5+ years of experience in software/data/AI engineering (or equivalent open-source/portfolio proof)
Fluency in Python and at least one systems or compiled language (e.g., Rust, Go, TypeScript)
Hands-on experience with AI/ML frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace, LangChain, etc.
Familiarity with cloud-native workflows: containers, orchestration, CI/CD, IaC (Docker, K8s, Terraform)
Ability to work across the stack: data wrangling, modeling, API design, MLOps