Data Science & 6 others
EPAM Systems
Data Science
Uruguay · Remote
Posted on Nov 19, 2025
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize CNN-based and transformer-based vision models for photo analysis and scoring
- Design and prototype custom transformer architectures tailored to product creation needs
- Build scalable pipelines for processing large volumes of image data and generating structured metadata
- Integrate image intelligence with downstream applications such as search, ranking, and personalization
- Develop and deploy transformer-based ML models for personalized product recommendations
- Lead experimentation frameworks including A/B testing to improve recommendation relevance and conversion
- Operate and document the full ML model development and deployment stack
- Collaborate across teams to drive cross-functional technical initiatives from ideation to delivery
- Ensure best practices in data management, model evaluation, explainability, and observability
Requirements
- Experience in software engineering with at least 3+ years in AI/ML-focused roles
- Deep knowledge of computer vision techniques including CNNs, vision transformers, facial recognition, object detection, image classification, and image embedding
- Strong experience with recommendation systems, collaborative filtering, deep learning for personalization, and transformer-based recommendation models
- Proficiency in Python and relevant ML libraries such as PyTorch and TensorFlow
- Experience deploying ML models at scale using Docker, AWS, GCP, or similar platforms
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives from ideation to delivery
- Strong grasp of ML lifecycle best practices including data management, model evaluation, explainability, and observability
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, preferably with a math or physics background
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with diffusion models
- Experience with graph neural networks (GNNs)
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning
We offer/Benefits
- 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 LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
- Global career opportunities
- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
- EPAM Employee Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn