Lead Platform Engineer

EPAM Systems; Turkey; On-site; TRY 7,404,000 - 9,378,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous upskilling & development

Corporate benefits

Compensation in USD

Private health insurance

Recreation areas & amenities

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain internal platforms enabling self-service deployment and management for development teams. You will lead GenAI, AI agents, and AIOps integration to boost automation, reliability, and developer productivity across the organization.

You will create standardized tools and frameworks, promote best practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure platform reliability and high availability.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in platform engineering or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of software development processes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps methodologies.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep and GitOps solutions such as Flux or ArgoCD.
• Familiarity with Crossplane, Pulumi, and AWS Controllers for Kubernetes to manage cloud resources.
• Experience using internal developer platforms like Backstage, Humanitec, or OpsLevel to improve developer productivity.
• Understanding of high availability, high performance multi-data center systems and hybrid cloud environments.
• Scripting skills in Bash, Shell, or Python.
• Native AI cloud services: AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Azure AI.
• Design, build, and operate AI agents and agentic frameworks.
• Coding Agents Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, Trae, Antigravity.
• Proficient English communication skills in speaking, writing, and reading.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain internal platforms that enable self-service deployment and application management for development teams.
• Develop and update standardized tools, libraries, and frameworks to optimize development workflows.
• Guide adoption of AI technologies on the platform (GenAI, AI agents, AIOps) to improve developer productivity and operations.
• Integrate diverse development tools and services within the platform ecosystem to support multiple teams.
• Enhance developer experience by providing comprehensive documentation, training, and support for platform tools.
• Implement strategies to ensure platforms deliver high availability, reliability, and performance.
• Apply DORA metrics to assess and improve development and operational processes.
• Monitor industry trends to incorporate emerging technologies and boost platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to facilitate smooth application integration.
• Offer technical guidance to resolve platform issues and enhance system health.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps

Cloud platforms

GenAI integration

High availability

Hybrid cloud

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Flux

ArgoCD

Backstage

Pulumi

AWS Bedrock

Job description

We are seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain internal platforms that empower development teams to deliver software efficiently and at scale. In this role, you will lead the integration of AI-enabled platform capabilities—including generative AI (GenAI), intelligent agents, and AIOps—to enhance automation, reliability, and developer productivity across the organization.

You will focus on creating standardized tools and frameworks that improve workflows and promote best practices across multiple teams. This role involves collaboration with various teams to ensure platform reliability, high availability, and seamless integration of development tools. Join us to contribute to enhancing the developer experience and advancing platform performance.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain internal platforms that enable self-service deployment and application management for development teams
• Develop and update standardized tools, libraries, and frameworks to optimize development workflows
• Guide adoption of AI technologies on the platform (GenAI, AI agents, AIOps) to improve developer productivity and operations
• Integrate diverse development tools and services within the platform ecosystem to support multiple teams
• Enhance developer experience by providing comprehensive documentation, training, and support for platform tools
• Implement strategies to ensure platforms deliver high availability, reliability, and performance
• Apply DORA metrics to assess and improve development and operational processes
• Monitor industry trends to incorporate emerging technologies and boost platform capabilities
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to facilitate smooth application integration
• Offer technical guidance to resolve platform issues and enhance system health

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years experience in platform engineering or a related field
• Strong knowledge of software development processes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps methodologies
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep and GitOps solutions such as Flux or ArgoCD
• Familiarity with Crossplane, Pulumi, and AWS Controllers for Kubernetes to manage cloud resources
• Experience using internal developer platforms like Backstage, Humanitec, or OpsLevel to improve developer productivity
• Understanding of high availability, high performance multi-data center systems and hybrid cloud environments
• Scripting skills in Bash, Shell, or Python
• Strong troubleshooting abilities covering system resources and application stack issues
• Native AI cloud services: AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Azure AI
• Design, build, and operate AI agents and agentic frameworks
• Coding Agents Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, Trae, Antigravity
• Proficient English communication skills in speaking, writing, and reading

We offer

• CONTINUOUS UPSKILLING, LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
  • Diversity of tasks and projects
  • Assessment center for objective review of competency level
  • Personal development plan
  • Mentoring programs and leadership development
  • Certification and professional development support
  • Access to learning platforms including more than 2,500 internal courses
  • English courses taught by certified teachers
• CORPORATE BENEFITS
  • Extra leave days
  • Referral bonuses
• COMPENSATION PACKAGE
  • Competitive compensation paid in USD
  • Regular salary and performance reviews
• MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE
  • Private health insurance
  • Well-being events
• WORKING ENVIRONMENT
  • Recreation areas and kitchens
  • Tea, coffee and snacks
  • Sports equipment and game consoles
  • IT Equipment
  • Microsoft's Software Assurance Home Use Program (HUP)

Please note that our Talent Attraction Team reviews applications and CVs submitted in English.

EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.