EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of cutting-edge projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are seeking a Lead/Senior Software Engineer specializing in AI Solution Engineering to design, build, and deploy full-stack LLM-powered AI applications while driving best practices in cloud architecture, coding standards, and responsible AI delivery across enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

- Build full-stack LLM-powered AI applications using Azure (prompt engineering, grounding, RAG) or vector databases
- Develop APIs/microservices with Python, .NET, or Node and integrate them with UIs and enterprise systems
- Drive agentic AI development using Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio
- Implement CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps and manage cloud deployments across AKS, App Service, and Functions
- Build data and feature pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, or Databricks and manage embeddings and prompt versioning
- Deploy models into production and maintain them over time
- Adhere to coding standards and AI principles by conducting regular health checks, audits, and code reviews to ensure clean, maintainable, production-level code across project teams

Requirements

- 6-14 years of overall IT experience
- Strong coding skills in Python, C#, and REST/GraphQL APIs, along with experience in testing and code reviews
- Hands-on expertise in the Azure AI stack,



including Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, and Azure Cognitive Services
- Familiarity with Azure AI Search, NLP, and Azure ML, along with vector databases such as AI Search vector index, Cosmos DB, or PostgreSQL
- Experience in agentic development using the Azure AI stack
- Proficiency in CI/CD with GitHub, branching strategies, and coding standards such as linters, formatters, and PEP8, along with GitHub Actions pipelines
- Skills in containerization with Docker and deployment to AKS, App Service, or Functions
- Knowledge of secrets management via Key Vault and Managed Identity, along with RBAC and network security basics
- Understanding of Responsible AI, privacy, and data security in enterprise settings

Nice to have

- Experience with GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Copilot Studio (Power Platform)
- Familiarity with PromptFlow, MLflow, Databricks, and Streamlit or React
- Background in MLOps and/or LLMOps practices
- Azure certifications (AI-102, AZ-204)
- Experience working with one of the big cloud environments (e.g. Azure)
- Knowledge of RAG patterns, prompt design, tool/function calling, embeddings, retrieval, and caching
- Preferred experience working with Asset projects

We offer

- Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies
- Vast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications
- Opportunity to share your ideas on international platforms
- Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
- Possibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projects
- Focused individual development
- Benefit package:
- Health benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Flexible benefits

- Forums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)

📌 Lead/Senior Software Engineering - AI Solution Engineering (India)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 India