Chief Software Engineer; AI-Powered Financial Assistant

Position: Chief Software Engineer (AI-Powered Financial Assistant)
Location: Indianapolis

We are looking for a Chief Software Engineer to build a next-generation AI-powered financial assistant platform that rapidly iterates with business users to deliver chat, reporting, and bespoke interfaces for investment workflows. You will lead hands-on engineering across design and delivery in a small, high-autonomy team.

Responsibilities Lead end-to-end delivery of an AI-powered assistant platform from concept to production

Design scalable service architectures and define reliability, security, and performance requirements

Build backend APIs and services in Python using FastAPI to support chat and reporting workflows

Integrate LLM capabilities and apply AI-assisted development methods to accelerate delivery

Translate high-level goals into detailed requirements, edge cases, and implementation plans

Collaborate directly with business users to test, refine, and ship iterative product improvements

Implement automated testing, observability, and incident-ready practices to maintain quality

Deploy and operate services using cloud infrastructure and container orchestration

Review code and enforce engineering standards for maintainability and correctness

Mentor engineers and drive a culture of accountability, transparency, and excellence

Requirements7+ years of experience in software engineering with advanced Python development7+ years of experience building and shipping backend services using modern frameworks (FastAPI preferred)
Senior leadership skills to drive technical decisions, set quality bars, and mentor engineers

Strong project ownership to take loosely defined problems from discovery through delivery

Expert system design skills to define architecture, edge cases, and reliability strategies

Strong cloud infrastructure skills with Amazon Web Services in production environments

Strong platform engineering skills with Kubernetes-based deployments

Strong infrastructure as code skills with Terraform Strong AI engineering skills with Large Language Models (LLM) and Gen AI Assisted Development workflows

High autonomy and self-governance to gather low-level requirements and deliver independently

Strong communication skills to collaborate with highly technical stakeholders

Willingness to learn and adopt new languages and tools in a fast-paced environment

Advanced English skills (C1)
Nice to have Amazon Web Services Kubernetes Terraform React JSAnthropic Claude Code We offer

International projects with top brands

Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers

Healthcare benefits

Employee financial programs

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses

Unlimited access to the Linked In Learning library and 22,000+ courses

Global career opportunities

Volunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee Groups Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and Linked In