Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EPAM Systems is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain internal platforms that empower development teams to deliver software efficiently and at scale. This role involves leading the integration of AI-enabled platform capabilities to enhance automation and developer productivity across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain internal platforms that enable self-service deployment and application management for development teams
- Develop and update standardized tools, libraries, and frameworks to optimize development workflows
- Guide adoption of AI technologies on the platform (GenAI, AI agents, AIOps) to improve developer productivity and operations
- Integrate diverse development tools and services within the platform ecosystem to support multiple teams
- Enhance developer experience by providing comprehensive documentation, training, and support for platform tools
- Implement strategies to ensure platforms deliver high availability, reliability, and performance
- Apply DORA metrics to assess and improve development and operational processes
- Monitor industry trends to incorporate emerging technologies and boost platform capabilities
- Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to facilitate smooth application integration
- Offer technical guidance to resolve platform issues and enhance system health
Skills
- Minimum of 5 years experience in platform engineering or a related field
- Strong knowledge of software development processes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps methodologies
- Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep and GitOps solutions such as Flux or ArgoCD
- Familiarity with Crossplane, Pulumi, and AWS Controllers for Kubernetes to manage cloud resources
- Experience using internal developer platforms like Backstage, Humanitec, or OpsLevel to improve developer productivity
- Understanding of high availability, high performance multi-data center systems and hybrid cloud environments
- Scripting skills in Bash, Shell, or Python
- Strong troubleshooting abilities covering system resources and application stack issues
- Native AI cloud services: AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Azure AI
- Design, build, and operate AI agents and agentic frameworks
- Coding Agents Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, Trae, Antigravity
- Proficient English communication skills in speaking, writing, and reading
Benefits
- Engineering community of industry professionals
- Friendly team and enjoyable working environment
- Flexible schedule and opportunity to work remotely within Poland
- Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually
- Business-driven relocation opportunities
- Outstanding career roadmap
- Leadership development, career advising, soft skills, and well-being programs
- Certification (GCP, Azure, AWS)
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, Cloud Guru
- English classes
- Stable income (Employment Contract or B2B)
- Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
- Strategically located offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, fantastic coffee, and more
- Referral bonuses
- Corporate, social and well-being events
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