Lead AI Engineer
Core
Lead AI Engineer serving as technical authority, client principal, and line manager for enterprise AI engagements in the UAE, bridging quantitative science and strategic consulting.
Role type
Senior IC Lead AI Engineer (Management)
Builds
Enterprise-grade LLM agents, multi-step agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, and machine learning models on modern cloud infrastructure.
Domain
Financial services and banking in the UAE/GCC
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Line management of engineers/data scientists, Python, agentic AI architectures, autonomous AI agents, tool calling, state management, multi-agent workflows, cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure), zero-trust AI security, MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, client strategy, stakeholder management, AI ethics, regulatory compliance (UAE PDPL/Central Bank rules)
Preferred skills
Fine-tuning & self-hosted LLMs (LoRA, QLoRA, vLLM, Ollama, TGI), financial services/banking sector background, GCC/UAE market exposure
Technologies
Python, AWS, Azure, vLLM, Ollama, TGI
Responsibilities
Direct line management and mentorship of a squad of 5–10 AI Engineers and Data Scientists; Architect and deploy autonomous & agentic workflows; Lead client strategy and technical execution as primary technical advisor; Navigate complex stakeholder environments and defend technical choices; Enforce banking-grade security and MLOps frameworks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with line management responsibility
