Lead Python Engineer

We are building an advanced AI platform and need a Lead Python Engineer with React to own backend delivery and guide key technical decisions.

You will integrate LLM/AI agents on AWS, shape reliable multi-environment architectures, and help the team ship production-ready features—apply now.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of an enterprise-grade AI platform built with Python and AWS
• Define architecture choices that keep production reliable across multi-environment deployment pipelines
• Coach and mentor the team on backend engineering practices and AI integration
• Integrate large language models into applications with strong prompt engineering and agent delegation
• Manage cloud infrastructure as code using AWS CDK
• Design and iterate on distributed systems with an emphasis on system architecture
• Perform code reviews and drive reduction of technical debt
• Build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Docker
• Ensure quality and performance via testing strategies and load testing

Requirements

• Proven 5+ years of experience with Python (3.11+), including async/await patterns and Pydantic data modeling
• Advanced expertise in FastAPI for delivering production REST APIs
• Solid background in LLM/AI agent engineering, ideally with Anthropic Claude
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS Cloud Services, including EKS, RDS, and S3
• Strong proficiency in SQL and data-layer technologies such as SQLAlchemy and PostgreSQL
• Practical experience with AWS Bedrock & AgentCore for managed LLM hosting
• Demonstrated ability to build CI/CD pipelines and contribute to system design
• Proven technical leadership skills with a track record of mentoring engineers
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)

Nice to have

• Experience building modern frontend apps with React + TypeScript
• Familiarity with pytest-based testing strategies and E2E testing tools
• Knowledge of LLM observability and evaluation tooling such as Langfuse
• Understanding of OpenTelemetry & Datadog for distributed tracing
• Experience with security and compliance tools like SonarQube and Snyk

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