Lead Python Engineer (AI-Powered Financial Assistant)

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 innovative 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 Python Engineer to build a next-generation AI-powered financial assistant platform, rapidly iterating on chat, reporting, and bespoke interfaces used in investment workflows. You will own end-to-end delivery in a small, highly capable team and help shape product direction.
Responsibilities
Lead design and delivery of backend services for an AI-powered financial assistant
Define system architecture that balances quality, latency, reliability, and cost for AI features
Build production-grade APIs using Python and FastAPI with strong testing and observability
Implement LLM-powered workflows with robust safeguards, validation, and failure handling
Establish automated AI evaluations, test datasets, regression suites, and monitoring for model behavior
Harden applications with security controls for sensitive data, auditing, and access management
Collaborate with product and business users to refine requirements and ship iterative improvements
Drive code quality through reviews, standards, and maintainable engineering practices
Integrate AI-assisted programming and coding agents while critically validating generated code
Troubleshoot production issues with disciplined incident response and root-cause analysis
Guide technical decisions in a low-process environment and keep delivery momentum high
Requirements
5+ years of professional software engineering experience with Python
Strong technical leadership and mentoring experience in senior engineering teams
Proven system design experience for production backend services and APIs
Deep FastAPI experience or strong experience with comparable Python web frameworks
Hands-on experience with AI-DLC and Gen AI assisted development workflows
Strong Large Language Models (LLM) application experience, including prompt design and integration patterns
Proven AI evaluation and quality engineering skills, including automated evals and regression testing
Strong AI security knowledge, including privacy, access control, prompt-injection risks, and guardrails
High autonomy and self-governance skills to deliver from vague requirements through implementation
Strong product judgment skills to identify edge cases and prioritize reliability and maintainability
Advanced English proficiency (C1, Advanced)
Nice to have
Amazon Web Services
Kubernetes
Terraform
ReactJS
Next.js
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International projects with top brands
Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
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Paid time off and sick leave
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EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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