EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are seeking a Lead Backend/Distributed Systems Engineer to design and operate high-performance services that integrate with distributed storage systems and run reliably at scale. You will lead by example across engineering and on-call support while collaborating with global teams.

Responsibilities
- Design backend services that are high-performance, scalable, and reliable
- Build distributed-systems components that interact with storage systems under real-world constraints




- Lead system design for scalable, distributed, high-availability architectures
- Implement concurrency patterns using async programming and multithreading where appropriate
- Develop and evolve RPC-based services using gRPC or Apache Thrift
- Troubleshoot production issues through debugging and root-cause analysis
- Provide operational support and participate in an on-call rotation
- Collaborate across integral teams and coordinate work within agreed core hours

Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on Rust backend engineering experience
- Strong technical leadership skills to drive design and delivery across teams
- Proven project ownership experience for scalable, reliable backend services
- Solid distributed storage systems expertise beyond using off-the-shelf databases
- Advanced concurrent programming knowledge including async and multithreading models
- Strong RPC service experience using gRPC or Apache Thrift

📌 Lead Software Engineer – Backend (Colombia)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 Colombia