Architect / Principal Software Engineer, AI Solution Engineering

EPAM Systems, Inc.; Colombia; A distancia; COP 120.000.000 - 200.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Learning and development

Global career opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking an Architect / Principal Software Engineer to guide AI engineering teams while remaining hands-on with prototyping and reference implementations.

You will shape reliable, secure, low-latency agentic systems and standards across pods and ensure strict security, observability, and scalable integration with frontend teams. The role requires leading architectural direction, building backend AI services, and mentoring senior engineers.

Formación

• 8+ years of software engineering experience designing and operating distributed backend systems.
• 5+ years of Python experience with FastAPI, AsyncIO, and modern typing practices.
• 2+ years of production experience building LLM-powered systems (LangChain, AWS Bedrock).
• Hands-on with LangGraph including state graphs, loops, and checkpointing.
• Proven leadership in setting technical direction and mentoring senior engineers.
• Strong collaboration with product, security, data, and infrastructure teams.
• Solid AWS production experience (EKS/ECS, Lambda, S3, Docker, Bedrock).
• Strong REST API design with stable integration contracts and streaming patterns.

Responsabilidades

• Set architectural direction across AI pods and balance capability, cost, latency, and operability.
• Design multi-agent workflows and low-latency orchestration for chat and tasks.
• Build backend AI services and reference implementations; define frontend contracts.
• Review code and guide teams to improve engineering quality.
• Establish standards for Model Context Protocol servers, tool schemas, and context management.

Conocimientos

Python

FastAPI

AsyncIO

LLM-powered systems

LangChain

AWS Bedrock

LangGraph

REST API

Security basics

Observability

Herramientas

LangChain

AWS Bedrock

LangGraph

OpenSearch

Pinecone

Qdrant

Terraform

Docker

EKS

S3

Lambda

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking an Architect / Principal Software Engineer to guide AI engineering teams while staying hands-on with core prototyping and reference implementations. You will shape reliable, secure, low-latency agentic systems and standards across pods.ResponsibilitiesSet architectural direction across AI pods and decide trade-offs between capability, cost, latency, and operabilityDesign predictable multi-agent workflows and low-latency orchestration services for chat and automated tasksBuild backend AI services and reference implementations and define integration contracts with frontend teamsReview code and provide technical guidance to raise engineering quality across teamsEstablish standards for Model Context Protocol servers, tool schemas, and context management practicesPartner with security and infrastructure teams to enforce least-privilege execution, tenant isolation, and secret handlingDefine observability requirements and service-level objectives, including tracing and end-to-end monitoringRequirements8+ years of software engineering experience designing and operating distributed backend systems5+ years of Python experience with FastAPI, AsyncIO, and modern typing practices2+ years of production experience building LLM-powered systems using tools such as LangChain and AWS BedrockHands-on experience with stateful agent frameworks such as LangGraph including state graphs, loops, and checkpointingProven leadership experience setting technical direction and mentoring senior engineers through design reviewsStrong project collaboration skills partnering with product, security, data, and infrastructure stakeholdersSolid AWS production experience with services such as EKS or ECS, Lambda, S3, Docker, and BedrockStrong REST API design skills including stable integration contracts and streaming response patternsStrong security fundamentals including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and secure secret handlingClear communication skills with the ability to explain trade-offs on cost, latency, and operational complexityEnglish proficiency: B2 Upper-IntermediateNice to haveModel Context Protocol server implementation experience and tool discovery patternsTerraform experience for production infrastructure automationVector database migration experience from legacy retrieval to OpenSearch, Pinecone, or QdrantVector database design experience for retrieval pipelines and indexing strategiesWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedInEPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.