Backend Developer – Digital Solutions for Oil & Gas

We are seeking a skilled Backend Developer to join a cutting-edge project in the oil & gas domain. This role involves building scalable backend solutions for a complex software platform designed to optimize operations, enhance asset integrity, and enable advanced simulation-based workflows.

If you’re passionate about solving complex challenges and working with innovative technologies in a dynamic environment, this role is for you!

Feel free to work remotely from anywhere across Latvia or connect with colleagues at our Riga office.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud-based, microservice-oriented backend services
• Build efficient, scalable, and reliable solutions using Python (FastAPI, Asyncio, Poetry)
• Ensure system performance, scalability, and reliability in distributed environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business goals
• Work with Kubernetes and containerized applications to manage deployments
• Integrate with relational and NoSQL databases to support data-driven applications
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and explore GitOps/ArgoCD solutions
• Contribute to real-time data integration and optimization for asset integrity management
• Explore and leverage cloud platforms, preferably Azure (AWS experience is a plus)
• Document technical solutions and share best practices to support continuous improvement

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of software development principles, including SOLID and clean architecture
• Proven experience in developing cloud-based, microservice-oriented backend services
• Advanced Python backend development skills, including Core Python, dependency management with Poetry, frameworks such as FastAPI, Async programming with Asyncio
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications
• Knowledge of cloud fundamentals, preferably Azure (AWS is a plus)
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines; experience with GitOps/ArgoCD is a plus
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher

Nice to have

• Experience with Go (Golang)
• Familiarity with digital twin technologies and simulation-based workflows
• Knowledge of asset integrity management processes in the oil & gas domain
• Exposure to real-time data integration and optimization solutions
• Experience working in Agile or DevOps environments
• Contributions to open-source projects related to backend development or cloud technologies
• Strong understanding of modern infrastructure and cloud security challenges

We offer

• Engineering Heritage: Best-in-class experts sharing a culture of engineering excellence and tackling complex engineering challenges for over 30 years.
• Advanced Tech Stack: Innovative projects where you can apply or enhance your expertise in Cloud, Data, AI, and other emerging technologies.
• World-Class Clients: Work closely with 340+ of the Forbes Global 2000 on creating disruptive solutions that make a global impact.
• Professional Growth: Exceptional support for career development with comprehensive resources for upskilling or reskilling in pioneering practices.
• GenAI Community: Strong AI competencies with 600+ experts across 55+ locations driving GenAI-enabled transformation journeys.
• Entrepreneurial Culture: If you're passionate and dedicated to improving business transformation, we provide the support you need to bring your ideas to life.
• Hybrid Setup: The flexibility to work from any location in Latvia, whether it's your home or our office in Riga.
• Other Benefits: Additional vacation and trust days, private health insurance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and more.

Salary range €3.8K-€5.2K gross, based on your experience and interview results.

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. For over 30 years, our team has helped leading brands navigate the waves of digital transformation, building solutions that help them stay competitive through constant market disruption.With offices in 55+ countries, EPAM has grown in Latvia to over 150+ talented innovators in 4 years. We foster creativity and unconventional ways of doing things, welcoming like-minded professionals to join us.