We are looking for a Lead Full-Stack Engineer with deep expertise in AI-enabled systems to take ownership of architecture, engineering standards, and delivery of complex, production-grade applications. This role requires hands-on leadership, strong system design skills, and the ability to integrate advanced AI capabilities into scalable products.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end architecture of full-stack applications (React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript)
- Lead design and implementation of AI-powered features including LLM integrations and agent-based workflows
- Define and enforce engineering standards, code quality and best practices
- Design robust CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes
- Drive system design decisions across authentication, data modeling, caching and event-driven architecture
- Mentor engineers and lead code reviews
- Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
Requirements
- 7+ years of full-stack development experience
- Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript, React, Node.js
- Strong experience designing distributed and scalable systems on AWS
- Deep experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and data modeling
- Proven experience designing and deploying AI-powered systems (LLMs, AI agents, automation workflows)
- Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with agentic systems and orchestration frameworks (e.g. LangGraph, PydanticAI)
- Strong understanding of prompt engineering, context management and evaluation pipelines
- Experience building MCP-based integrations or similar tool ecosystems
- Familiarity with AI observability, tracing and model evaluation tools
Nice to have
- Kubernetes, Terraform or CloudFormation
- Experience with enterprise identity (OAuth2, OIDC)
- Experience building internal platforms or developer tools
Benefits
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
- Discounts in local language schools, including online courses for the Kazakh language
We cover it all:
- Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Medical & family care package
- Six trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Coverage of psychology sessions of your choice
- Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
- Housing support program: preferential mortgage access via Otbasy Bank partnership
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:
We cover it all:
- Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Medical & family care package
- Four trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Discounts for fitness clubs, dance schools and sports programs
- Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
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 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
- Four trust days per year for personal needs
- Discounts for fitness clubs
- Benefits package (hotels, restaurants, stores and services)
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)
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:
- Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Medical & family care package
- Six trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Coverage of psychology sessions of your choice
- Discounts for fitness clubs and sports programs
- Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
We connect like-minded people:
- Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
- Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
We invest in your growth:
- Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
- Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
- Free English classes with certified teachers
We cover it all:
- Comprehensive medical & family care package
- Seven trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Discounts from 800+ partners (sports activities, restaurants, stores and services)