About the Role
We are seeking a Generative AI Engineer to join the Applied AI function of a UAE Government Department in Abu Dhabi. This full-time position is ideal for an engineer who can transform Generative AI concepts into complete, production-ready applications. You will work with a range of technologies, including LLMs, Agentic AI, RAG, Azure, backend development, APIs, databases, and modern frontend technologies to build practical AI solutions for real-world use cases.
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What You'll Be Doing
- Build and deploy LLM-powered applications, AI assistants, copilots, and autonomous/agentic solutions.
- Design RAG-based systems, semantic search, embeddings, vector search, and knowledge solutions.
- Develop complete AI products spanning frontend, backend, APIs, databases, and AI orchestration.
- Connect AI models with enterprise platforms, internal systems, APIs, and data sources.
- Take AI solutions from prototype to testing to production deployment.
- Work with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native technologies to deploy scalable AI applications.
- Develop AI solutions with appropriate security, monitoring, evaluation, and reliability.
- Collaborate with product, business, and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into working AI solutions.
What We're Looking For
- 3–6 years of professional experience in AI Engineering, Generative AI, Software Engineering, ML, Data Science, or a related area.
- Strong hands-on experience developing GenAI / LLM-based applications.
- Excellent Python skills.
- Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Node.js.
- Backend development experience with FastAPI, Flask, Node.js, or similar technologies.
- Practical knowledge of RAG, AI agents, embeddings, vector databases, prompt engineering, context engineering and LLM APIs.
- Experience working with Microsoft Azure and deploying applications in a cloud environment.
- Good understanding of REST APIs, Git, Docker, and CI/CD.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development environments such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex or Windsurf.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to build maintainable, production-quality applications.
Your Azure / AI Advantage
Hands-on exposure to Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Azure Machine Learning, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, MLflow, Kubernetes, or LLM serving technologies will be highly valued. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline is required. A strong portfolio of GenAI applications, GitHub projects, or deployed AI solutions will be a major advantage.
⚠️ Abu Dhabi Onsite Requirement
This is a strictly 100% onsite position at the client's Abu Dhabi office. Applicants must:
- Already be based in Abu Dhabi, OR
- Be willing to independently relocate to Abu Dhabi from another UAE emirate.
Please note: This position does not include relocation allowance, relocation package, or family relocation assistance.
