Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Posted 16 January 2026
Salary Competitive salary and package
LocationAbu Dhabi
Job type Permanent
Discipline Software Engineering

Job description

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 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.