Hybrid Senior AI & Java Agentic Systems Architect

EPAM Systems; Town of Poland (NY); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Poland is seeking a Senior AI & Agentic Systems Engineer (Java) to join our enterprise-grade AI backend team. You will design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and autonomous agent workflows built on Java/Spring Boot backends; integrate LLMs; collaborate with data scientists and product teams.

This role emphasizes pragmatic AI integration, robust REST APIs, and scalable architectures, with a hybrid work model requiring three days in one of our Kraków, Wrocław, or

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development with strong Java backend focus.
• Solid hands-on experience with Spring Boot for enterprise applications.
• Proven experience in designing REST APIs following industry best practices.
• Experience in AI Agents development or LLM integration.
• Experience with Spring AI or LangChain4J frameworks.
• Prompt Engineering techniques for LLM reliability.
• Willingness to work with Python for AI scripting.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).
• Strong architecture understanding and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent written and spoken English (B2+).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and agentic systems on Java/Spring Boot backends.
• Integrate Large Language Models into enterprise-grade applications for reliability and security.
• Architect autonomous AI agent workflows capable of reasoning and multi-step task execution.
• Design and build RESTful APIs interfacing AI components with broader ecosystems.
• Evaluate and integrate AI frameworks (e.g., Spring AI, LangChain4J) to accelerate development.
• Collaborate with data scientists and product teams to translate AI concepts into production solutions.
• Develop and refine prompt engineering strategies to optimize LLM outputs.
• Contribute to architectural decisions around AI system design and data pipelines.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality across AI and backend components.
• Stay current with evolving AI tools and advocate adoption of best practices.
• Mentor team members on AI integration patterns.

Skills

Java backend

Spring Boot

REST APIs

AI Agents

LangChain4J

Spring AI

Prompt Engineering

Python for AI

AWS/GCP

English B2+

Tools

Spring AI

LangChain4J

AWS

GCP

Job description

EPAM Systems in Poland is seeking a Senior AI & Agentic Systems Engineer (Java) to join our enterprise-grade AI backend team. You will design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and autonomous agent workflows built on Java/Spring Boot backends; integrate LLMs; collaborate with data scientists and product teams.

This role emphasizes pragmatic AI integration, robust REST APIs, and scalable architectures, with a hybrid work model requiring three days in one of our Kraków, Wrocław, or