Senior Python Architect for AI-Powered Finance Platform

EPAM Systems Inc; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc is seeking a Chief Python Engineer to lead architecture and delivery of an AI-powered financial assistant platform. You will drive reliability, security, and performance in a small high-competence team.

You’ll build production-grade Python services with FastAPI, mentor engineers, and shape evaluation, testing, and monitoring processes across the product lifecycle. Experience with cloud platforms and security practices is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building production Python systems.
• Experience leading senior engineers.
• Strong system design for scalable services.
• Proficient in FastAPI or similar Python frameworks.
• AI evaluation, testing, and security knowledge.
• Advanced English (C1).

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architectures for AI-powered platforms.
• Build production-grade Python services and APIs with FastAPI.
• Define evaluation strategies and test datasets.
• Implement monitoring and failure analysis in production.
• Establish security controls for sensitive data.
• Coordinate delivery in a low-formality environment.

Skills

Python

Leadership

System design

AI evaluation & testing

Autonomy

English proficiency

Tools

FastAPI

Kubernetes

Terraform

ReactJS

Amazon Web Services

Job description

EPAM Systems Inc is seeking a Chief Python Engineer to lead architecture and delivery of an AI-powered financial assistant platform. You will drive reliability, security, and performance in a small high-competence team.

You’ll build production-grade Python services with FastAPI, mentor engineers, and shape evaluation, testing, and monitoring processes across the product lifecycle. Experience with cloud platforms and security practices is essential.