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Senior GenAI Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of experience relevant to this role
  • Primary specialization in AI Engineering with an emphasis on backend systems
  • Strong background in Python for backend engineering
  • Proven experience delivering and running production-grade GenAI/LLM applications from end to end

Responsibilities

  • Craft, build, launch, and support backend services that drive AI/LLM-powered applications
  • Assume complete responsibility for GenAI feature delivery, starting from initial development all the way to production support
  • Link and administer LLM APIs, such as OpenAI, inside enterprise production settings
  • Build out APIs, orchestration layers, and microservices to power agentic AI workflows

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication

About the company

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EPAM Systems

IT Services & IT Consulting

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.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryIT Services & IT Consulting
Company size10001

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Job description

We are searching for a Senior nAI Engineer to become part of our team. This role puts you in charge of the entire development, deployment, and operational journey of enterprise-grade AI-powered applications. It draws together backend engineering, LLM integration, cloud infrastructure, and AI platform operations to bring scalable GenAI solutions into live production settings. You will team up with AI/DS, Product, and DevOps groups to construct and expand AI-driven applications, safeguarding reliability, observability, performance optimization, and operational excellence throughout the entire AI SDLC. This position further includes backing GenAI-assisted development approaches, aiding in the growth of the client's enterprise AI SDLC processes, participating in AI Beauty Chat initiatives via agentic micro-pod delivery models, and handling System Steward obligations across AI platform efforts. Responsibilities Craft, build, launch, and support backend services that drive AI/LLM-powered applications Assume complete responsibility for GenAI feature delivery, starting from initial development all the way to production support Link and administer LLM APIs, such as OpenAI, inside enterprise production settings Build out APIs, orchestration layers, and microservices to power agentic AI workflows Adjust LLM systems to improve latency, resiliency, retry handling, fallback logic, and cost management Configure CI/CD pipelines along with observability, monitoring, and logging capabilities for AI services Team up with AI/DS, Product, DevOps, and platform groups to ease delivery and reinforce reliability Function within Azure cloud settings and distributed systems, spanning Redis, Kafka, and SQL/NoSQL databases Support MCP integrations, agentic memory efforts, and AI orchestration frameworks Promote GenAI-assisted development approaches and contribute to scaling the client's AI SDLC processes Play a role in AI Beauty Chat delivery through agentic micro-pod execution models Handle System Steward obligations within agentic micro-pods Requirements At least 3 years of experience relevant to this role Primary specialization in AI Engineering with an emphasis on backend systems Strong background in Python for backend engineering Proven experience delivering and running production-grade GenAI/LLM applications from end to end Direct, hands-on work with OpenAI or comparable LLM APIs within production contexts Proficiency in prompt engineering along with various orchestration techniques Experience tackling operational issues tied to LLMs, covering latency, retries, fallback strategies, observability, and cost efficiency Firm grasp of distributed system design and scalable backend architecture Background in CI/CD practices, DevOps processes, and Azure cloud platforms Experience weaving GenAI into the SDLC, including AI-assisted coding, testing, deployment, and release workflows Practical familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases, Redis, and Kafka Strong ability to communicate clearly and effectively Excellent English proficiency (B2 level or higher) Nice to have Background working with agentic workflow patterns Practical exposure to Databricks and MCP

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