Chief Software Engineer (AI-Powered Financial Assistant)

About the Position

We are seeking a Chief Software Engineer to build a next-generation AI-powered financial assistant platform that rapidly iterates with business users to deliver chat, reporting, and bespoke interfaces for investment workflows. You will lead hands-on engineering across design and delivery in a small, high-autonomy team.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of an AI-powered assistant platform from concept to production
• Design scalable service architectures and define reliability, security, and performance requirements
• Build backend APIs and services in Python using FastAPI to support chat and reporting workflows
• Integrate LLM capabilities and apply AI-assisted development methods to accelerate delivery
• Translate high-level goals into detailed requirements, edge cases, and implementation plans
• Collaborate directly with business users to test, refine, and ship iterative product improvements
• Implement automated testing, observability, and incident-ready practices to maintain quality
• Deploy and operate services using cloud infrastructure and container orchestration
• Review code and enforce engineering standards for maintainability and correctness
• Mentor engineers and drive a culture of accountability, transparency, and excellence

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering with advanced Python development
• 7+ years of experience building and shipping backend services using modern frameworks (FastAPI preferred)
• Senior leadership skills to drive technical decisions, set quality bars, and mentor engineers
• Strong project ownership to take loosely defined problems from discovery through delivery
• Expert system design skills to define architecture, edge cases, and reliability strategies
• Strong cloud infrastructure skills with Amazon Web Services in production environments
• Strong platform engineering skills with Kubernetes-based deployments
• Strong infrastructure as code skills with Terraform
• Strong AI engineering skills with Large Language Models (LLM) and Gen AI Assisted Development workflows
• High autonomy and self-governance to gather low-level requirements and deliver independently
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with highly technical stakeholders
• Willingness to learn and adopt new languages and tools in a fast-paced environment
• Advanced English skills (C1)

Nice to Have

• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with ReactJS
• Experience with Anthropic Claude Code

We Offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling, and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek, and LinkedIn

About the Company

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