Senior AI Engineer

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior AI Engineer to help design, develop, and deliver innovative AI solutions across a broad set of business use-cases.

In this role, you’ll focus on solving targeted product use cases by applying state-of-the-art AI solutions, including LLMs, RAG, multimodal learning, and more. Your work will directly contribute to the development and growth of a robust AI platform that enables solutions for a broad set of business problems. You’ll be expected to design and implement complex components with a high degree of autonomy, while collaborating with Engineering leads for guidance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and own delivery of scalable AI systems and components aimed at solving multiple product use cases and business applications
• Build, test, and integrate AI solutions, such as LLMs (open and closed source), RAG pipelines, MCP servers, agents, or prompt orchestration layers
• Collaborate with product team members and other stakeholders to define technical requirements and implementation plans
• Partner with multiple Engineering teams to help integrate solutions end-to-end and ensure quality and effectiveness of deployed systems
• Implement quick turnaround AI solutions to meet urgent product and operational needs
• Contribute to the development and evolution of our AI platform
• Optimize AI solutions for performance, cost, and maintainability at scale
• Stay current with emerging trends in AI and ML
• Evaluate new tools, models, and technologies for potential adoption

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in AI or machine learning engineering roles
• Hands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML systems, ideally in production environments
• Strong experience with SQL for data querying and management, as well as in-memory data storage technologies for high-performance applications
• Experience working with LLM ecosystems and modern GenAI technologies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, and LangChain
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern MLOps workflows for scalable AI deployment
• Experience working with vector databases and inference engines to support efficient AI model operations
• Familiarity with frontend frameworks such as Angular or React is helpful for collaborating with UI teams, though not required
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Good English communication skills (B2+ level or higher) and experience in client-facing communications, including direct interaction with stakeholders

Nice to have

• Coding experience in one or more server-side languages such as GoLang or PHP for backend development and integration
• Proficiency in JavaScript for scripting and automation tasks
• Experience with TypeScript for building robust and maintainable web applications

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn