Lead AI Solution Engineer

We are looking for a seasoned Lead AI Solution Engineer for a leading oil and gas company.

As an AI Solution Engineer, you will work alongside Software Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers and business stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into reliable, scalable AI-powered solutions. You will contribute to developing AI Agents, end-to-end data applications and the internal platform that hosts them, along with the data pipelines, cloud infrastructure and automation that support them.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of Software Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers and Data Engineers, fostering technical growth and collaboration
• Drive the technical vision and architectural decisions for AI solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and engineering best practices
• Develop AI Agents on modern LLM frameworks for analytics assistants, automation and decision support, including engineering prompts, tools, memory and orchestration logic for reliable agent behavior
• Integrate AI Agents with internal data sources, APIs and enterprise applications
• Contribute to the internal platform that hosts, deploys and monitors AI Agents, and build reusable components for orchestration, evaluation, observability and governance
• Design and develop end-to-end data applications, tools and interfaces in Python and React / JavaScript, including APIs, dashboards and interactive interfaces that bring advanced analytics to business users
• Build advanced analytical models and Power BI deliverables, and define standards and templates that improve consistency and reuse
• Create and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines that prepare, transform and deliver high-quality data for AI and analytics workloads
• Deploy and operate AI solutions on cloud and hybrid infrastructure, making effective use of managed AI, compute and storage services
• Support CI/CD pipelines for AI agents and data applications
• Communicate with internal customers and business teams to gather requirements and feedback and to support adoption of AI solutions
• Conduct code reviews, establish engineering standards and promote a culture of quality, ownership and continuous improvement

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in similar roles (AI Engineer, ML Engineer, Data Engineer), including hands-on experience delivering AI or data solutions to production
• Proven leadership experience, including leading technical teams, mentoring engineers and driving delivery of complex projects
• Proficiency in Python
• Background in frontend development with React and JavaScript / TypeScript
• Capability to write performant SQL on relational and analytical databases
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs, working with Git and following modern software engineering practices
• Understanding of data architecture concepts, including data warehousing, data lakes and ETL/ELT
• Familiarity with Power BI, including data modeling and report development
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and influence decision-making
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+ level)

Nice to have

• Experience with LLM and agent frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex
• Familiarity with Semantic Kernel or AutoGen
• Experience with vector databases

Benefits

We connect like-minded people:

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year

We invest in your growth:

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers

We cover it all:

• Comprehensive medical & family care package
• Seven trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
• Discounts from 800+ partners (sports activities, restaurants, stores and services)

We connect like-minded people

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
• Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
• Corporate and social events

We invest in your growth

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers

We cover it all

• Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
• Comprehensive medical & family care package
• Five trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
• Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)

We connect like-minded people:

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
• Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
• Corporate and social events

We invest in your growth:

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers
• Discounts in local language schools, including online courses for the Kazakh language

We cover it all:

• Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
• Medical & family care package
• Six trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
• Coverage of psychology sessions of your choice
• Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
• Housing support program: preferential mortgage access via Otbasy Bank partnership

We connect like-minded people:

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
• Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
• Corporate and social events

We invest in your growth:

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers

We cover it all:

• Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
• Medical & family care package
• Six trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
• Coverage of psychology sessions of your choice
• Discounts for fitness clubs and sports programs
• Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)

We connect like-minded people:

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
• Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
• Corporate and social events

We invest in your growth:

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers

• Discounts in local language schools, including offline courses for the Uzbek language

We cover it all:

• Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
• Medical & family care package
• Four trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
• Discounts for fitness clubs, dance schools and sports programs
• Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)