Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Staff 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