EPAM Unveils New Frontier AI Service, Bridging the Enterprise Intelligence Gap for GenAI and Autonomous Agents
New offering leverages EPAM's decades of enterprise engineering depth and established AI lab partnerships to supply advanced data and evaluation services
NEWTOWN, Pa., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) today announced the launch of a new strategic offering dedicated to powering the next generation of frontier AI models. Positioned as a foundational intelligence layer for the AI ecosystem, EPAM's services address a critical industry bottleneck: enabling frontier AI models to execute complex, specialized enterprise workflows more reliably.
While early generative AI models were trained on broad, publicly available data to master general language and coding, the industry has entered a new era. As adoption accelerates, the focus has shifted toward complex enterprise workflows, multi-step agentic execution and specialized vertical reasoning that require vetted domain knowledge. By leveraging its deep, multi-decade experience in designing, integrating and maintaining complex enterprise workflows, EPAM will offer specialized competencies in high-fidelity data generation, rigorous model evaluation and the creation of custom reinforcement learning (RL) environments.
"As frontier AI shifts from general experimentation to complex enterprise workflows, the demand has fundamentally moved from raw compute to specialized domain intelligence," said Elaina Shekhter, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at EPAM. "Our new offering bridges that critical gap by pairing our decades of deep engineering heritage with our established Frontier AI partnerships, uniquely positioning us to capture this massive, high-value market. We aren't just participating in the GenAI wave, we're actively building infrastructure that makes enterprise-grade autonomy possible."
These capabilities are further anchored by EPAM's established partnerships with the leading frontier AI labs, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Microsoft. With one of the largest AI engineering initiatives in the industry, EPAM has trained and invested in nearly 10,000 Claude-certified architects, 3,000+ OpenAI-certified forward-deployed engineers (FDEs), and 5,000+ Gemini-certified specialists to-date. This certified proficiency across major model ecosystems, combined with firsthand insight into where models succeed and struggle in enterprise deployments, provides labs with the trusted, high-caliber collaboration required to accelerate model development and drive enterprises from pilot to measurable business outcomes.
A cornerstone of the service is the development of RL environments that support scenario simulation. These sophisticated, controlled virtual environments mirror complex enterprise systems and workflows, enabling developers to rigorously stress-test multi-turn interactions, reasoning and tool use before production while providing secure, closed-loop feedback for reinforcement learning and ongoing model improvement. According to research from Gartner® in its April 2026 report, titled Emerging Tech: AI Race: Simulation Supercharges Agent Evaluation and Self-Learning Loops for AI Agents, by 2028, 99% of agent platform providers will offer simulation environments, up from less than 25% in 2026.
To learn more about EPAM's latest AI capabilities and enterprise engineering services, visit: www.epam.com/frontier-ai
Source: Gartner Report, Emerging Tech: AI Race: Simulation Supercharges Agent Evaluation and Self-Learning Loops for AI Agents, By Radu Miclaus, Danielle Casey, etc., April 2026. Gartner is a trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates
About EPAM Systems
EPAM (NYSE: EPAM) is a global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, EPAM empowers organizations to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments. Recognized by industry benchmarks and leading analysts as a leader in AI, EPAM delivers globally while engaging locally, making the future real for clients, partners, and employees.
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