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Senior Python AI Solution Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Proficiency in Python 3.11/3.12+
  • Expertise in LLM application and agent frameworks
  • Understanding of deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow/Keras

Responsibilities

  • Design and build production-grade AI and LLM applications using Python
  • Develop and maintain RAG pipelines and AI agent architectures
  • Build and integrate APIs to support AI-driven solutions
  • Collaborate with customer Technical Leadership to define project direction and architecture

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Decision Making

About the company

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EPAM Systems

  • IT Services & Consulting
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has used its software engineering expertise to become a leading global provider of digital engineering, cloud and AI-enabled transformation services, and a leading business and experience consulting partner for global enterprises and ambitious startups. We address our clients’ transformation challenges by fusing EPAM Continuum’s integrated strategy, experience and technology consulting with our 30+ years of engineering execution to speed our clients’ time to market and drive greater value from their innovations and digital investments. We make GenAI real with our AI LLM orchestration, testing and engineering solutions, EPAM DIAL, EPAM EliteA™ and EPAM AI/RUN™, respectively. We deliver globally, but engage locally with our expert teams of consultants, architects, designers and engineers, making the future real for our clients, our partners and our people around the world. We believe the right solutions are the ones that improve people’s lives and fuel competitive advantage for our clients across diverse industries. Our thinking comes to life in the experiences, products and platforms we design and bring to market. Added to the S&P 500 and the Forbes Global 2000 in 2021 and recognized by Glassdoor and Newsweek as a Top 100 Best Workplace, our multidisciplinary teams serve customers across six continents. We are proud to be among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services in the Fortune 1000 and to be recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScapes for Worldwide Experience Build Services, Worldwide Experience Design Services and Worldwide Software Engineering Services. Learn more at www.epam.com.

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Job description

We are seeking a Senior Python AI Solution Engineer with strong software engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience building production AI and LLM applications. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in Python, RAG, AI agents, APIs, cloud services, system integration, and production deployment with sharp analytical thinking and sound decision-making. You will act as a trusted technical partner to customer leadership, helping guide the direction of AI initiatives. Responsibilities Design and build production-grade AI and LLM applications using Python Develop and maintain RAG pipelines and AI agent architectures Build and integrate APIs to support AI-driven solutions Deploy and manage AI systems across cloud environments Ensure secure and scalable system integration across platforms Collaborate with customer Technical Leadership to define project direction and architecture Apply analytical rigor to evaluate technical trade-offs and recommend solutions Prototype and validate AI concepts using appropriate frameworks and tools Support experimentation and model tracking throughout the development lifecycle Translate business requirements into robust technical implementations Requirements 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant hands-on work in production AI and LLM applications Proficiency in Python 3.11/3.12+ as a primary development language Expertise in LLM application and agent frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, and PydanticAI Knowledge of Hugging Face Models/Datasets, sentence-transformers, and tokenizers Familiarity with Python project and dependency management tools such as uv, venv, and Poetry Skills in code quality tools including Ruff, Pytest, and Jupyter Background in machine learning libraries such as NumPy, pandas/Polars, and scikit-learn Understanding of deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow/Keras Competency in vector search and RAG infrastructure such as FAISS, Qdrant, Chroma, Weaviate, Milvus, or pgvector with PostgreSQL Experience with AI API and deployment tools such as FastAPI, Pydantic, and Uvicorn Qualifications in containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes Capability to work with data infrastructure technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and Apache Kafka English proficiency at B2 level or higher Nice to have Experience with TRL for LLM post-training Knowledge of DSPy for programmatic LLM pipelines Familiarity with LiteLLM for unified access to multiple LLM APIs Skills in experiment tracking tools such as MLflow and Weights & Biases Showcase of AI application UI development using Streamlit, Gradio, or FastAPI with React/Next.js/Angular 19+

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