Lead Forward-Deployed Engineer (Data Application)

We're looking for a Lead Forward-Deployed Engineer (Data Applications) to join our team in Broader Zurich area, Switzerland in a hybrid working mode. This role offers an opportunity to shape AI-driven development practices by creating rapid, intelligent prototypes that accelerate delivery. You will collaborate directly with business and product stakeholders to turn ideas into functional application concepts that transition seamlessly into production-ready builds.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with client business and product owners to scope new application features and create rapid prototypes
• Use AI natively throughout development, including code generation, automated testing, and iterative build
• Build, refine, and deliver functional prototypes with a focus on short feedback loops
• Prepare validated prototypes for transfer into standard build processes with engineering teams
• Evaluate and confirm technical feasibility of new application features adopting AI-native approaches
• Act as a primary technical contact for client teams during early-stage development phases
• Contribute AI-native engineering practices and reusable patterns to internal teams

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience, including 3+ years in rapid prototyping, forward-deployed, or solutions-engineering roles
• Hands-on experience with AI-native application development, including code generation and agentic coding assistants
• Strong proficiency in rapid prototyping using Python
• Excellent client-facing technical communication skills
• Familiarity with Anthropic Claude or AWS AI Practitioner certification
• Experience with AWS Data Services
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to have

• Solid understanding of application and API design for new features
• Knowledge of Amazon Bedrock or AgentCore
• Experience with LangChain or other agent-orchestration frameworks
• Working knowledge of Snowflake or ClickHouse
• Background in prompt engineering

We offer

• 5 weeks of vacation
• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Enhanced parental leave
• Extended pension plan
• Daily sickness allowance insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Global business travel medical and accident insurance
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses

*All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements

• Please note that any offers will be subject to appropriate background checks

• We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies

• For this position, we are able to consider applications from the following:

• - Swiss nationals
• - EU/EFTA nationals
• - Third-country nationals based in Switzerland with an appropriate work permit
• - Displaced people from Ukraine who are currently in Switzerland and hold, or have already applied for, S permits

Hybrid in Switzerland: Zurich