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Senior AI​/ML Engineer - Generative AI & Azure

Job in Houston, Harris County, Texas, 77246, USA
Listing for: EPAM Systems
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-10
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Azure, Cloud Engineer - Software, Backend Developer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 140000 - 190000 USD Yearly USD 140000.00 190000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Are you passionate about building enterprise-scale Generative AI solutions that solve real-world operational challenges?

We are looking for a Senior AI / ML Engineer to join our Data, AI & Energy Practice. In this role, you will design, build and deploy production-ready AI applications that integrate with complex enterprise data platforms, asset telemetry and mission-critical workflows.

This is more than a prompt engineering or prototype-focused position. You will work within an empowered Agile delivery team to architect scalable Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications, agentic workflows and AI-powered services on the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. You will partner with data engineers, software developers, cloud architects and business stakeholders to turn advanced AI capabilities into reliable, measurable business outcomes.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer with strong Python, Azure AI, cloud-native deployment and data integration experience. Experience in energy, industrial operations, IoT telemetry or similarly complex business domains is a strong advantage.

Req# Responsibilities Design and develop end-to-end Generative AI applications using Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio Architect and implement RAG solutions, including document ingestion, chunking, embedding generation, vector indexing, retrieval, reranking and response orchestration

Build agentic AI workflows that integrate enterprise knowledge, APIs, tools and business processes

Develop secure, high-performance backend APIs and microservices using Python Integrate AI services with existing enterprise applications and backend platforms, including .NET/C# services where needed

Containerize applications with Docker and deploy workloads to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services and Azure Functions Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions Work with data engineering teams to connect AI applications with data platforms such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse and Databricks Implement vector storage, semantic search, caching and retrieval capabilities using Azure AI Search and related Azure services

Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews and technical design discussions

Help establish engineering standards for AI application quality, security, observability, testing and operational support

Collaborate closely with product owners, data engineers, architects and energy-domain stakeholders to translate business problems into practical AI solutions

Requirements4+ years of professional experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering or a related technical discipline

Strong production-level development experience in Python Hands-on experience building applications with Azure OpenAIStrong understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, embeddings and vector search

Experience with Azure AI Search, including vector indexing and retrieval patterns

Experience designing and building REST APIs, microservices or distributed backend services

Practical experience with Docker and cloud application deployment

Experience deploying solutions using Azure services such as AKS, Azure App Services and/or Azure Functions Experience working with data platforms or pipelines built on Databricks, Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Strong technical ownership and the ability to solve ambiguous architectural and engineering challenges independently

Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional technical and business teams

Nice to have

Experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio and agentic AI development

Experience using Azure AI Foundry Familiarity with C#/.NET and enterprise backend integration patterns

Background in Upstream Oil & Gas, wells, subsurface, production operations, industrial systems or IoT/asset telemetry

Experience rapidly learning complex business domains and translating domain challenges into technical solutions

Microsoft Azure certifications, including: AI-102:
Azure AI Engineer Associate, AZ-204:
Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure, DP-100:
Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure We offer

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 Linked In learning solutions

Matched 401(k) Retirement…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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