Lead AI Platform Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead AI Platform Engineer to join our cutting-edge team.

You will play a critical role in designing and deploying large-scale AI/ML infrastructure to solve transformative challenges in drug discovery and healthcare. This position offers the opportunity to develop state-of-the-art platforms and systems that empower data scientists, advancing global healthcare solutions and impacting millions of lives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a robust infrastructure and platform to support the deployment and monitoring of machine learning solutions in production
• Optimize solutions to ensure performance and scalability for large-scale systems
• Collaborate with data science teams to develop cutting-edge AI/ML environments and workflows on AWS
• Partner with R&D data scientists to productionize machine learning pipelines, models, and algorithms
• Take ownership of all aspects of software engineering, including design, implementation, testing, and ongoing maintenance
• Lead technology processes from concept development through to the successful delivery of projects
• Enhance the technological stack to incorporate the latest advancements in data processing and artificial intelligence
• Manage an enterprise-level platform and service, effectively addressing customer demands and feature requests
• Introduce DevOps best practices and modern toolchains, driving automation and efficiency
• Scale machine learning operations (MLOps) environments to production-grade standards
• Ensure adherence to GxP standards where applicable

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience working with AWS cloud environments, including expertise in services like SageMaker, Athena, S3, EC2, RDS, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, EKS, and ECS
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
• Strong programming skills, particularly in Python, but other exceptional programming abilities will also be considered
• Experience with containers, microservices architectures, and Kubernetes or Docker-based systems
• Advanced understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines, such as CodePipeline, CodeBuild, or CodeDeploy
• Background in managing large-scale enterprise platforms and handling end-user interactions for new features and requests
• Practical knowledge of DevOps practices and tools like Docker and Git
• Familiarity with GxP compliance standards
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities

NICE TO HAVE

• Expertise in building large-scale data processing pipelines using technologies like Hadoop, Spark, or SQL
• Skills in data science modeling tools and environments, e.g., R, Python, or Jupyter Notebooks
• Familiarity with multi-cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, and GCP)
• Background in mentoring and supporting less experienced colleagues or clients in a professional setting
• Experience applying SAFe Agile principles and practices

WE OFFER

• Career plan and real growth opportunities
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• International Mobility Plan within 25 countries
• Constant training, mentoring, online corporate courses, eLearning and more
• English classes with a certified teacher
• Support for employee’s initiatives (Algorithms club, toastmasters, agile club and more)
• Enjoyable working environment (Gaming room, napping area, amenities, events, sport teams and more)
• Flexible work schedule and dress code
• Collaborate in a multicultural environment and share best practices from around the globe
• Hired directly by EPAM & 100% under payroll
• Law benefits (IMSS, INFONAVIT, 25% vacation bonus)
• Major medical expenses insurance: Life, Major medical expenses with dental & visual coverage (for the employee and direct family members)
• 13 % employee savings fund, capped to the law limit
• Grocery coupons
• 30 days December bonus
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 12 vacations days plus 4 floating days
• Official Mexican holidays, plus 5 extra holidays (Maundry Thursday and Friday, November 2nd, December 24th & 31st)
• Relocation bonus: transportation, 2 weeks of accommodation for you and your family and more