Lead Python Engineer (AI-Powered Financial Assistant)

EPAM Systems; Colombia; Presencial; COP 120 000 000 - 240 000 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling and certification programs

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Resumo da oferta

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead Python Engineer in Colombia to own end‑to‑end delivery of an AI‑powered financial assistant platform. You will lead backend design, APIs, and production-grade systems, collaborating with multinational teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes strong Python expertise, FastAPI mastery, AI workflows, security controls, and hands‑on leadership to drive high-quality software in a dynamic environment.

Qualificações

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with Python.
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring experience in senior teams.
• Proven design experience for production backend services and APIs.
• Deep FastAPI experience or similar Python web frameworks.
• Hands-on with AI-DLC and Gen AI assisted development.
• Strong LLM application experience, including prompt design.
• Proven AI evaluation and regression testing skills.
• AI security knowledge including privacy and access controls.
• High autonomy to deliver from vague requirements.

Responsabilidades

• Lead design and delivery of backend services for an AI-powered financial assistant.
• Define architecture balancing quality, latency, reliability, and cost.
• Build production-grade APIs with Python and FastAPI with testing.
• Implement LLM-powered workflows with safeguards and monitoring.
• Establish automated AI evaluations and regression suites.
• Harden applications with security controls for data auditing and access.
• Collaborate with product and business users to refine requirements.
• Drive code quality through reviews and maintainable practices.
• Integrate AI-assisted programming and validate generated code.
• Troubleshoot production issues with incident response and root-cause analysis.

Conhecimentos

Python

Leadership

System design

FastAPI

LLM/GenAI

AI security

Autonomy

Product judgment

English proficiency

Ferramentas

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

ReactJS

Next.js

Descrição da oferta de emprego

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
We are seeking a Lead Python Engineer to build a next-generation AI-powered financial assistant platform, rapidly iterating on chat, reporting, and bespoke interfaces used in investment workflows. You will own end-to-end delivery in a small, highly capable team and help shape product direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of backend services for an AI-powered financial assistant
• Define system architecture that balances quality, latency, reliability, and cost for AI features
• Build production-grade APIs using Python and FastAPI with strong testing and observability
• Implement LLM-powered workflows with robust safeguards, validation, and failure handling
• Establish automated AI evaluations, test datasets, regression suites, and monitoring for model behavior
• Harden applications with security controls for sensitive data, auditing, and access management
• Collaborate with product and business users to refine requirements and ship iterative improvements
• Drive code quality through reviews, standards, and maintainable engineering practices
• Integrate AI-assisted programming and coding agents while critically validating generated code
• Troubleshoot production issues with disciplined incident response and root-cause analysis
• Guide technical decisions in a low-process environment and keep delivery momentum high

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with Python
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring experience in senior engineering teams
• Proven system design experience for production backend services and APIs
• Deep FastAPI experience or strong experience with comparable Python web frameworks
• Hands-on experience with AI-DLC and Gen AI assisted development workflows
• Strong Large Language Models (LLM) application experience, including prompt design and integration patterns
• Proven AI evaluation and quality engineering skills, including automated evals and regression testing
• Strong AI security knowledge, including privacy, access control, prompt-injection risks, and guardrails
• High autonomy and self-governance skills to deliver from vague requirements through implementation
• Strong product judgment skills to identify edge cases and prioritize reliability and maintainability
• Advanced English proficiency (C1, Advanced)

Nice to have

• Amazon Web Services
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• ReactJS
• Next.js

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM 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.