Senior AI Engineer

Remote in Portugal·Added today

EPAM

46 open roles

Overview

Job details

  • Fully remote

    Per the ad.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Competitive compensation depending on experience and skills
  • Variety of projects within one company
  • Being a part of a project following engineering excellence standards
  • Individual career path and professional growth opportunities
  • Internal events and communities
  • Flexible work hours

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5-8+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML, or applied machine learning roles
  • Strong proficiency in Python and experience building AI-powered products from concept to production
  • Hands-on knowledge of LLMs, Generative AI techniques, RAG, and agent-based AI workflows
  • Familiarity with full-stack fundamentals and API design for AI applications
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud platforms
  • Strong understanding of monitoring practices, secure data handling, and AI risk considerations (cost, latency, accuracy)
  • Excellent communication skills for bridging technical concepts with business objectives

Nice to have

  • Previous experience in insurance or financial services domain
  • Exposure to multi-agent orchestration frameworks, fine-tuning LLMs, or model customization
  • Understanding of vector databases and AI observability frameworks
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and event-driven architecture
  • Experience in distributed systems tracing, feature flagging, and progressive deployment strategies
  • Knowledge of data engineering tools such as Spark, Databricks, or dbt
  • Experience using AI-assisted development and providing mentorship in engineering teams

The role

We're looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join our team in Portugal in a fully remote working mode. In this role, you will help transform core insurance operations by developing intelligent, AI-powered solutions that automate complex workflows, reduce processing time, and enable strategic decision-making. You will work on designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade AI systems leveraging LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agent-based frameworks to improve operational efficiency for global stakeholders. This is an opportunity to drive innovation while ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance for production-ready AI solutions.

What you'll do

  • Identify opportunities for AI adoption within insurance operations and deliver production-ready solutions
  • Design, develop, and deploy AI applications leveraging LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows
  • Build intelligent document processing, information extraction, and classification systems for insurance processes
  • Define and implement AI evaluation frameworks for reliability, hallucination detection, and performance monitoring
  • Own the complete AI solution lifecycle from ideation and prototyping through deployment and continuous optimization
  • Drive rapid experimentation using modern development practices and emerging AI technologies
  • Collaborate directly with functional teams including brokers and underwriters to ensure business alignment
  • Implement frameworks for model observability, CI/CD automation, and secure data handling
  • Mentor engineers, promote AI best practices, and champion operational excellence in production systems
  • Research emerging trends and integrate cutting-edge AI technologies into enterprise-scale solutions

Hiring process

3 steps3 interviews
  1. Apply

  2. Conversation with Talent Acquisition

    With a Talent Acquisition Specialist

    An introductory conversation with a Talent Acquisition Specialist.

  3. Technical interview

    Video call

    An online technical interview.

  4. Interview with the hiring manager

    With a hiring manager

    A general interview with the hiring manager.

  5. Offer

  • The block is a template on EPAM location pages; the Spain page itself does not show it.

About EPAM

EPAM Systems is a global leader in digital platform engineering and software development services, headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA. The company partners with a wide range of industries, including finance, healthcare, retail, and technology, to deliver innovative solutions in cloud, data, artificial intelligence, and enterprise platforms. With over 60,000 employees worldwide, EPAM is recognized as one of the largest IT services companies in the world, consistently ranked among the top providers in the industry.

In Spain, EPAM has established a significant presence with offices in Madrid and Barcelona, serving as key hubs for its European operations. The company is known for its collaborative and innovative work culture, offering opportunities for international professionals to work on cutting-edge projects with global teams. EPAM's Spain offices are particularly active in areas like SAP, cloud engineering, data engineering, and capital markets, making it an attractive destination for skilled IT professionals looking to relocate to Spain.

Industry
IT Services
Founded
1993
Employees
50,000–100,000
Headquarters
Newtown, USA
Website
epam.com
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