Principal / R&D Engineer

Are you a Principal/R&D Engineer experienced in .NET, Azure, and Kubernetes / AKS world? Looking to make a significant impact with a global leader in digital transformation? EPAM offers the perfect opportunity for your next career move!
Join us to support a leading MedTech company's advanced engineering team. You'll help create Prototypes and Proof of Concept/Proof of Value (PoC/PoV) to evaluate technologies and mitigate risks, contributing to the creation of the Target Architecture.
This position offers hybrid setup with the flexibility to work from any location in Latvia, whether it's your home or our office in Riga.

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Responsibilities

• Collaborate with enterprise, application, mobile, integration, connectivity, and cloud architects to develop Prototypes and POCs that align with stakeholder requirements and organizational goals
• Lead the development of innovative Prototypes and POCs, ensuring they meet functional and non-functional requirements
• Translate product backlog requirements into detailed architecture and design specifications that are scalable and robust
• Continuously research and evaluate new technologies and methodologies to improve development processes

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in designing, building, and maintaining back-end systems using .NET
• Proficiency with Azure cloud platforms, Kubernetes (preferably AKS), and Docker containers
• Knowledge of front-end technologies, including JavaScript/TypeScript, and libraries like React
• Familiarity with Kafka, RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ, and protocols like MQTT/AMQP
• Experience with development tools and technologies, including GIT, build automation tools, testing frameworks, package managers, CI/CD pipelines, and REST-based APIs
• Background in building GraphQL clients and servers (ideally with Apollo)
• Excellent skills with DBMS technologies like SQLServer, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and caching mechanisms like Redis or Memcached
• Basic knowledge of UI/UX and prototype design

We offer

• Engineering Heritage: Best-in-class experts sharing a culture of engineering excellence and tackling complex engineering challenges for over 30 years
• Advanced Tech Stack: Innovative projects where you can apply or enhance your expertise in Cloud, Data, AI, and other emerging technologies
• World-Class Clients: Work closely with 295+ of the Forbes Global 2000 on creating disruptive solutions that make a global impact
• Professional Growth: Exceptional support for career development with comprehensive resources for upskilling or reskilling in pioneering practices
• GenAI Community: Strong AI competencies with 600+ experts across 55+ locations driving GenAI-enabled transformation journeys
• Entrepreneurial Culture: If you're passionate and dedicated to improving business transformation, we provide the support you need to bring your ideas to life
• Hybrid Setup: The flexibility to work from any location in Latvia, whether it's your home or our office in Riga
• Other Benefits: Additional vacation and trust days, private health insurance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and more

Salary range €4.9K-€6.2K gross, based on your experience and interview results.
About EPAM
EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. For over 30 years, our team has helped leading brands navigate the waves of digital transformation, building solutions that help them stay competitive through constant market disruption.
With offices in 55+ countries, EPAM has grown in Latvia to over 150+ talented innovators in 3 years. We foster creativity and unconventional ways of doing things, welcoming like-minded professionals to join us.