AI Solution Architect

We are looking for an experienced AI Solution Architect to design and scale enterprise-grade AI solutions within high-velocity, AI-native delivery pods. In this role, you will serve as a pivotal technical leader, bridging business strategy, product vision, and technical execution. You will establish architecture blueprints, select modern tech stacks, and guide cross-functional teams to build resilient, production-ready AI systems.
Responsibilities
End-to-End Solution Architecture: Design scalable, secure, and resilient architectures for enterprise AI systems, covering data pipelines, model integration, deployment, and monitoring
Modern AI System Design: Architect advanced AI patterns, including RAG, agentic workflows, and hybrid AI architectures using vector databases and graph frameworks
Strategic Product & Tech Alignment: Translate complex business goals and product roadmaps into technical specifications, architecture blueprints, and clear delivery backlogs
Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Guide engineering teams on implementation best practices, design patterns, coding standards, and system maintainability
Technology Evaluation & Strategy: Lead technical discovery, vendor evaluations, framework selections, and trade-off analyses (e.g., build vs. buy, open-source vs. proprietary APIs)
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Leads, Engineers, Software Architects, and Business Stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery and measurable ROI
Requirements
Proven Track Record: 3+ years of experience as a Solution/System Architect, Principal Engineer, or Tech Lead, with demonstrated experience delivering enterprise-scale AI solutions into production
Modern AI Engineering: Deep hands-on and architectural experience with modern GenAI patterns (RAG, Multi-Agent systems, function calling, tool use) and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel)
Data & Search Infrastructure: Expertise in vector databases and enterprise search/retrieval strategy
Cloud & LLMOps: Strong background in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and operationalizing models using
Familiarity with LLMOps/MLOps practices
Software Engineering Core: Solid background in modern backend systems engineering, microservices, API design, and distributed systems
Stakeholder Bridge: Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to translate deep technical concepts into plain language for executive stakeholders and product leaders
Pragmatic Problem Solver: Comfortable navigating rapid tech evolutions, making trade-off decisions under uncertainty, and advocating for production quality
Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+ level)
We offer
Opportunity to Engineer your Future and to drive the world’s digital transformation with top industry clients
Personal development program that will allow you to be valued for your strengths
Wide range of professional trainings and workshops
Being part of a collaborative, fast-growing, and innovative design team
Established and accelerated growth toward different career paths, competencies, and roles
Broad projects variety and possible mobility between projects over the time
Collaboration in a multicultural environment and exchange of best practices with colleagues around the world
Varied social benefits, Sports, Transportation and Health programs
Work-life balance and flexible schedule, team buildings and sport opportunities
Modern office/collaboration spaces (incl. new Infinity Tower business center, Sofia)
Hybrid By Design - we provide you with the best productivity options from the 2 worlds. Meet, socialize and enjoy F2F time with your colleagues, while working from the modern EPAM's office for a few days per week and benefit from the EPAM's virtual working environment - making you able to be productive and work from remote for the rest of the week

Work arrangement
Yes