Senior AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer

EPAM Systems, Inc.; Luzern; Hybrid; CHF 130.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

5 weeks of vacation

ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

Enhanced parental leave

Extended pension plan

Training and certifications

Zusammenfassung

EPAM Systems, Inc. in Luzern, Switzerland, seeks a Senior AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer to join our hybrid team.

You will partner with clients and engineering teams to design AI-first solutions, orchestrate agents, and deliver AI-enabled software in a forward-deployed model. The role blends product mindset, architecture and hands-on delivery, requiring strong communication across business and technical stakeholders, fluency in German and English, and experience with LLMs, cloud platforms,

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering and system design.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering or AI tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot).
• Strong background with cloud platforms, modern APIs and DevOps practices.
• Product-oriented mindset and experience in customer-facing engagements.
• Ability to operate across business, architecture and technical layers.
• Proven experience building AI agents or multi-agent systems.
• Familiarity with AI governance, evaluation and safety frameworks.
• Experience in client-facing or forward-deployed roles.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Professional fluency in German and English.
• Certifications in AI, Machine Learning or major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) - nice to have.

Aufgaben

• Own business problems from discovery through delivery, converting requirements into AI-driven specifications, workflows and architectures.
• Design and implement AI-first and agent-based solutions to enable development driven by prompts, context and orchestration.
• Serve as a bridge between business, product and engineering teams to promote AI-native practices across the lifecycle.
• Build, optimize and manage prompts, context pipelines and instruction sets, including versioning and evaluation processes.
• Orchestrate AI agents across SDLC workflows and integrate capabilities into IDEs, CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments.
• Develop reusable patterns and frameworks for AI-enabled delivery.
• Ensure quality, reliability, safety and cost-efficiency of AI-generated outputs with defined validation criteria, reviews and rework cycles.
• Deliver solutions in an embedded forward-deployed model, working closely with clients on-site or virtually.
• Coach client teams through AI-driven transformations and mentor engineers to adopt modern AI-first delivery practices.

Kenntnisse

LLMs

Prompt engineering

DevOps

Cloud platforms

Client-facing

Multi-agent systems

Tools

Claude

GitHub Copilot

Jobbeschreibung

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, with two offices in Switzerland (Zurich, Geneva). We are currently seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team in Luzern, Switzerland, in a hybrid working mode.In this role, you will partner directly with business stakeholders and engineering teams to design and deliver AI-native solutions while enabling client organizations to integrate AI technologies across software development and operational processes.This role combines product mindset, architecture and engineering execution, shifting delivery from traditional coding toward AI-driven specifications, agent orchestration and delivery-as-code approaches.ResponsibilitiesOwn business problems from discovery through delivery, converting requirements into AI-driven specifications, workflows and architecturesDesign and implement solutions using AI-first and agent-based architectures to enable development driven by prompts, context and orchestrationServe as a bridge between business, product and engineering teams, promoting AI-native practices across the lifecycleBuild, optimize and manage the lifecycle of prompts, context pipelines and instruction sets, including versioning and evaluation processesOrchestrate AI agents across SDLC workflows and integrate capabilities into existing tools such as IDEs, CI/CD pipelines and cloud environmentsDevelop reusable patterns and frameworks for AI-enabled deliveryEnsure quality, reliability, safety and cost-efficiency of AI-generated outputs with defined validation criteria, reviews and rework cyclesDeliver solutions in an embedded forward-deployed model, working closely with clients on-site or virtuallyCoach client teams through AI-driven transformations and mentor engineers to adopt modern AI-first delivery practicesRequirements5+ years of experience in software engineering and system designHands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering or AI tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot)Strong background with cloud platforms, modern APIs and DevOps practicesProduct-oriented mindset and experience in customer-facing engagementsAbility to operate across business, architecture and technical layersProven experience building AI agents or multi-agent systemsFamiliarity with AI governance, evaluation and safety frameworksExperience in client-facing or forward-deployed rolesStrong written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiencesProfessional fluency in German and EnglishNice to haveCertifications in AI, Machine Learning or major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)Experience in insurance or financial services domainsWe offer5 weeks of vacationEPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)Enhanced parental leaveExtended pension planDaily sickness allowance insuranceEmployee assistance programGlobal business travel medical and accident insuranceLearning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses• Please note that any offers will be subject to appropriate background checks• We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies• For this position, we are able to consider applications from the following:- Swiss nationals- EU/EFTA nationals- Third-country nationals based in Switzerland with an appropriate work permit- Displaced people from Ukraine who are currently in Switzerland and hold, or have already applied for, S permits