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# Lead AI-Enabled Software Engineer

- **Company:** EPAM Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Newtown, PA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Github, Open Web Application Security, Systems Development Life Cycle, Secure Coding, Software Engineering, Datadog, Delivery Pipeline, Test Scripts, Information Technology, New Relic (SaaS), Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing
- **Published:** June 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/epam-systems-lead-ai-enabled-software-engineer-oxa9hnqakq

## About the Role

* Proven software engineering background with 5+ years of professional experience
 * Hands-on daily use of AI coding agents with a strong record of senior-level code reviews in production teams
 * Deep expertise in automated testing across unit, integration, and e2e levels
 * Solid familiarity with secure coding practices, including OWASP Top 10 and SAST/DAST workflows
 * Cloud-native development skills, preferably AWS
 * Advanced knowledge of Claude Code, Specification Driven Development (SDD), and Testing in SDLC
 * Demonstrated proficiency in Test Procedures and Test Reports preparation
 * Bilingual communication skills: English (working proficiency) and Spanish
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Nice to have

 * Security engineering background or certifications such as CSSLP or OSCP
 * Claude Certified Architect (CCA)
 * Experience with observability platforms such as OpenTelemetry, Datadog, or New Relic
 * Contributions to engineering quality tooling, including GitHub Spec Kit
 * Previous tech-lead or staff-engineer experience on a small team

## Description

* Lead reviews of AI-drafted code to validate correctness, security, performance, maintainability, and architectural alignment
 * Build production-grade software with AI coding agents used as primary authoring tools
 * Implement automated tests (unit, integration, contract, end-to-end) within the delivery pipeline
 * Instrument services for observability using logs, metrics, and traces feeding into Cox's existing platforms
 * Improve code health by refactoring AI-generated artifacts, removing duplication, and enforcing conventions
 * Create and refine review heuristics, reusable patterns, and anti-patterns for the pod's context packs
 * Collaborate with the other engineer and the Architect to solve complex technical problems
 * Contribute to continuous WoW refinement and support quality metric reporting


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