AI Engineer

📍 On-site in Dubai💰 AED 30,000 - 35,000About the CompanyWe're partnering with a forward-thinking organisation that's going beyond simply adopting AI, they're building it into the way their entire business operates.With AI systems already running in production, they're investing in the next generation of intelligent technology, from autonomous AI agents and advanced retrieval systems to self-hosted LLMs.And this is where things get exciting. You'll be joining a small engineering team with big ambitions, where your ideas won't get lost in layers of approval. You'll have the opportunity to influence technical decisions, experiment with emerging technologies and build AI solutions that make a real difference across the business.ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain production AI systems using Python, developing backend services and intelligent applications.Develop AI agents and automated workflows, including LLM integrations, tool calling, routing and orchestration.Design and improve RAG and GraphRAG systems, working with knowledge graphs, vector databases and semantic search.Build AI evaluation frameworks to measure retrieval quality, agent performance and reliability.Benchmark open-source LLMs and contribute to the transition towards self-hosted model infrastructure.Improve system reliability through monitoring, observability, automated testing and production support.Collaborate with engineering and business teams to translate operational challenges into practical AI solutions.Take ownership of development from initial design through to deployment and ongoing improvement.Qualifications4+ years of experience developing AI applications or working in AI/software engineering roles involving production AI systems.Strong hands-on experience with Python and backend development.Hands-on experience building AI-powered applications using LLMs, with exposure to technologies such as RAG, AI agents or tool calling.Understanding of REST APIs and integrating AI capabilities into existing applications.Familiarity with vector databases, semantic search or retrieval-based systems.Comfortable working with other engineers, reviewing code and contributing to production applications.A proactive approach to problem-solving and an interest in learning new AI technologies.Preferred SkillsExperience in any of the following would be beneficial, but you don't need to have worked with all of them:GraphRAG, knowledge graphs or ontologies.LLM evaluation, retrieval metrics and regression testing.PyTorch, Hugging Face, Ollama or vLLM.Qdrant, Milvus or other vector databases.Docker, Kubernetes or model-serving infrastructure.Apply with your CV, or get in touch to learn more about the company, the projects and what they're looking to build!