Chief AI Solution Engineer

EPAM Systems; Mexico; On-site; PHP 11,090,572 - 14,787,429; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Chief AI Solution Engineer to evaluate and roll out AI-assisted tooling across IDEs and CI/CD, partnering with DevOps and engineering leads. You will lead adoption of AI-enabled workflows and coach teams through change, while measuring velocity gains and ensuring safe, ethical AI usage.

The role requires deep experience in full-stack development, familiarity with modern front-end and back-end stacks, and a proven ability to drive engineering culture through disruptive

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Full-Stack Software Engineer or similar leadership role.
• Experience leading engineering teams and DevEx initiatives.
• Proficiency with React, TypeScript, Next.js and microservices.
• English at B2 level or higher.
• Experience with AI tooling and LLM APIs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research, assess, and roll out AI-assisted tools across front-end and back-end teams.
• Design and automate AI-enabled software lifecycle workflows (tests, docs, PR summaries).
• Integrate AI-driven analysis, bug detection, and linting into CI/CD pipelines.
• Act as internal consultant, publish prompt guidelines and safe usage practices.
• Measure developer velocity, lead time, and sentiment gains from AI initiatives.
• Lead adoption by coaching teams through change and evaluating new tech.

Skills

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Technical Lead

DevEx Engineer

AI Technologies

React

TypeScript

Next.js

APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Prompt Engineering

LLMs

Tools

VS Code

JetBrains

Git

CI/CD tools

OpenAI API

Anthropic

Ollama

RAG

Job description

We are building AI-first developer productivity across front-end and back-end teams by embedding practical generative AI into everyday engineering workflows. As the Chief AI Solution Engineer, you will evaluate and roll out AI-assisted tooling, automation, and safe usage standards across IDEs and CI/CD, partnering closely with DevOps and engineering leads.

Responsibilities

• Research, assess, and roll out AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, specialized code LLMs, and internal AI utilities for both front-end and back-end developers
• Design and automate AI-enabled software lifecycle workflows, including automated unit test generation, documentation generation, schema translations, pull-request summaries, and code-review assistance
• Partner with DevOps to embed AI-driven analysis, automated bug detection, and linting tools into CI/CD pipelines to surface vulnerabilities and structural flaws early
• Serve as an internal consultant and evangelist by running workshops, producing prompt engineering guidelines for software developers, and setting best practices for safe, ethical, and effective AI usage
• Track, quantify, and communicate developer velocity and efficiency gains from AI initiatives, including lead time, coding speed, and team sentiment changes
• Lead adoption by coaching teams through change while introducing disruptive technologies across the engineering organization

Requirements

• Proven track record with 7+ years of experience as a Full-Stack Software Engineer, Technical Lead, or DevEx Engineer focused on developer productivity and emerging AI technologies
• Hands-on familiarity with front-end frameworks such as React, TypeScript, and Next.js plus back-end systems including APIs, databases, and microservices
• Working knowledge of modern IDE ecosystems such as VS Code and JetBrains along with version control like Git and CI/CD tools
• Strong interpersonal and coaching skills with demonstrated success introducing disruptive technologies and leading engineering culture through change
• English proficiency at B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level or higher
• Nice to have Practical experience with LLM APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Ollama Exposure to fine-tuning and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) setups Background in building custom AI agents