Staff-level software engineer and team lead with 9+ years building cloud-native platforms and enterprise integrations across microservices, Kubernetes, and Terraform, with a strong focus on reliability, developer productivity, and cost/performance optimization. Hands-on delivering production LLM/RAG capabilities and agentic workflows using Python/Java, OpenAI/Vertex AI, and open-source orchestration patterns, from architecture through CI/CD and observability. Known for translating ambiguous business workflows into secure, scalable systems and raising engineering quality through reviews, standards, and mentorship.