We are looking for an AI Engineer/Data Scientist to join EPAM's AI Consulting team, focusing on cutting-edge R&D in Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and domain-specific GenAI applications. The ideal candidate will have a passion for Natural Language Processing and Generative AI, and be able to collaborate with both technical and business teams to turn innovative ideas into impactful solutions.

Company: EPAM Systems

Role: AI Engineer/Data Scientist

Location: London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid, Full-time)

Experience:

MSc with 5+ years of experience or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering or a related technical field
Hands-on experience building and evaluating RAG and GenAI systems in production-like environments
Experience training, fine-tuning or experimenting with foundation models
Track record of contributions to publications or open-source projects
Experience mentoring or collaborating with other researchers

Key Skills:

NLP
LLMs
transformer architectures
prompt engineering
RAG
evaluation methodologies
Python programming

Qualification:

MSc in computer science, electrical engineering or a related technical field
Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering or a related technical field

Role Focus: • Design, implement and maintain scalable NLP and GenAI pipelines • Conduct advanced data analysis on real-world datasets • Stay current with the latest research in LLMs and NLP • Develop and optimize RAG systems and retrieval pipelines • Lead and contribute to experiments • Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Additional responsibilities:

Work closely with stakeholders, project managers and architects to gather requirements, plan project scopes and deliver projects on time

Other:

EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Protection benefits including life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover
Private medical insurance and dental care
Employee Assistance Program
Competitive group pension plan
Cyclescheme, Techscheme and season ticket loans
Free Wednesday lunch in-office
On-site massages
Regular social events
Learning and development opportunities
Professional certifications
Courses
Discretionary annual bonus program
Discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program

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