Chief AI Engineer / Data Scientist
EPAM Systems, Inc.
Newtown, United States of America
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Remote
Newtown, United States of America
Tech stack
API
Artificial Intelligence
Azure
Databases
Distributed Systems
Python
Systems Integration
Chatbots
Large Language Models
Prompt Engineering
Virtual Agents
Automation Anywhere
Job description
- Design and optimize MCP-enabled AI agents and integrations
- Develop AI workflows that connect LLMs with enterprise systems and tools
- Enhance chatbot/agent reliability, context handling, and response quality
- Collaborate with product, engineering, analytics, and cloud teams
- Support AI evaluation, experimentation, and Responsible AI initiatives
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in AI Engineering
- Deep expertise in LLMs and Agentic AI solutions using OpenAI APIs on Azure
- Advanced proficiency in Python for building AI workflows, MCP integrations, and orchestration layers
- Hands-on experience integrating AI agents with external systems, APIs, databases, and tools using MCP and function calling patterns
- Solid background in designing and implementing MCP servers, tool schemas, and context-sharing mechanisms between AI systems and enterprise platforms
- Strong understanding of prompt engineering, context management, and multi-step agent orchestration
- Working knowledge of hallucination prevention and evaluation techniques to increase reliability and response accuracy
- Clear understanding of Responsible AI and compliance best practices, including governance, security, and ethical AI guidelines
- Hands-on experience with NLP and Conversational AI systems in production environments
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot AI agent workflows, tool integrations, and context synchronization issues across distributed systems
- Familiarity with LiteLLM, RAG, and Function Calling
- English proficiency at B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level or higher
Benefits & conditions
- 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