Lead AI Engineer - Build AI Financial Assistant Platform

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

PTO 15-25 days

Job summary

EPAM Systems in the United States is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with 7+ years to join a high-caliber product team building an AI-powered financial assistant platform. You will work with global clients to test, refine, and deploy chat interfaces, reporting systems, and bespoke tools into core investment workflows.

You will join a small elite team where autonomy and startup-minded culture thrive. The role demands hands-on engineering, system design, and delivery with focus on quality,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with senior/lead autonomy.
• Strong Python and/or React (TypeScript) skills.
• Experience with FastAPI, AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Frontend knowledge with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Next.js, or Node.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and AI evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build AI-powered financial assistance workflows and interfaces.
• Define system designs and deliver production implementations independently.
• Integrate AI across quality, latency, reliability, and cost.
• Ensure software quality, security, maintainability, and data privacy.
• Monitor AI evaluations, tests, and production monitoring.

Skills

Python

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Next.js

Node.js

FastAPI

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Tools

AI tooling

AI evaluation

Job description

EPAM Systems in the United States is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with 7+ years to join a high-caliber product team building an AI-powered financial assistant platform. You will work with global clients to test, refine, and deploy chat interfaces, reporting systems, and bespoke tools into core investment workflows.

You will join a small elite team where autonomy and startup-minded culture thrive. The role demands hands-on engineering, system design, and delivery with focus on quality,