Summary: Seeking a collaborative and forward-thinking Principal AI-Enabled Engineer who sets high standards for software quality and delivers innovative solutions. Highlights: 1. Thrive in technically rigorous environments with mission-critical challenges 2. Champion AI-augmented engineering practices to optimize workflows 3. Join a strong professional community with clear career paths Are you a collaborative and forward\-thinking engineer who thrives in technically rigorous environments? Do you set high standards for software quality and respond effectively to mission\-critical challenges? Are you skilled at anticipating obstacles and delivering innovative solutions that drive project success? If so, this is an excellent opportunity to join as a **Principal AI\-Enabled Engineer** in Malaga. Our client is one of the biggest hedge funds in the world managing investments for a wide array of institutional clients, including foreign governments and central banks, corporate and public pension funds, university endowments and charitable foundations. We have a group of around 100 engineers (Devs, QAs, BAs and Project Managers) distributed between Westport (USA) and Malaga (Spain) working on one big solution. **Responsibilities** * Use Claude extensively across the SDLC for analysis, design, coding, testing, documentation and maintenance * Create and maintain Claude artifacts including skills, agents and configurations for multi\-agent setups * Deliver high\-quality software in Scala and Python, handling infrastructure work such as CI/CD, IaC, deployments and monitoring * Own the design, evolution, performance and operational health of assigned services * Ensure solutions meet scalability, reliability, security and observability requirements * Collaborate with tech leads, architects, product managers and engineering managers to refine requirements and align on designs * Champion AI\-augmented engineering practices and identify opportunities to accelerate delivery and optimize workflows * Define, enforce and improve engineering standards, architecture principles, testing practices and code quality expectations * Participate in design and code reviews * Produce AI\-enhanced technical documentation and communicate effectively with technical and non\-technical stakeholders **Requirements** * Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience in rigorous environments * Proven ability to deliver complex, multi\-service systems * Strong background in distributed systems, cloud\-native architectures (AWS), containers (Kubernetes) and observability (Prometheus/OpenTelemetry) * Hands\-on experience with Java or Scala; Python experience is a benefit * Experience with functional paradigms and modern service\-oriented architectures (REST/gRPC) * Familiarity with data platforms, streaming systems and frameworks such as Spark, Delta Lake or Kafka * Practical experience designing, implementing, deploying and maintaining production systems including infrastructure automation (Helm, Terraform) * Prior experience leveraging Claude or similar LLMs for coding, design, testing, documentation and automation * Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering and product teams * Experience working in agile environments **Nice to have** * Experience with AWS Simple Queue Service, Apache Zookeeper, Bazel, Buildbot, Gerrit, Grafana, Nix, Splunk, Power BI, and other modern engineering tools * Familiarity with Gen AI assisted development, data governance processes, and data lakehouse architectures * Experience with engineering management and completeness in technical documentation **We offer** * Private health insurance * EPAM Employees Stock Purchase Plan * 100% paid sick leave * Referral Program * Professional certification * Language courses * Private Healthcare Package * Pension * Employee Assistance Programme * Enhanced Maternity policy * Group Life Protection Benefit * Give as You Earn * Cycle to Work Scheme * Employee Referral Bonus Scheme * Diversity Networks * Access to a range of skills and certifications EPAM is a leading digital transformation services and product engineering company with 61,700\+ EPAMers in 55\+ countries and regions. Since 1993, our multidisciplinary teams have been helping make the future real for our clients and communities around the world. In 2018, we opened an office in Spain that quickly grew to over 1,450 EPAMers distributed between the offices in Málaga, Madrid and Cáceres as well as remotely across the country. Here you will collaborate with multinational teams, contribute to numerous innovative projects, and have an opportunity to learn and grow continuously. * **Why Join EPAM** * **WORK AND LIFE BALANCE.** Enjoy more of your personal time with flexible work options, 24 working days of annual leave and paid time off for numerous public holidays. * **CONTINUOUS LEARNING CULTURE.** Craft your personal Career Development Plan to align with your learning objectives. Take advantage of internal training, mentorship, sponsored certifications and LinkedIn courses. * **CLEAR AND DIFFERENT CAREER PATHS.** Grow in engineering or managerial direction to become a People Manager, in\-depth technical specialist, Solution Architect, or Project/Delivery Manager. * **STRONG PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY.** Join a global EPAM community of highly skilled experts and connect with them to solve challenges, exchange ideas, share expertise and make friends.