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Senior AI Architect

Unlock employer Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posted: 02 Jun 2026

Financial

  • Estimate: $120k - $180k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Apply from abroad
  • No Relocation Support
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Fluent

Position

Welcome to the company, a global financial pioneer established in 2005 in California and headquartered in Dubai, UAE. We specialize in delivering cutting-edge trading technology, unparalleled liquidity, and exceptional customer service. Our extensive range of financial products includes Forex, Metals, Shares, Indices, Commodities, and Cryptocurrency CFDs. Join our thriving community of over 2 million clients across 100 countries, contributing to a daily trading volume exceeding US$ 35 billion. As a heavily regulated institution with oversight from 18+ financial regulators across 5 continents and recipient of over 80 financial awards, the company is devoted to innovation, excellence, and empowering our clients to achieve their financial goals.

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We are seeking a Senior AI Architect to design, build, and scale the AI and data platform that the organization's AI products will run on. This is a hands-on, founding technical position. The Senior AI Architect will produce architecture designs, write production code, build data pipelines, and set the engineering standards the broader AI team will follow.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and build the end-to-end AI platform architecture, covering data ingestion, feature engineering, model training, serving, monitoring, and retraining.
  • Design the data lakehouse architecture on AWS using Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg with Databricks as the primary compute layer.
  • Architect and implement a feature store with online and offline stores.
  • Own cloud infrastructure architecture for all AI and data workloads on AWS.
  • Build and own the MLOps platform covering experiment tracking, training pipeline automation, and model monitoring.
  • Design the AI services layer, including reusable inference APIs and model serving infrastructure.
  • Integrate AI capabilities into the organization's products using event-driven and API-based patterns.
  • Act as the senior technical authority for the AI initiative, setting engineering standards and mentoring engineers.

Requirements:

  • 15+ years of experience spanning data engineering, software engineering, and AI/ML systems, with 3 to 5 years in a senior architecture role.
  • Demonstrable record of building and shipping production AI systems end-to-end.
  • Strong AWS skills and familiarity with GCP or Azure.
  • Proficient in Python and SQL with a solid understanding of distributed systems and API design.
  • Deep understanding of the AI and ML model lifecycle and supporting infrastructure.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Fintech experience is preferred.

Language Requirements:
Fluency in English is required.

Why Join Us?

  • Work with one of the world’s leading financial derivatives institutions.
  • Competitive salary plus performance-based incentives.
  • Access to a dynamic, international, and fast-growing environment.
  • Strong opportunities for career progression within a global financial group.
  • Be part of a business committed to innovation, excellence, and long-term growth.

The company is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

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