EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, today announced the opening of a new office in Vilnius, Lithuania. In support of Lithuania’s growing technology hub, the company plans to hire approximately 600 highly qualified engineers in the next five years.

EPAM—recognized as one of Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in 2019—provides innovative and scalable software solutions, product development, business consulting and experience design services. The company’s industry expertise spans across a range of verticals including, but not limited to: Financial Services, Media, Entertainment & Telecom, Business Information Services, Retail & Distribution, Software & Hi-Tech, Travel & Hospitality, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, and Automotive & Manufacturing Insurance.

The new local engineering team will support several large-scale business and technology transformation programs for a number of EPAM’s leading Global 1000 clients utilizing latest technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Cloud & DevOps, Software & Data Engineering, IoT and Automation.

“We are impressed with the Lithuania’s dynamic Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector. The country is home to a fast-growing IT and engineering community and with support from Invest Lithuania, we expect to settle in quickly and become an essential part of the country‘s global business services (GBS) community,” said Jason Peterson, Chief Financial Officer, SVP and Treasurer at EPAM Systems.