• Own and evolve the engineering organization — hiring, structure, culture, and career development across all engineering functions • Define and execute a technology strategy centered on AI-first product development, Azure PaaS, and modern .NET architecture • Champion the adoption of agentic AI across both the product and engineering workflow — including Azure OpenAI Service, Semantic Kernel, and tools like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex that allow engineers to build software, not just autocomplete it • Lead architectural decision-making across the full stack: C# .NET Core APIs, Azure PaaS services, and modern web frontends • Establish and enforce engineering standards: code quality, CI/CD, security, observability, and reliability practices • Drive the roadmap for platform scalability and cloud cost efficiency on Azure, leveraging App Services, Azure SQL, Service Bus, Azure Functions, and related PaaS offerings • Collaborate with Product and Design to translate business strategy into technical execution, maintaining alignment without sacrificing engineering rigor • Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies and frameworks — particularly in the AI/ML space — to keep the platform competitive and ahead of the market • Represent engineering at the executive level; communicate technical strategy, risk, and investment tradeoffs clearly to non-technical stakeholders • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, blameless learning, and measurable outcomes