AI Engineer

About the Role
The QNB Center for Business Innovation at the company’s Business Administration department in Qatar is seeking an AI Engineer to join their team. This position offers an exciting opportunity for individuals who thrive in dynamic and challenging environments. The AI Engineer will be a dedicated technical practitioner at the Center, collaborating with faculty and leadership to design and develop software that leverages artificial intelligence in business education. This includes creating interactive learning environments, simulations, decision tools, and more as the technology and educational landscape continue to evolve.

The QNB Center for Business Innovation is a collaborative initiative between the company and Qatar National Bank, aimed at enhancing business education in Qatar and the GCC through AI-enhanced learning solutions.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-enabled software for teaching, learning, and business education, from initial concept through to deployment in real-world applications.
• Collaborate directly with faculty and Center leadership to translate subject expertise and educational goals into practical specifications, advising on the scope and feasibility of ideas.
• Implement and maintain technical standards for the Center’s software, coordinating with Computing Services on code repositories, model-access layers, documentation, and multilingual interface support.
• Instrument software to capture performance metrics, providing guidance on beneficial measurements.
• Manage production systems, including deployment, monitoring, and maintaining responsiveness during active use.
• Continuously improve systems, managing AI model usage costs, and ensuring compliance with data privacy standards.
• Stay informed on applied AI developments and recommend innovative capabilities for the Center.
• Provide technical mentoring to student developers and review their contributions.
• Contribute technical insights to the Center's strategic planning and project assessments.
• Create documentation, guides, and workshops to facilitate the use of the Center's tools.

Key Qualifications

• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals across various roles and backgrounds, contributing positively to team objectives.
• Organization and Planning: Exceptional organizational skills, able to manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines while maintaining quality.
• Problem Solving: Proactively anticipates needs and identifies solutions with minimal supervision.
• Effective Communication: Clear and professional communication skills, both verbal and written, with strong listening abilities.
• Collaboration: Genuine commitment to supporting students and enhancing their learning experiences.
• Adaptability: Ability to remain composed and effective in fast-paced, changing environments.
• Attention to Detail: Produces thorough and accurate work while recognizing the importance of details.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• At least three years of professional software development experience, including an application developed using large language models.
• Proven ability to deliver complete working products, including front-end web interfaces that are user-friendly for non-technical users.
• Practical experience in prompt and agent design, document retrieval, and user-facing AI system design.
• Strong deployment and operational skills, with the ability to keep software reliably functional over extended periods.
• Competence in managing personal data and credentials, with an understanding of institutional obligations regarding privacy.
• Ability to build software compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards.
• Experience working closely with non-technical subject-matter experts and translating their needs into actionable specifications.
• Disciplined approach to version control, documentation, and code review to ensure sustainability of developed software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in educational technology, learning analytics, or software for teaching.
• Understanding of operational cost management for large language model workloads.
• Experience in building applications for concurrent users with performance considerations in mind.
• Familiarity with capturing usage data through software instrumentation.
• Experience integrating software with institutional systems including single sign-on and learning management systems.
• Mentorship experience with junior developers or student staff.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.

Additional Information

• The position is based in Doha, Qatar, starting with a three-month contract and the potential to extend to a one-year contract.
• Typical Work Schedule: Sunday-Thursday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, with occasional evening and weekend hours required.

Benefits
Joining the company team provides access to a range of exceptional benefits, including comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance, generous retirement savings contributions, tuition benefits, ample paid time off, and life insurance.

• Additional perks include a free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass, access to a Family Concierge Team, fitness center access, and more.

Location
Doha, Qatar
Job Function
Software/Applications Development/Engineering
Position Type
Staff – Fixed Term
Full Time/Part-time
Full time