Applied Senior Software Engineer (AI Native Development)

EPAM Systems is a global team of technologists who design, develop and deliver software that powers the world. We are at a pivotal moment where AI is the core engine of our engineering craft.

Join our AI-Centric Delivery team as a Senior Software Engineer to redefine the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Go beyond writing code to design and orchestrate AI agents and agentic workflows that accelerate development velocity.

If you are a tool-agnostic engineer focused on the future of AI-native engineering, this role offers the opportunity to build, test and ship transformative technical solutions for global brands.

Responsibilities

• Design and build sophisticated AI developer agents capable of generating, refactoring and documenting complex codebases at scale
• Champion the shift from manual coding to an agentic workforce while maintaining hands-on technical involvement for high-level precision
• Deliver functional, high-velocity prototypes in tight windows to prove the real-world power of AI-driven engineering
• Design and integrate AI-enabled workflows directly into the engineering stack including Git, Jira and CI/CD pipelines to automate processes and maximize developer throughput
• Consult with stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into AI-SDLC augmented technical solutions
• Articulate the trade-offs of agentic design and ensure alignment with enterprise goals

Requirements

• Extensive engineering background as a high-performing developer with mastery of Java, JavaScript, Python or .NET
• Hands-on expertise with large language models including Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT or Google Gemini
• Proven capability in agentic workflows featuring tool use, memory and multi-step reasoning focused on engineering tasks
• Strong understanding of RAG architectures, prompt engineering and the mechanics of AI integration into production-grade SDLC workflows
• Execution-focused mindset with a strong preference for build, test and ship of working solutions

Nice to have

• Experience with multi-agent orchestration frameworks like CrewAI or AutoGen
• Knowledge of vector databases such as FAISS, Pinecone, Qdrant or Chroma
• Familiarity with LLM evaluation, guardrails and observability
• Cloud deployment experience with AWS, Azure or GCP
• Practical experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain, Hugging Face or LlamaIndex

Benefits

• By choosing EPAM Vietnam, you're getting a job at a Vietnam Best Workplace™ certified company (2022-23 and 2023-24)
• You'll work with the latest and most advanced technologies on exciting global projects with a supportive multicultural team where your voice matters
• We prioritize a healthy work-life balance with a flexible hybrid working model and generous annual leave of up to 19 days
• We offer a transparent career path and an individual roadmap to engineer your future & accelerate your journey
• At EPAM, you can find vast opportunities for self-development: access to over 25,000 online courses and libraries from industry leaders, English classes, mentoring programs, partial grants of certification, and experience exchange with colleagues around the world. You will learn, contribute, and grow with us