Lead Forward-Deployed Engineer (Data Integration)
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We're looking for a Lead Forward-Deployed Engineer (Data Integration) to join our team in Lausanne, Switzerland in a hybrid working mode. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing and delivering AI-native integration solutions for a major European energy trading client. The position provides an opportunity to work on high-impact initiatives involving rapid prototyping, data integration and solution architecture. Working with advanced integration tools and alongside client stakeholders, you will help drive transformative outcomes and strengthen strategic partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Lead client engagement on high-priority integration challenges
- Scope AI-assisted integration prototypes
- Build and iterate on data integration, ingestion and transformation prototypes using MuleSoft process APIs, Fivetran and dbt
- Define and validate technical feasibility and architecture for innovative integration approaches
- Lead hardening and transition of validated prototypes into standard build workflows
- Act as a subject matter expert and senior escalation point for data integration technologies
- Serve as the primary technical liaison for client integration and AI-related initiatives
- Contribute reusable integration patterns and components to the AI Solution Engineering practice
Requirements
- Overall experience of six or more years, including three or more in integration engineering
- Experience of two or more years in forward-deployed or solution engineering roles
- Strong proficiency in API integration development
- Hands-on experience with Fivetran and dbt
- Experience with Mulesoft APIs
- Practical exposure to AI-assisted development or agent-based tooling
- Demonstrated client-facing technical leadership capability
- Familiarity with Anthropic Claude or Amazon Bedrock
- English proficiency at CEFR B2 level
Nice to have
- Experience with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore or LangChain-based frameworks
- Knowledge of Snowflake or ClickHouse
- Understanding of prompt engineering principles
Benefits
- 5 weeks of vacation
- EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Enhanced parental leave
- Extended pension plan
- Daily sickness allowance insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Global business travel medical and accident insurance
- Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses