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  • Own features through the full lifecycle: from architecture, implementation, and docs to deployment and monitoring.
  • Build rigorous conformance and adversarial tests to ensure implementation compatibility.
  • Execute safe protocol upgrades and resolve complex availability/performance issues.

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