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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.