Senior Python Engineer — AI‑Assisted SDLC & Microservices

EPAM Systems Inc; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. in Australia (New South Wales) seeks a Senior Python Engineer (AI-Assisted SDLC) to build and maintain production services for a core clearing platform.

You will ship small, well-tested changes, work with domain experts, and integrate with existing Java services, APIs, SQL and event-driven systems. Responsibilities include designing REST APIs, integrating with Java components, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines and cloud release practices.

Qualifications

• Experience building Python production services with FastAPI, Django or Flask
• Generative AI in SDLC experience, including Claude usage
• API and integration background across REST services and microservices architectures
• SQL capability across relational databases from the application tier
• Git and modern engineering workflows, including CI/CD-oriented delivery

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Python production services with focus on reliability
• Utilize Claude or similar tools daily to speed up design, coding, testing, review and documentation
• Deliver small, well-tested enhancements each sprint in an established codebase
• Design and implement REST APIs and microservices with integration patterns
• Integrate Python services with existing Java services and platform components
• Develop event-driven integrations using messaging systems like Kafka or MQ
• Work with relational databases from the application tier (SQL/ORM)
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments and cloud release practices

Skills

Python

FastAPI/Django/Flask

Async programming

Generative AI in SDLC

REST APIs / Microservices

SQL

Git / CI/CD

Tools

Claude API

Job description

EPAM Systems Inc. in Australia (New South Wales) seeks a Senior Python Engineer (AI-Assisted SDLC) to build and maintain production services for a core clearing platform.

You will ship small, well-tested changes, work with domain experts, and integrate with existing Java services, APIs, SQL and event-driven systems. Responsibilities include designing REST APIs, integrating with Java components, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines and cloud release practices.