About the Job
Who We Are
The company began with a bold idea: that every learner deserves a personalised and meaningful education experience. What started in 2016 as a small pilot program in Abu Dhabi has evolved into one of the world’s most dynamic EdTech companies—reshaping how millions of students engage with learning across the globe. Today, the company is proudly headquartered in the UAE, collaborating with ministries of education, schools, and teachers to bring smart, data-powered platforms into classrooms in over 14,000 schools. Supporting over 1.1 million students and 50,000 teachers across the UAE, Indonesia, and Morocco, our AI-driven platforms generate 16+ million data points every day to drive smarter learning decisions.
In 2024, the company made history as the first EdTech company to list on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), cementing our role as a regional innovator with a global reach.
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About The Role
The AI R&D Scientist leads the hands-on research and rapid prototyping of Generative AI solutions that enhance the company’s digital learning experiences, bridging cutting-edge academic breakthroughs with scalable, production-ready applications. Key responsibilities include:
- Leading end-to-end R&D cycles for Gen AI features, from idea generation and data preparation to testing, deployment, and monitoring in real learning environments.
- Staying updated on the latest Gen AI trends and technologies, regularly reviewing new research papers and open-source projects.
- Collaborating with product managers, engineers, and designers to ensure prototypes meet user needs and business goals.
- Building tools and reusable components to speed up experimentation.
- Supporting an innovation culture through workshops, mentoring, and documentation.
- Ensuring solutions meet safety, privacy, and ethical AI standards before large-scale deployment.
- Collecting and analyzing feedback from early users and pilots to improve products.
Qualifications
To Be The Right Fit, You'll Need:
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Machine Learning, AI, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years in AI/ML engineering with at least 2 years of hands-on Generative AI R&D experience.
- Certification(s)/Licenses: Cloud ML certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure) – nice to have.
- Strong experience in LLM training & fine-tuning, AI-agent development & orchestration.
- Familiarity with Azure AI Services or Foundry is a strong plus.
- Knowledge of data pipelines for text/multimodal corpora and AI coding.
- Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and FastAPI; Docker & Kubernetes (AKS); and familiarity with LLM serving/optimization frameworks.
- Fluency in English and Arabic.
What We Offer
We believe our people are our greatest advantage. We value curiosity, purpose, and the drive to make a real difference. When you join the company, you join a mission—a team that’s passionate about transforming education.
Here’s a glimpse of what we offer:
- Annual flight allowance
- Annual performance bonus
- Education allowance
- Life insurance
- Enhanced leave policy
- A hybrid work model with up to 40 remote working days per year
At the company, we don’t just imagine a better future for education; we build it—together.
