Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD • Backend Services & Integration Architecture: 7+ years designing, building, and operating secure, highly available backend services (Java or similar), including API design (REST and/or gRPC), distributed systems patterns, and integration with downstream systems. • Challenge the Status Quo: Proactively identifies reliability, resiliency, scalability, and quality gaps and drives pragmatic improvements through automation and better engineering practices • Language Expertise: Strong proficiency in Java (or similar) and experience building scalable backend services and APIs.