Lead a global software engineering team building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant electronic trading platforms. Own technical strategy, architecture, requirements, development, testing, production support, and delivery. Design event-driven systems using Java and Kafka, guide cloud-native modernization with Kubernetes, evaluate technologies, mentor engineers, and establish strong engineering practices. Partner closely with product, architecture, business, and executive stakeholders while applying AI-assisted development practices and maintaining a customer-focused product mindset.