• Act as the CTO’s technical extension across engineering teams and strategic initiatives. • Step into ambiguous, high-priority, or struggling initiatives and drive them to resolution. • Provide architectural leadership across backend, platform, mobile, and data systems. • Diagnose technical bottlenecks and implement scalable, long-term solutions. • Lead by example through direct hands-on technical contribution. • Align engineering execution with strategic priorities to improve delivery velocity. • Support AI-driven development initiatives and agent-based workflow integration. • Help scale recently launched and upcoming products through sound architectural decisions. • Operate with high autonomy and ownership, influencing without formal authority. • May perform other additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.