Lead Data Engineer, AI
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Job description
About the Position
We are seeking a Lead Data Engineer with AI to design and implement intelligent AI workflows that combine models, enterprise data, and business logic into reliable production solutions. In this role, you will build scalable AI deployment pipelines, integrate AI capabilities into enterprise systems, and collaborate with data scientists and business experts to deliver safe, explainable, and compliant AI behavior.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement AI workflows combining models, prompts, enterprise data, tools, and business logic
- Develop and maintain prompt engineering strategies, including versioning, testing, and optimization
- Implementation of orchestration layers for multi-step reasoning, decisioning, and action execution
- Integrate AI capabilities into enterprise systems, APIs, and user interfaces
- Application of guardrails to ensure safe, explainable, and compliant AI behavior
- Build and maintain production-grade AI deployment pipelines
- Ensure reliability, scalability, latency optimization, and cost efficiency of AI services
- Implementation of monitoring and observability for AI systems including usage, performance, drift, and failures
- Establish change control, versioning, rollback, and release management practices
- Collaborate closely with data scientists and business experts to validate model behavior and outputs
- Translate experimentation results into reliable production solutions
- Communicate operational constraints and engineering considerations to stakeholders
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in software development
- Strong engineering background with applied AI skills
- Expertise in designing and implementing AI workflows combining models, prompts, and enterprise data
- Proficiency in prompt engineering strategies, including versioning, testing, and optimization
- Skills in building production-grade AI deployment pipelines, MLOps, and productionization
- Competency in monitoring and observability for AI systems, including drift, performance, and failures
- Knowledge of change control, versioning, and release management practices
- Capability to quickly ramp up on new platforms and tools
- Familiarity with large enterprise data ecosystems
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher
We Offer
- Remote work options
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies
- Collaborative and innovative work environment
About the Company
EPAM Systems is a global software engineering and product development company with a focus on delivering innovative solutions to clients across various industries. We are committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
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