Principal Forward Deployed AI Engineer

We are seeking a Principal Forward Deployed AI Engineer to own end-to-end AI delivery across multiple streams, leading mini-teams and partnering closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, data engineers and analysts to design, build and scale production-grade agentic AI systems.

Experience the freedom of remote work from anywhere in Georgia, whether from the comfort of your home, our modern offices in Tbilisi and Batumi or a coworking space in Kutaisi.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end AI delivery across two streams, lead a mini-team per stream (Senior AI Engineer, AI Engineer, DQ Engineer, Analyst)
• Embed with business stakeholders, the GE Solution Architect, data engineers and analysts to refine requirements and user journeys
• Brainstorm and own the agent architecture/harness and its connections to data sources
• Design SME/end-user feedback loops that drive continuous agent improvement
• Design evaluation pipelines and stand up the agent-evaluation process
• Design the observability/telemetry layer
• Decide which user journeys are best served via chat vs A2UI
• Influence ETL, transformation and vectorization decisions with data engineering

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with a track record of leading teams and owning end-to-end delivery of production AI systems
• Expertise in agent architecture design and orchestration frameworks, including RAG pipelines and harness design
• Proficiency in Vertex AI Search, BigQuery and NL2SQL
• Skills in integrating external APIs and data sources into agentic systems
• Background in designing evaluation pipelines, including LLM-as-judge methodologies and golden set curation for citations/completeness
• Knowledge of observability and telemetry systems, including tracing, quality metrics and BigQuery telemetry
• Understanding of ETL, data transformation and vectorization processes
• Familiarity with chat and A2UI interaction paradigms to determine optimal user journey design

We offer

• 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)
  

EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.