Design and scale distributed, high-availability systems and platform architectures. Define frameworks, tooling, and standards, contribute hands-on to prototypes and production, guide teams on reliability, observability, and operational excellence, and align technical decisions with product and business priorities.

Lead reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of large-scale database platforms across cloud and on-prem. Build automation-first database infrastructure (Kubernetes operators, IaC, GitOps), drive monitoring/SLOs, incident leadership, performance and cost optimization, and partner with application teams on safe schema/migration practices. Mentor engineers and evaluate AI-assisted workflows to improve productivity and reliability.