Applied AI - Forward Deployed Engineer

Applied AI - Forward Deployed EngineerLocation: Abu Dhabi, UAE (relocation fully supported)About the opportunityWe're partnered with a leading AI company in Abu Dhabi building agentic AI products for major enterprise and government clients.This is a forward-deployed role at the heart of their flagship agentic AI product. You'll sit at the bridge between the product and the client: taking ambiguous, high-value business problems and turning them into working AI systems that run in production. You'll build the solution and help shape what gets built.What you'll doWork directly with major clients to translate ambiguous business problems into well-framed agentic workflows, with clear success criteriaOwn the design, build, and deployment of LLM-powered agents end-to-end, from early prototype to production-grade systemFlex into whatever the problem demands, backend, frontend, data, integration, to ship the most effective solutionBuild features for the core agentic platform across the full product lifecycleAct as the trusted technical voice in the room with senior client stakeholders, then go and build what you've scopedWhat we're looking forThis is a hybrid profile, the rare engineer who combines the following key elements:Technical depth, you build production-grade software in Python; you've shipped RAG and agentic applications (multi-step reasoning, tool use, patterns like ReAct or Plan-and-Execute); you know the modern LLM stackProduct instinct, you think in terms of what to build and why, not just how; you're comfortable owning a use case end-to-endClient-facing strategic ability, you can lead a technical conversation with senior stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, and translate business needs into technical realityLanguages: Arabic and French speakers are particularly well placed given the client and team environmentPlus:3-6 years' experience with a strong software engineering or data science foundationA bias to build, comfort with ambiguity, and a product-driven (not consulting-style) mindsetBackground we love (not required, but a strong signal):Dual-track engineering + strategy backgrounds, applied-AI consulting with real technical depth, frontier-lab engineering, founder experience, or an engineering + business education.How the team worksWhat matters is what you ship, not the hours you spendLow ego, high standards. The best idea wins, whoever it comes fromDirect, timely feedback because people care about the workMinimal bureaucracy, you talk to whoever you need to talk toThe packageCompetitive, tax-free salaryFull relocation support to Abu Dhabi is providedThe chance to build agentic AI that goes live at serious scaleInterested?Send your CV or DM me directly for a confidential conversation.