Lead AI Engineer with Java 17

Lead AI Engineer with Java 17 🏢 EPAM Systems 📍 Remote · Armenia 🕐 Full Time About the role We are searching for a Lead AI Engineer who is truly AI-native and prepared to deliver hands-on technical leadership of a delivery squad. This isn't a position for conventional engineers who have merely added AI tools on top of old routines — we require a leader who codes daily, owns architecture, upholds standards, and treats AI-assisted delivery as the core engineering model (targeting 60%+ AI-assisted code output). What you’ll do 🗂 • Deliver hands-on technical leadership of a delivery squad while actively writing code • Own end-to-end architecture within the squad and lead architecture discussions with client architects • Drive specification quality, enforce engineering standards, and stay accountable for delivery quality and governance • Apply AI coding tools (such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor) daily for generating, refactoring, testing, and reviewing code — reaching 60%+ AI-assisted code output • Configure MCP servers, implement multi-agent patterns, and set up AI/LLM gateways to manage routing, cost, limits, and fallbacks • Leverage AI to assess agent output quality and continuously refine delivery practices What we’re looking for 🔎 • Background in Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.x (mandatory) with microservices architecture • Expertise in frontend development with React (mandatory), TypeScript, and component design • Proficiency in responsive UI development and Figma-to-code workflows • Skills in REST and event-driven APIs, OAuth2 / OIDC, and PostgreSQL • Competency in messaging platforms, including Kafka and IBM MQ • Capability to own service pipelines using GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes / OpenShift How to apply 🙋 Open on ITA Jobs and apply → More IT vacancies in Armenia, matched to your CV — jobs.ita.am/vacancies #Data #Lead #Java