Lead Software Engineer - Java

EPAM Systems; Chennai District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead Software Engineer - Java with Anthropic Claude to drive enterprise-wide agentic transformation initiatives. You will align strategy, lead process reimagination, and ensure measurable business impact through agentic adoption.

You will provide technical leadership, oversee microservices and REST APIs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to scale value and adoption across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of software engineering experience.
• 8+ years in transformation leadership or enterprise consulting.
• Proficiency in Java and AI frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Microservices and REST APIs.
• Background in AI frameworks, LLMs, and intelligent automation.
• Strong problem-solving and team-lead skills.
• Change management competency and stakeholder influence.
• Strong executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise-wide agentic transformation initiatives across departments.
• Lead strategic alignment and readiness assessments across the organization.
• Define KPIs and business objectives for agentic workflows.
• Oversee process redesign using design thinking and agentic capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive agentic workflow adoption.
• Lead change management and adoption campaigns.
• Quantify and scale value realization across the enterprise.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams and solve complex problems.
• Contribute hands-on to the design and development of microservices and REST APIs.

Skills

Java

AI frameworks

LLMs

Microservices

REST API

Intelligent automation

Problem solving

Team leadership

Change management

Stakeholder influence

Executive presence

Angular

React

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description:

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Java with Anthropic Claude to drive enterprise-wide agentic transformation initiatives. In this role, you will align strategy, lead process reimagination, and ensure measurable business impact. The main focus will be around process discovery, ideation, and process re-engineering with an emphasis on agentic adoption, aimed at driving productivity success metrics.

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise-wide agentic transformation initiatives across departments


• Lead strategic alignment and readiness assessments across the organization


• Define KPIs and business objectives for agentic workflows


• Oversee process redesign using design thinking and agentic capabilities


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive agentic workflow adoption


• Lead change management and adoption campaigns


• Quantify and scale value realization across the enterprise


• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams and solve complex problems


• Contribute hands-on to the design and development of microservices and REST APIs

Requirements

• 8-12 years of experience in software engineering


• 8+ years in transformation leadership or enterprise consulting


• Proficiency in Java and understanding of AI frameworks


• Hands-on expertise in Microservices and REST API


• Background in AI Frameworks, LLMs and intelligent automation


• Skills in problem-solving and team leading


• Competency in change management and stakeholder influence


• Strong executive presence

Nice to have

• Familiarity with full-stack development using Angular or React


• Understanding of front-end perspective alongside back-end engineering

Requirements: