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Knows enough to ask data engineers the right questions, not just the broad ones.\nExperience with compute containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for pod-based service deployment, operations and lifecycle management.\nGenuinely curious about AI - actively explores new tools and workflows, brings ideas about what the team should adopt next, and knows how to translate those ideas into concrete asks for platform teams to build or support.\nCuriosity about GPUs, AI/ML systems and LLM-powered workflows - actively explores new tools and workflows, brings ideas about what the team should adopt next, and knows how to translate those ideas into concrete asks for platform teams to build and support.\nAbility to define architecture by influencing the cross-functional and software development team, while partnering with business to ensure their strategic vision with software technology is met.\nPreferred Qualifications\nBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 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