Microsoft AI Engineer

AI Engineer - 12 month contract - Abu DhabiRole: AI EngineerDuration: 12 month extendable contractLocation: Abu DhabiSalary: AED 18,000 per month + VISA + HealthcareStart date: Immediate Joiners OnlyOur consultancy client is hiring a Senior AI Engineer to join a major AI programme in Abu Dhabi, focused on building a pro-code autonomous agent ecosystem using modern open-source technologies. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who can design, build, and deploy scalable GenAI platforms, multi-agent workflows, and secure AI infrastructure.You will be responsible for developing advanced agentic systems, implementing AI safety and governance layers, and deploying high-performance open-source LLMs across scalable infrastructure.Requirements6+ years’ experience in software engineering/Data Science2+ years’ hands-on experience with Generative AIExpert-level Python, including asyncio and Pydantic v2Strong TypeScript/Node.js experienceExperience with open-source AI orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI or AutoGenKnowledge of vector databases such as Milvus, Weaviate, Qdrant or ChromaDBExperience with observability tools such as Arize Phoenix, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana or MLflowStrong understanding of LLMOps, model lifecycle management and scalable AI deploymentMust be comfortable working onsite in Abu DhabiKey ResponsibilitiesDesign and build complex multi-agent systems using tools such as LangGraph, CrewAI or AutoGenDevelop Agentic RAG pipelines using LlamaIndex, Haystack or similarImplement custom tool-calling logic and MCP integrations with internal databases and APIsBuild AI safety and governance layers using Guardrails AI, NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails or similarDeploy and optimise open-source models such as Llama, Mistral or QwenWork with high-throughput serving engines including vLLM, Hugging Face TGI, Ollama or Seldon CoreBuild scalable AI infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform/PulumiDevelop low-latency, streaming-first interfaces using React, TypeScript/Node.js and Vercel AI SDKCreate human-in-the-loop dashboards for real-time review, approval and intervention