Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Agentic Systems Lead

Step into a high-impact role where you'll own end-to-end delivery of AI-native solutions embedded directly within client environments. As a Forward Deployed Expert , you'll design and operate agentic frameworks that solve real business problems, not just build prototypes.

Join EPAM to engineer solutions that matter. From AI to cloud transformation, you'll collaborate with top-tier innovators, gain autonomy to explore your ideas, and grow your skills in a culture built for tech excellence.

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Responsibilities

- Own technical outcomes end-to-end as the AI-Native Delivery Manager's direct counterpart, driving workstream completion beyond task execution - Design, build, and operate agentic frameworks, tools, evaluations, and infrastructure that power production AI-native solutions - Work embedded with client business and technical stakeholders, adapting agentic systems to real integration, data, and security constraints - Partner with delivery managers on scope and SLA definition, providing technical grounding for realistic commitments and timelines - Contribute engagement learnings to the delivery playbook, documenting staffing patterns, tooling choices, and integration insights for future teams - Mentor less experienced engineers on the FDE pillar spectrum, helping them grow from build-focused roles to full delivery ownership

Requirements

- 8+ years of software engineering experience with recent hands-on leadership of agentic or LLM-based systems in production environments - Deep expertise in agent architecture and orchestration, including goal decomposition, multi-agent coordination, and autonomy-versus-handoff decision frameworks - Proven experience grounding models in live data systems through retrieval, context construction, and maintaining accuracy against changing knowledge sources - Ability to design guardrails, evaluations, and observability for agentic failure modes including hallucination, tool-call errors, and runaway loops - Understanding of production trade-offs such as latency, cost per call, rate limits, versioning, and rollback under fixed-fee or managed-output SLAs - Demonstrated ownership of technical workstream outcomes with accountability for results, including integration into client environments with security and legacy constraints

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our clients, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

Engineer the Future with a Career at EPAM

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

EPAM will not provide new H-1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates with existing transferable H-1B status may be considered.