Senior Python Engineer

EPAM Systems

  • Houston, TX
  • 1 day ago

    Highlights

    You will be building an AI-enabled platform designed to improve production operations efficiency and reduce downtime through advanced analytics and intelligent automation. • Take full ownership of feature delivery — gather requirements, anticipate edge cases, produce robust system designs, and implement solutions independently.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHouston, TX

    Description

    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.

    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

    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 have

    • 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

    We offer/Benefits

    • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)

    • Health Savings Account

    • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)

    • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)

    • Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)

    • Employee Assistance Program

    • Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions

    • Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

    • Paid Time Off

    • Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection

    • Accident Insurance

    • Employee Discounts

    • Pet Insurance

    • Employee Stock Purchase Program

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