Senior AI Engineer - Field Deployments & Production LLMs

EPAM Systems; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team with eventual relocation to Germany. You will design, build and deploy AI-native systems, collaborating with SMEs and clients to uncover real value and shape use cases.

You will write production Python code, work on LangChain/LLM integration, evaluate AI quality, and implement robust testing, observability and CI/CD practices. This is a hands-on builder role requiring leadership and deep technical skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building production AI/LLM apps.
• Expert-level Python skills and solid software fundamentals.
• Hands-on with agentic frameworks and major LLM providers.
• Proficiency in RAG, embeddings, vector databases and context management.
• Experience deploying to cloud platforms with CI/CD and containers.
• Ability to evaluate generative AI quality using custom frameworks and observability tools.
• Strong client-facing skills and ability to explain trade-offs to diverse audiences.

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 subject matter experts 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 by implementing retries, model fallbacks, cost limits and human-in-the-loop actions
• Capture domain expertise and repeatable workflows to ensure success across engagements
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges in collaboration with the broader team
• Ensure adherence to engineering excellence standards including test-driven development and continuous integration practices

Skills

Python

LLM/AI applications

Agentic frameworks

RAG and vector DBs

AI evaluation & observability

Client discovery & communication

English proficiency (C1)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team with eventual relocation to Germany. You will design, build and deploy AI-native systems, collaborating with SMEs and clients to uncover real value and shape use cases.

You will write production Python code, work on LangChain/LLM integration, evaluate AI quality, and implement robust testing, observability and CI/CD practices. This is a hands-on builder role requiring leadership and deep technical skills.