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Senior GenAI/AI Backend Engineer

EPAM Systems

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in backend engineering with a focus on AI applications
  • Strong Python backend engineering skills, including FastAPI
  • Knowledge of LLM API integration and production operation, such as OpenAI
  • Expertise in prompt engineering, agentic workflows and orchestration patterns

Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize backend services for AI/LLM applications
  • Integrate, scale and manage LLM-based applications in a cloud environment
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment
  • Monitor and optimize AI services

Key facts

  • Remote from: Ukraine, Europe, EMEA
  • Full time
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • Back-End Engineer
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication

About the company

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EPAM Systems

IT Services & 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 & Consulting
Company size10001

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Job description

We are seeking a Senior GenAI/AI Backend Engineer to design, implement and maintain scalable AI-powered applications, focusing on seamless integration of OpenAI APIs and robust backend services in cloud environments. This role offers shifted working hours - till 10 pm (Kyiv time). Responsibilities Develop and optimize backend services for AI/LLM applications Integrate, scale and manage LLM-based applications in a cloud environment Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment Monitor and optimize AI services Ensure observability and logging for LLM API performance tracking Collaborate with DevOps and AI/DS teams to streamline workflows and improve system reliability Work with cloud environments such as Azure for hosting and scaling AI applications Develop APIs and microservices to support AI-powered features Requirements 5+ years of experience in backend engineering with a focus on AI applications Strong Python backend engineering skills, including FastAPI Knowledge of LLM API integration and production operation, such as OpenAI Expertise in prompt engineering, agentic workflows and orchestration patterns Capability to handle LLM limitations including latency, cost control, retries and fallbacks Background in backend architecture for scalable, LLM-backed APIs Working knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, Redis and Kafka Experience with Databricks and MCP Excellent English communication skills at B2+ level

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