Principle ML Engineer

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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 Principaal 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.

• 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.

• 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, Tensor Flow, 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.

• 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.

• Relocation to Abu Dhabi, a global tech hub with a vibrant international expat community.
• Competitive tax-free salary package.
• Annual bonus of up to 33%.
• 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.

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