Principal AI Solutions Engineer - Hybrid (Bulgaria)

EPAM Systems Inc; Al Khobar; Hybrid; SAR 450,000 - 637,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid By Design

Modern Sofia office

Professional trainings

Global collaboration

Flexible schedule

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to design and ship AI-native systems, including agents, workflows, RAG, and integration harnesses. You will write production-grade Python code for integrations and data access, and work directly with SMEs and end-users to define impactful use cases.

You will lead development, collaborate with global teams, and ensure engineering excellence with TDD and CI/CD while navigating the challenge of delivering robust AI solutions and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building production AI/LLM apps

Responsibilities

• Design, build and ship end-to-end AI-native systems including agents, workflows, RAG and integration harnesses
• Write production-grade Python code for integrations, APIs, data access and deployment
• Work directly with SMEs and end-users through interviews, user acceptance testing and workflow observations
• Engage early in projects to shape use cases and check technical feasibility
• Build evaluation pipelines and use them to prove system utility
• Design for failure in the agent loop with retries, model fallbacks, cost limits and human-in-the-loop actions
• Capture domain expertise and repeatable workflows to ensure success across engagements and troubleshoot with the team
• Ensure adherence to engineering excellence standards including test-driven development and CI/CD

Skills

Python

English communication

Client collaboration

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

LLM providers

Vector databases

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to design and ship AI-native systems, including agents, workflows, RAG, and integration harnesses. You will write production-grade Python code for integrations and data access, and work directly with SMEs and end-users to define impactful use cases.

You will lead development, collaborate with global teams, and ensure engineering excellence with TDD and CI/CD while navigating the challenge of delivering robust AI solutions and