Senior Machine Learning (Senior to Staff level)

About the opportunity

We are hiring for a rapidly growing advanced AI organisation based in Abu Dhabi, building and deploying sophisticated machine learning and generative AI systems for complex, high-impact real-world applications.

The team operates at the intersection of applied AI research, machine learning engineering and production infrastructure, taking models from experimentation through to scalable, secure production environments.

We are looking for a Senior Machine Learning who can bridge the gap between model development and production. Depending on your background, you may lean more heavily toward ML engineering, GenAI or ML infrastructure, but you should be comfortable owning significant parts of the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle.

What you'll work on

Design, develop and productionise advanced machine learning and deep learning systems
Build and deploy LLM and NLP pipelines, including fine-tuning, semantic search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Deploy and scale large language models using modern inference frameworks such as vLLM, Triton or TGI
Develop machine learning solutions across areas such as forecasting, classification, anomaly detection, risk modelling and optimisation
Build automated pipelines for training, fine-tuning, evaluation, versioning, deployment and retraining
Containerise and orchestrate ML workloads using Docker and Kubernetes
Implement reproducible ML workflows using platforms such as MLflow, Kubeflow or equivalent tooling
Design data processing pipelines covering both structured and unstructured data
Improve inference performance through techniques such as quantisation, distillation, pruning and distributed or multi-GPU inference
Monitor production models for performance, drift, latency, throughput and resource utilisation
Build reliable CI/CD and infrastructure automation for machine learning systems
Work closely with researchers, data scientists, software engineers and domain experts to transform prototypes into robust production solutions
Develop systems that operate within environments where security, reliability, explainability and engineering rigour are critical

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in Machine Learning Engineering, MLOps, ML Infrastructure or a closely related field
Strong track record of deploying machine learning models into production
Expert-level proficiency in Python
Strong knowledge of modern ML/deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow and Scikit-learn
Experience with transformer-based architectures and modern NLP/GenAI ecosystems such as Hugging Face, Llama-family models, GPT-style models or equivalent
Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes and production ML orchestration
Experience with MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker Pipelines or comparable MLOps platforms
Strong understanding of model serving, inference optimisation, monitoring and lifecycle management
Experience building scalable data and model pipelines
Strong understanding of software engineering and algorithmic fundamentals
Ability to work across ambiguous technical problems and quickly adapt ML techniques to specialised domains

Any of the following would be advantageous:

Production deployment of large language models
RAG, semantic search, embeddings or document intelligence
Fine-tuning and optimisation of transformer models
Time-series forecasting, anomaly detection or predictive modelling
AWS machine learning infrastructure, including SageMaker, EC2 or EKS
On-premise or highly secure ML deployment environments
Distributed training or inference using tools such as DeepSpeed, FSDP or Accelerate
Infrastructure as Code and ML-focused CI/CD
C/C++ experience for performance-sensitive systems

Why consider this role

This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging AI systems where models move beyond prototypes and are deployed against meaningful, real-world problems.

You'll have access to strong engineering talent, modern AI infrastructure and substantial compute resources while working across LLMs, traditional machine learning and large-scale production AI systems.

Machine Learning Engineer - (Senior to Staff level)