and mentor engineers to raise engineering quality.

Build, train, deploy, and monitor ML and agentic models for credit risk, forecasting, and personalized recommendations. Run end-to-end experiments (feature engineering, model selection, A/B testing), create scalable production pipelines, collaborate with product and engineering, and communicate model behavior to stakeholders.