Senior Python Engineer

EPAM Systems•Houston, TX

About The Position

We are looking for a solid, hands-on Back-End Engineer to join our engineering team and lead application development for our next-generation operational platform. You will be building an AI-enabled platform designed to improve production operations efficiency and reduce downtime through advanced analytics and intelligent automation. The system integrates disparate vendor data systems into a unified knowledge foundation for real-time system health monitoring, incident management, and long-term operational planning.

Requirements

Proven production experience in back-end development using Python and .NET (C#)
Hands-on expertise with FastAPI or comparable modern Python web frameworks
Strong architectural skills with the ability to build reliable, maintainable, and scalable services
High standards for code quality, rigorous testing practices, and operational readiness
Proven experience building and hosting production applications on Azure (application hosting, identity integration, monitoring, and secure configuration)
Understanding of policy-driven cloud governance and compliance requirements in enterprise environments
Production-grade experience with NoSQL databases (Cosmos DB preferred)
Demonstrated ability to integrate frontend applications with enterprise identity and authentication standards

Nice To Haves

Energy domain or upstream operations industry experience
Familiarity with cloud deployment frameworks such as Terraform or ARM templates
Data lake integrations and ETL patterns
Background job architecture for data analysis and report generation
Experience utilizing developer tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate delivery

Responsibilities

Take full ownership of feature delivery — gather requirements, anticipate edge cases, produce robust system designs, and implement solutions independently
Design and develop high-quality, reliable, secure back-end operational services on Microsoft Azure, aligning with enterprise standards
Collaborate closely with a small team of highly skilled engineers on technical decisions, thorough code reviews, and shared delivery outcomes
Participate in rapid iteration cycles with end users, translating feedback into secure, scalable enhancements
Contribute to architectural decisions that shape product direction and maintain technical documentation in Azure DevOps

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