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AI has fundamentally transformed the tech landscape—and with it, the expectations facing engineers today. In our latest podcast episode, Izabella Heda joins us to discuss how the role of the software engineer is evolving, moving far beyond narrow technical silos.Timestamps: 1:22 – Isabella’s Career Journey: From Data to AI Engineering 3:04 – Balancing Technology and Leadership5:25 – Building an AI-Native Data & AI Practice 10:18 – AI in Engineering vs. AI Engineering 12:41 – How AI Is Changing Pre-Sales and Client Work 16:26 – The Skills Engineers Need in the AI Era 20:53 – Becoming a Forward Deployed Engineer

With AI solutions being in high demand, Nino Pozar, Senior Data Scientist from EPAM Croatia, gave an overview of his process of working with clients on the newest episode of the IT Coffee Break Podcast. Timestamps:  00:00 - Introduction & Nino’s career journey02:00 - From Biotechnology to Data Science05:00 - What does a Senior Data Scientist actually do?08:00 - How AI is transforming retail11:30 - What do clients really want from AI?15:00 - AI adoption & understanding the end user19:00 - Data Scientist vs. AI Engineer & skills for the future

Mariia Safanova, Senior Project Administrator at EPAM Bulgaria, has already built an inspiring career path that combines creativity, communication, and project management. Her journey began far from the tech industry. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction & Meet Mariia Safonova01:00 – From International Relations to UX Project Administration06:00 – A Day in the Life of a Senior Project Administrator12:30 – Biggest Challenges & Managing Cross-Team Communication17:30 – Requirements-Driven vs. Design-Driven Projects24:30 – How Design Thinking Creates Business Value29:30 – Final Success Story & Closing Remarks

David Atanaszov, Chief BI Analyst at EPAM Hungary, traces his journey from behavioral economics and a decade of teaching to leading complex analytics projects for global enterprise clients. The conversation covers how AI is reshaping business intelligence, where it genuinely helps and where human expertise still matters most. 00:00 – Introduction and educational background05:37 – Career path from Nielsen to Morgan Stanley to EPAM13:35 – What a Chief BI Analyst actually does day to day20:40 – Gross margin optimization and real-world analytics in life sciences29:29 – How AI is changing analytics and where its limits are

Giovanna Pimenta, Sales Development Lead at EPAM Hungary, is part of a new wave of Gen Z leaders redefining leadership. Despite her young age, she brings several years of experience and has intentionally shaped her leadership style through continuous learning and practice. Timestamps: 1:00 – Giovanna’s career journey and early leadership signals4:30 – Learning to lead: studying communication, feedback, and team dynamics7:00 – How to handle people who resist feedback and support10:30 – Core sales mindset: curiosity, flexibility, humility, and proactivity13:30 – Motivation strategies and building a clear career progression path16:30 – Gen Z leadership: impatience, ambition, and “trusting the process”23:00 – Leading across generations and adapting communication styles

Inecke Snyder-Laurens has over 30 years of experience in project management. She has worked in the financial and automotive industries in both large and small organisations. Currently, she is overseeing 9 project management teams and is the principal delivery manager for a major client at EPAM. Timestamps: 0:19 – Introduction and overview of Ineke Snyder Lawrence’s career1:32 – Ineke’s career journey and current role as Principal Delivery Manager at EPAM3:07 – Women at EPAM initiatives and mentoring programs6:06 – How project management skills transfer across industries11:19 – Managing global teams across countries and cultures19:33 – Handling challenging projects and legacy system transformation24:03 – How AI is changing project management32:17 – The human side of AI adoption and addressing job concerns

When EPAM Systems Hungary brought together tech professionals for the CEE Tech Meetup, one role took center stage: the Solution Architect. And for good reason. Solution Architects sit exactly where technology meets business strategy. They translate complex technical possibilities into real business value. Timestamps: 00:21 – Introduction01:14 – Career beginnings02:51 – Misconceptions about solution architecture05:55 – Essential skills for solution architects07:47 – Career paths and training14:13 – Documentation and processes15:01 – AI in solution architecture23:46 – Client projects and impact

Dávid Hegyi and Henrietta Ábrányi, two software engineers at EPAM Hungary, are participating in a flagship initiative designed to accelerate the onboarding of EPAM Campus graduates onto projects through the combination of AI and structured mentorship. Timestamps: 1:15 – Guest Introductions 2:00 – Campus Program Overview 4:33 – Henrietta’s Campus Experience 7:57 – Transition to Epam Company 13:14 – AI in Mentorship and Work 17:44 – Roles as Mentor and Mentee

A look back at the most exciting AI conversations of the year. In this special Wrapped episode, we revisit key insights, bold ideas and memorable moments shared by our guests in 2025 — from real-world AI use cases to future-looking perspectives.

Anna Aksenova is a Senior Data Engineer, whose work has reformed customer experience and corporate workflows through many of her projects that use Large Language Models to automate processes and substitute human labour. As companies strive to incorporate more AI tools into their workflows, it is even more important for engineers to stay relevant and excel at their work.  Timestamps:00:31 - Introduction01:45 - Journey into Data Science03:55 - Focus on Machine Learning05:58 - Work at EPAM07:18 - Challenges in Generative AI12:07 - Mentoring and Education13:45 - Key Skills & Academia vs Industry

Timestamps; 01:00 – Giovanna shares her international career journey and cultural experiences03:30 – Adapting communication styles for North America, Germany, and Latin America05:45 – Insights from the “Mastering Communication Skills” workshops for tech professionals07:00 – The LEARN framework: Listen, Empathize, Acknowledge, Negotiate, Respond10:30 – Communicating differently with executives vs. technical teams13:45 – How AI supports communication while keeping the human touch17:00 – Leading multicultural teams and empowering people to find their own style

Apostolos Lampropoulos is Head of Data and Analytics of EPAM in the Adriatic region, Greece, Cyprus, Malta and Croatia. He describes his job as a series of multitasking, as there are many important aspects of his job that he needs to do on a daily basis. Timestamps:01:40 - Career Journey03:08 - Role and Responsibilities05:19 - Becoming an AI-First Company07:31 - Client Challenges and AI Integration10:31 - Upskilling and Workforce Development13:39 - Bridging Business and Technology17:04 - Change Management & AI and Jobs19:38 - AI Project Lifecycle22:29 - Regional Focus and AI Transformation

Since February 2025, Razvan Podovei has been leading EPAM Romania’s Cloud Practice, bringing with him not only extensive technical expertise but also a deeply reflective perspective on what it means to lead. For Razvan, leadership isn’t simply a title — it’s a mindset shaped by experience, persistence, and a genuine commitment to people. 01:30 – Razvan’s background & career path 06:20 – How he started at EPAM 12:10 – Leadership approach 18:40 – Cloud trends in Romania 25:00 – Message to future colleagues 28:00 – Outro

As our digital environment is becoming increasingly complex, controversial and multifaceted, we need to try and mitigate uncertainty. Chaos engineering, an emerging methodology in Cloud Engineering, proposes that we use chaos productively to make systems more resilient. EPAM Hungary’s Adam Balazs explains the concept in the following way: 1:00 – Career Journey into IT and EPAM 3:42 – His Role at EPAM Today 5:00 – What is Chaos Engineering? 7:05 – Origins and Evolution of Chaos Engineering 10:30 – The Future: AI and Chaos Engineering 14:00 – Global Mindset & DevOps Days Tokyo Talk

This episode of the IT Coffee Break Podcast highlights the path of Emma Fang, Senior Manager, Technology Consulting at EPAM, part of the "Women at EPAM" Community. This is a collaboration, highlighting the inspiring ladies working at our company.00:00 - Emma's intro. She shares more about herself and her role. 04:21 - What drew Emma to cybersecurity?  05:31 - Challenges in the field 06:40 - Emma's mentorship and community work 13:41 - Experience working in a corporate environment. Challenges for women in tech 15:00 - Good working models and strategies for women to advance their careers 18:24 - Advice for women in tech 22:00 - Outro