Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
We are seeking a Lead AI Engineer to build a central GenAI Platform, empowering hundreds of product teams across the organization with scalable capabilities for rapid development, validation, and deployment of AI agents.
Hybrid in Kyrgyzstan
At EPAM, we are a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement full-stack applications, AI agents, and platform components that enable rapid GenAI agent development, validation, and deployment
- Build developer tooling, CI/CD, and observability for safe, fast iteration (evals, canaries, rollout/rollback, cost, and quality telemetry)
- Apply secure SDLC and privacy-by-design practices (threat modeling, least privilege)
- Collaborate with product, UX, and domain experts to deliver customer-focused solutions with measurable outcomes
- Apply current LLM patterns (e.g., RAG, retrieval, routing, tool-use, evaluation) to deliver measurable customer value-faster, more reliable AI systems; reduced time-to-decision; improved trust/safety metrics; and lower cost per query
- Lead by example through writing high-quality, maintainable code
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with Python, TypeScript, and AWS/Azure/GCP
- 1+ years of leadership experience
- Strong full-stack development skills in backend (Python, FastAPI, TypeScript) and frontend (TypeScript, Streamlit, Gradio)
- Proficiency in cloud platforms, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code
- Expertise in at least one of: AI Agent development and evaluation (LLM platforms, APIs, and frameworks such as LangChain), advanced AI integration patterns (e.g., RAG, Agents), or Site Reliability Engineering, quality engineering, and secure SDLC
- Proven track record delivering secure, scalable, cloud-native, and AI-driven systems
- Background in deploying and evaluating AI solutions at scale
- Familiarity with vector databases (e.g., Qdrant, FAISS, Chroma)
- Capability to assess generative AI quality using retrieval, classification, and LLM-based evaluation metrics
- Strong problem-solving, ownership, and cross-functional communication skills
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher
Nice to Have
- Background in A/B testing, experiment design, and model iteration
- Knowledge of retrieval systems and ranking algorithms
- Familiarity with emerging AI protocols (MCP, A2A, ACP)
- Expertise in cloud/on-prem AI platforms and enterprise AI solutions
- Skills in observability and monitoring tools
Technologies
- Python, TypeScript, PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain
- Vector databases (Qdrant, FAISS, Chroma)
- LLM APIs (Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock)
We Offer
- Dynamic, entrepreneurial corporate environment
- Diverse multicultural, multi-functional, and multilingual work environment
- Opportunities for personal and career growth in a progressive industry
- Global scope, international projects
- Widespread training and development opportunities
- Access to LinkedIn Learning solutions
- Competitive salary and various benefits
- Advanced wellbeing and CSR programs, recreation area
About the Company
EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.