Lead Python Engineer – Secure Enterprise AI, Onsite Abu Dhabi

EPAM Systems; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Abu Dhabi, UAE is seeking a Python Engineering Lead to spearhead a secure Nuclear Material Accounting and Control platform. The role blends hands-on Python development with strategic engineering leadership to deliver high-quality software on onsite basis.

You will mentor multidisciplinary teams, align with the Solution Architect, drive AI-assisted coding practices, enforce security standards, and ensure production readiness through robust testing, CI/CD, and cloud/containerized

Qualifications

• Strong Python backend experience with hands-on coding.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Knowledge of FastAPI, REST APIs, PostgreSQL and SQLAlchemy.
• Experience delivering secure, auditable enterprise applications.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the engineering team across all technical workstreams.
• Remain hands-on developing critical Python backend components.
• Translate architecture and requirements into actionable engineering plans and tasks.
• Manage technical decisions, estimations, dependencies and resolve complex issues.
• Define and enforce coding standards, code reviews, quality gates and automated testing.
• Introduce and govern AI-assisted coding practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure AI-generated code meets security, compliance and maintainability standards.
• Oversee system integrations, data integrity, auditability and production-readiness.
• Mentor team members and maintain high delivery quality across disciplines.

Skills

Python

Team leadership

Hands-on coding

AI-assisted coding

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

FastAPI

REST API

PostgreSQL

SQLAlchemy

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

EPAM Systems in Abu Dhabi, UAE is seeking a Python Engineering Lead to spearhead a secure Nuclear Material Accounting and Control platform. The role blends hands-on Python development with strategic engineering leadership to deliver high-quality software on onsite basis.

You will mentor multidisciplinary teams, align with the Solution Architect, drive AI-assisted coding practices, enforce security standards, and ensure production readiness through robust testing, CI/CD, and cloud/containerized