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We are looking for engineers who bring a strong backend foundation and a genuine passion for building intelligent, autonomous systems powered by Large Language Models and agentic architectures. If you're excited about shaping the future of AI-driven software and want to apply your Java expertise to build the next generation of intelligent applications - we want to hear from you.\nThis position offers a hybrid work model - combining remote work with 3 days per week from one of our EPAM offices located in Kraków, Wrocław, or Gdańsk. This setup allows you to enjoy flexibility while staying connected with your team and benefiting from in-person collaboration.\nResponsibilities\nDesign, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and agentic systems built on top of robust Java/Spring Boot backends \nIntegrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into enterprise-grade applications, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security \nArchitect and implement autonomous AI agent workflows capable of reasoning, planning, and executing multi-step tasks \nDesign and build RESTful APIs that serve as interfaces between AI components and broader application ecosystems \nEvaluate, select, and integrate AI frameworks and tools (e.g., Spring AI, LangChain4J) to accelerate development of intelligent features \nCollaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to translate AI concepts into production-ready solutions \nDevelop and refine prompt engineering strategies to optimize LLM outputs for specific business use cases \nContribute to architectural decisions regarding AI system design, model orchestration, and data pipelines \nParticipate in code reviews, ensuring high-quality and maintainable code across AI and backend components \nStay current with the rapidly evolving AI landscape and advocate for adoption of new tools, patterns, and best practices \nMentor team members on AI integration patterns and agentic system development approaches \nRequirements\nMinimum of 5 years of professional experience in software development with a strong Java backend focus \nSolid hands-on experience with Spring Boot for building production-grade, enterprise applications \nProven experience in designing and developing REST APIs following industry best practices \nDemonstrated experience in AI Agents development or LLM integration - including building applications that leverage large language models for reasoning, content generation, or task automation \nExperience with Spring AI or LangChain4J frameworks for building AI-powered Java applications \nPractical knowledge of Prompt Engineering techniques - crafting, testing, and optimizing prompts for consistent and reliable LLM behavior \nWorking knowledge of Python for AI/ML scripting, prototyping, or integration with Python-based AI tooling \nExperience with AWS or GCP cloud platforms, particularly services related to AI/ML workloads and scalable application deployment \nStrong understanding of software architecture principles and the ability to design systems that combine traditional backend services with AI components \nExcellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, international Agile teams \nProficiency in English (B2+), both written and spoken \nNice to have\nExperience implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines for grounding LLM responses in domain-specific knowledge \nFamiliarity with Vector Databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector, Chroma) for storing and querying embedding representations \nKnowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) for standardized communication between AI models and external tools or data sources \nExperience working with Anthropic Claude Code or similar AI-assisted development tools in engineering workflows \nFamiliarity with Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) for building and orchestrating multi-agent systems\nWe offer\nWe gather like-minded people:\nTop tech minds driving innovation in AI, cloud and digital platform modernization\nSupportive team and agile, startup-like culture\nHybrid by design mode and opportunity to work remotely within Poland\nChance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually\nBusiness-driven relocation opportunities\n\nWe provide growth opportunities:\nCareer development programs\nThought leadership, mentoring, soft skills and well-being programs\nCertification (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS)\nEnglish classes\n\nWe cover it all:\nStable pay\nParticipation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount\nBenefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)\nReferral bonuses up to $2,000\nOffices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, coffee and more\nCorporate, social and well-being events\n\nPlease, note:\nBenefits listed above are available to employees only\nWe are open for working with Contractors. Terms of B2B cooperation agreements are agreed individually\nWe will reach out to selected candidates exclusively\n\nEPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. 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