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environments.\nCollaborate with infrastructure teams to modernize platforms through automation-first approaches.\nTechnical Leadership\nDefine engineering standards and best practices for infrastructure automation and platform development.\nMentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.\nLead complex automation initiatives and drive adoption of platform engineering principles.\nInfluence long-term automation and platform strategy.\nJob Qualifications:\nSoftware Engineering & Development\n5-8 years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, or DevOps engineering roles.\nStrong Python development skills with experience building production-quality applications, automation services, APIs, or developer tools.\nExperience with software design patterns, testing frameworks, source control, and code review processes.\nStrong understanding of API integration, automation architecture, and distributed systems 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