Senior AI Engineer / Data Scientist
EPAM Systems, Inc.
London, UK
3 months ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Artificial Intelligence
Airflow
Microsoft Azure
Code Review
Continuous Integration
Software Debugging
Distributed Systems
Python (Programming Language)
Software Safety
Search Technologies
Openapi
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Cloud Platform System
Large Language Models
Grafana
Multi-Agent Systems
Prompt Engineering
Reliability of Systems
Generative AI
Event Driven Architecture
Build Management
Containerization
AI Platforms
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Machine Learning Operations
Virtual Agents
Microservices
Job description
- Design, build, and deploy Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions from prototyping through production
- Develop and optimize multi-agent systems using frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, and Semantic Kernel
- Implement orchestration patterns including planner/executor, supervisor/worker, and tool-calling workflows
- Design and build RAG pipelines, including embeddings, chunking, hybrid search, and retrieval evaluation for enterprise data grounding
- Develop orchestration engines supporting multi-step planning, delegation, and fallback paths for agent workflows
- Implement integration and communication patterns via MCP, A2A, OpenAPI, REST, and gRPC
- Build production-grade Python APIs and microservices integrating with enterprise systems and AI services
- Apply observability and monitoring solutions (Langfuse, Arize, Grafana) to ensure system reliability
- Contribute to solution architecture, best engineering practices, and documentation
Requirements
Do you have experience in gRPC?, Do you have a Master’s degree?, * Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field with 4+ years’ experience, or Ph.D. with relevant experience
- Strong engineering experience with Python, APIs, microservices, debugging, and code review
- Proven experience building and deploying Generative AI or Agentic AI applications in production
- Deep understanding of LLM concepts, RAG patterns, prompt design, and evaluation methodologies
- Experience with multi-agent orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel)
- Familiarity with orchestration strategies like planner/executor and tool calling
- Knowledge of MCP, A2A protocols, and OpenAPI-based integration methods
- Strong experience with cloud environments, ideally Azure (Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry, AI Search)
- Competence in containerized deployments, CI/CD, and MLOps tooling (MLFlow, Airflow)
Nice to have
- Experience with Microsoft Agent Framework, Azure AI Agent Service
- Knowledge of vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Milvus)
- Familiarity with guardrail and AI safety techniques (output filtering, prompt injection defense)
- Experience in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and workflow engines
- Prior involvement in training, fine-tuning, or experimenting with foundation models
Benefits & conditions
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- Employee stock purchase plan
- Employee assistance programme
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech scheme, * EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Protection benefits including life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover
- Private medical insurance and dental care
- Employee Assistance Program
- Competitive group pension plan
- Cyclescheme, Techscheme and season ticket loans
- Various perks such as free Wednesday lunch in-office, on-site massages and regular social events
- Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses
- If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program
- If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program
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