Together, EPAM and Anthropic empower organizations to safely build and scale GenAI capabilities across their entire business by combining deep engineering expertise with responsible AI

NEWTOWN, Pa., May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As enterprises face growing pressure to turn AI investments into real business value, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) today announced a strategic, multi-year partnership with Anthropic to accelerate the delivery of safe, reliable and enterprise-grade AI. The partnership offers clients a trusted path to simplify complex legacy operations, automate workflows, analyze large-scale datasets and improve overall operational efficiency with EPAM's proven engineering excellence and Anthropic's industry-leading Claude models, Claude Code and Claude Agent SDK.

As part of a CEO-mandated program, EPAM is developing a dedicated practice of more than 10,000 Claude-certified architects, including 250 specialized, forward-deployed engineer Black Belts. To date, over 1,300 architects have already been certified, with 5,000 to be certified by the end of Q3 and thousands more in 2027. In addition, more than 20,000 EPAMers have successfully undertaken training via the Anthropic Academy.

"Our partnership with Anthropic is an important milestone in EPAM's mission to become the leading AI-native strategic service provider to our Global 2000 clients," said Elaina Shekhter, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at EPAM. "With over 30 years of experience in building enterprise-grade applications and solutions, EPAM is pioneering the next era of enterprise innovation as the premier architects of AI-native builds. As companies take on the challenge of transforming their businesses with AI, we look forward to working closely with Anthropic to shape the digital landscape and set new standards for how enterprises bridge technological speed and complexity with the necessary safety controls to create sustainable value."

As businesses work rapidly to establish a foundation for enterprise-wide, autonomous AI across several fronts, demand for service providers with complex engineering expertise has grown. EPAM's trusted engineering methodologies, proven delivery approach and applied AI practice, combined with Anthropic's cutting-edge models and agentic tools, offers clients a powerful pathway to unlocking innovative AI-native solutions and moving from experimentation to a truly AI-native enterprise — establishing a distinct market advantage that drives sustainable growth.

"We're excited to welcome EPAM as an Anthropic services partner. Building on its deep engineering heritage, EPAM has trained more than 20,000 EPAMers on Claude and is scaling a dedicated practice toward 10,000 certified architects. Together, we're helping enterprises strengthen operational resilience and meet their business objectives by taking AI from concept to production across Claude, Claude Code, Claude Security, and our Agent SDK," said Phil Samenuk, Head of Partnerships at Anthropic.

Discover how EPAM and Anthropic team up to deliver enterprise transformation through building safety with applied AI by visiting: www.epam.com/anthropic.

About EPAM Systems, Inc.
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.

We are proud to be recognized by Forbes, Glassdoor, Newsweek, Time Magazine, Great Place to Work and kununu as a Most Loved Workplace around the world.

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