We are seeking a Lead AI Engineer to design and deliver production-grade AI agents and data-integrated tool APIs in a cloud-native Python environment. You will shape agent architecture, ensure reliable observability and schema-compliant access patterns, and collaborate with distributed stakeholders to ship high-quality outcomes.ResponsibilitiesDesign production-grade AI agent architectures and tool interfaces aligned to platform standardsBuild scoped AI agents with tool-calling, structured outputs, and robust prompt/tool orchestrationImplement read-only Model Context Protocol servers that securely expose enterprise datasets to agentsDevelop FastAPI services and asynchronous task handlers to support low-risk actions and ticket generationWrite and optimize SQL for normalized cost datasets while respecting partitioning and clustering constraintsImplement health and readiness probes, structured JSON logging, and distributed tracing for observabilityEstablish unit and integration tests co-located with capability modules to protect critical flowsCoordinate peer code reviews and enforce monorepo structure and engineering excellence practicesCollaborate with product and architecture stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver measurable resultsRequirements5+ years of production software development experience with Python2+ years of hands-on experience building LLM integrations or AI agentsLead-level technical leadership experience guiding design and code qualityStrong project ownership skills for delivering production-grade services end to endAdvanced Python 3.11+ skills with AsyncIO and clean architecture practicesStrong FastAPI skills for building backend microservices and tool APIsStrong SQL skills for authoring and optimizing analytical queriesSolid Docker skills for packaging and running services reliablyHands-on Google Agent Development Kit experience for agent and tool developmentModel Context Protocol experience implementing safe, read-only data access patternsUpper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2) for cross-team collaborationNice to haveGoogle Cloud BigQuery experience optimizing large partitioned datasetsGoogle Vertex AI experience integrating hosted models and evaluation workflowsCI/CD experience building automated test and release pipelinesTerraform experience provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure as codeLangChain experience building agent workflows and tool integrationsWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with integral teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedInEPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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📌 Lead Python AI Engineer (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Epam Systems
📍 Ciudad de México