Staff Software Engineer

Staff AI Software Engineer | Abu Dhabi We're hiring on behalf of a major Abu Dhabi-based enterprise that's scaling its applied AI capability, building AI/ML systems that plug directly into core operations, risk, and customer-facing products. The Role As a Staff AI Software Engineer, you'll be a senior technical leader, designing and shipping production-grade AI/ML systems at scale. This is a hands-on, high-influence role for someone who wants to shape how a major regional institution builds and deploys AI. What you'll do • Architect and build scalable AI/ML systems, from prototype to production • Lead technical design decisions across the engineering team • Partner with data science, product, and engineering to translate business problems into deployable AI solutions • Set and champion engineering best practices, code quality, MLOps, model monitoring, and responsible AI • Mentor engineers and act as a technical reference point across the function What we're looking for • Strong software engineering background (Python and/or relevant production languages) • Proven experience building and deploying ML/AI systems at scale (LLMs, NLP, or applied ML) • Solid grasp of MLOps, cloud infrastructure, and system design for production AI • Staff/Principal-level experience, someone who's operated as a senior IC or technical lead • Comfortable working in a regulated, enterprise environment Why this role • Abu Dhabi, one of the region's fastest-growing hubs for applied AI in financial services • Ground-floor opportunity to shape AI strategy and engineering culture within a well-resourced innovation function • High-impact, high-visibility mandate within a major regional institution Show more Show less

Strong software engineering background (Python and/or relevant production languages). Proven experience building and deploying ML/AI systems at scale (LLMs, NLP, or applied ML). Solid grasp of MLOps, cloud infrastructure, and system design for production AI. Staff/Principal-level experience, someone who's operated as a senior IC or technical lead. Comfortable working in a regulated, enterprise environment.

Architect and build scalable AI/ML systems, from prototype to production. Lead technical design decisions across the engineering team. Partner with data science, product, and engineering to translate business problems into deployable AI solutions. Set and champion engineering best practices, code quality, MLOps, model monitoring, and responsible AI. Mentor engineers and act as a technical reference point across the function.