Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EPAM Systems is building content intelligence applications powered by diffusion models, combining automated content generation with deep analysis at scale. As a Lead AI Engineer, you will shape agentic workflows, MCPs, and evaluation frameworks while strengthening training and deployment pipelines with Firefly.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain content intelligence applications that apply diffusion models for automated content generation and analysis
- Implement and refine harnesses and pipelines for training, evaluating, and deploying models using platforms such as Firefly
- Create intelligent agents and agentic workflows that automate and streamline content-focused tasks
- Architect and roll out MCPs to support scalable and modular content processing
- Develop and sustain evaluation frameworks to assess the performance of models and agents
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate content intelligence capabilities into broader product ecosystems
- Track the latest advances in generative AI, diffusion models, and content intelligence technologies
Skills
- At least 5 years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with strong Python skills and a track record of building and deploying ML models
- Hands-on experience with generative AI, especially diffusion models (such as Stable Diffusion, Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models)
- Solid background in content generation and analysis techniques, including NLP and computer vision
- Practical expertise with agent frameworks and building agentic workflows (such as LangChain, OpenAI Agents, custom agent architectures)
- Proven ability to create and sustain evaluation frameworks for AI models
- Experience with orchestration tools and harnesses for model training and deployment (such as Firefly, MLflow, Kubeflow)
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to perform well in a fast-moving, collaborative environment
- Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration and clear documentation
- English proficiency at B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level or above
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) for scalable AI deployment
- Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
Benefits
- International projects with top brands
- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
- Healthcare benefits
- Employee financial programs
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
- Global career opportunities
- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
- EPAM Employee Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn
Company Overview
EPAM leverages its core engineering expertise as a leading global product development and digital platform engineering services company. It was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.epam.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
EPAM Systems has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 11 in 2026, 120 in 2025, 172 in 2024, 232 in 2023, 373 in 2022, 359 in 2021, 502 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.