Chief AI Platform Engineer

EPAM Systems; México; On-site; MXN 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off and sick leave

Learning & development opportunities

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Mexico is seeking a Chief Software Engineer to lead an AI-powered financial assistant platform from concept to production. You will guide hands-on engineering, design scalable architectures, and build backend services in Python using FastAPI to support chat and reporting workflows.

The role requires 7+ years in software engineering, strong leadership, cloud expertise with AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform, and proficiency with LLM/Gen AI-driven development.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering with advanced Python development.
• 7+ years of experience building and shipping backend services using modern frameworks (FastAPI preferred).
• Senior leadership skills to drive technical decisions, set quality bars, and mentor engineers.
• Strong project ownership to take loosely defined problems from discovery through delivery.
• Expert system design skills to define architecture, edge cases, and reliability strategies.
• Strong cloud infrastructure skills with Amazon Web Services in production environments.
• Strong platform engineering skills with Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Strong infrastructure as code skills with Terraform.
• Strong AI engineering skills with Large Language Models (LLM) and Gen AI Assisted Development workflows.
• High autonomy and self-governance to gather low-level requirements and deliver independently.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with highly technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn and adopt new languages and tools in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced English skills (C1)

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of an AI-powered assistant platform from concept to production
• Design scalable service architectures and define reliability, security, and performance requirements
• Build backend APIs and services in Python using FastAPI to support chat and reporting workflows
• Integrate LLM capabilities and apply AI-assisted development methods to accelerate delivery
• Translate high-level goals into detailed requirements, edge cases, and implementation plans
• Collaborate directly with business users to test, refine, and ship iterative product improvements
• Implement automated testing, observability, and incident-ready practices to maintain quality
• Deploy and operate services using cloud infrastructure and container orchestration
• Review code and enforce engineering standards for maintainability and correctness
• Mentor engineers and drive a culture of accountability, transparency, and excellence

Skills

Python

FastAPI

Leadership

AWS Cloud

Kubernetes

Terraform

LLM/GenAI

English C1

Tools

FastAPI

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

EPAM Systems in Mexico is seeking a Chief Software Engineer to lead an AI-powered financial assistant platform from concept to production. You will guide hands-on engineering, design scalable architectures, and build backend services in Python using FastAPI to support chat and reporting workflows.

The role requires 7+ years in software engineering, strong leadership, cloud expertise with AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform, and proficiency with LLM/Gen AI-driven development.