Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Relocation Required)
Overview
We are partnering with a rapidly growing, industry-leading AI organisation based in Abu Dhabi that builds advanced artificial intelligence tools and platforms used by governments and enterprises worldwide. The company focuses on developing practical, real-world AI solutions across multiple industries, delivering high-impact products at scale.
They are now looking to hire a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join a world-class technical team and play a key role in designing, building, and deploying production-grade machine learning systems.
This is an onsite role in Abu Dhabi, offering an exceptional tax-free compensation package and full relocation support.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy scalable machine learning models for real-world, production environments
- Work across the full ML lifecycle, from data preparation and model training to deployment and monitoring
- Collaborate closely with software engineers, data scientists, and product teams to integrate ML models into applications and platforms
- Build and optimize NLP and/or large-scale AI models for performance, accuracy, and reliability
- Develop and maintain ML pipelines, ensuring robustness and scalability
- Research and implement state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and best practices
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction of AI systems
- Ensure solutions meet high standards of security, performance, and maintainability
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or similar role
- Solid foundation in machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modeling
- Experience building and deploying models into production environments
- Proficiency in Python and common ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)
- Experience working with large datasets and data pipelines
- Strong understanding of NLP, LLMs, or large-scale AI systems
- Familiarity with cloud environments, containers, and modern MLOps practices
- Ability to work in fast-paced, highly technical environments
Nice to Have
- Experience working with large language models or generative AI systems
- Exposure to distributed systems and high-performance computing
- Experience working in regulated or high-impact industries
- Prior experience contributing to system or model architecture decisions
What’s on Offer
- Relocation to Abu Dhabi, a global tech hub with a vibrant international expat community
- Competitive tax-free salary package
- Annual bonus of up to 30%
- Visa sponsorship and private healthcare for you and your family
- Education allowance for up to 3 children
- Opportunity to work on high-impact, cutting-edge AI projects
- Collaboration with a highly skilled, world-class engineering team
- Long-term career growth within a rapidly scaling AI organisation