Senior Software Engineer – AI Applications

Location: IND-Hyderabad-Sohini Tech Park, 3rd Floor, Financial District

Remote Type: Hybrid: Work in Office Part-Time

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

At Epiq, your work contributes to complex, global legal outcomes. You’ll join a values‑driven community where integrity guides decisions, relentless service sets the bar, and we thrive on big challenges together. We invest in your growth with enterprise‑wide learning and mobility. We celebrate who you are, and we respect life beyond work with flexibility that’s recognized externally. Enabled by modern platforms and AI, you’ll do the most meaningful work of your career and see your impact at scale.

Job Description:

• Development: Design, develop, ship, and maintain applications using modern frameworks and technologies. Own roadmaps, plans, and timelines. Lead architectural discussions and make technical decisions. Work on both rapid prototypes and enterprise-quality, high-scale products. 
• AI Applications: Select and deploy foundation models and LLMs as a service. Write and refine prompts. Measure, evaluate, and optimize model performance. Integrate models into workflows. Extend model capabilities with memory, tools, guardrails, and multi-agent patterns. Acquire, clean, and synthesize data sets. Partner with domain experts to capture knowledge. Stay current with AI trends and apply them to solve real-world problems. 
• Cloud: Leverage the tools and services of a major cloud provider. Build APIs, microservices, and serverless functions to support application functionality. Manage our cloud environment and CI/CD pipelines. Make tradeoffs around performance and cost. 
• Communications: Partner with business leaders in India, US, and Europe. Clearly communicate status, technical challenges, tradeoffs, and insights. 
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, domain experts, and lead customers. Help shape requirements and roadmap. Help manage complex tradeoffs in speed, quality, and scope. 
• Leadership: Build relationships, raise issues, define alternatives, and uncover resources. Establish practices, processes, and culture for a growing team. 

• Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, AI/ML, or a related field. Master’s preferred. 
• Experience: 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, as an AI/ML/Data engineer, or in a similar role. 
• Development: Proficient in Python or JavaScript/Typescript. Java/Go/C++ nice to have. Hands-on back-end experience. Familiarity with common front-end technologies. Familiarity with relational, non-relational and vector databases. Comfort with Agile processes. 
• AI: More than one year of engineering experience (including relevant projects) building production-quality applications leveraging LLMs. Experience with frameworks for AI applications (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack). Knowledge of deep learning and ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch). Experience managing data sets. Familiarity with MLOps. 
• Cloud: Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP). Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and containerization. 
• Soft skills: Excellent communications and collaboration skills.  Results-driven, entrepreneurial, and comfortable working from 0→1. 
• Physical Requirements: Ability to work in an office environment and perform tasks that may require sitting, standing, and using office equipment. 

Your specific salary will be determined based on several factors:

• Location-based market rate for the role

• Your abilities in relation to the job specification

• Performance during screening and interview

• Pay parity with the wider team in the considered location

Further details about the package will be provided during the initial screening call with the Talent Acquisition Team.

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Epiq Leadership Compass

Fosters Relationships & Collaboration

Builds trust and alignment through open communication, shared goals, and strong partnerships to drive collective success.

• Build trust-based partnerships

• Nurture long-term relationships

• Remove collaboration barriers

• Celebrate cross-team success

Engages & Influences

Inspires action and alignment through clear communication, purposeful influence, and a compelling vision.

• Use storytelling to build buy-in

• Align communication with organizational goals

• Guild alignment through strong engagement

Maximizes Performance

Sets and reinforces performance standards that drive results, ensure accountability, and align with Epiq’s goals.

• Use data to identify improvement opportunities

• Make informed decisions

• Align team goals with boarder strategy

• Empower teams to manage their own goals

• Translate vision into clear priorities

• Prepare for disruptions with strong change management

Achieves Operational Success

Drives continuous improvement and operational excellence through smart processes, data insights, and quality execution.

• Improve workflows for team efficiency

• Use clear documentation and expectations

• Resolve issues quickly using data and feedback

It is Epiq’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. In addition Epiq will take affirmative action for minorities, women, covered veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.  Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.