As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the architecture and development of the AI Agent Creation and Management Platform at Careem. This intelligent layer enables scalable agent creation, orchestration, lifecycle management, and performance monitoring. You will work across backend systems, AI infrastructure, and data orchestration, designing abstractions that connect LLMs, context, memory, and state into real-time adaptive agents. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will design systems, write code, mentor engineers, and influence Careem’s long-term AI platform strategy.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and implement foundational services for Careem’s Agentic AI Platform, including agent creation APIs, orchestration pipelines, and monitoring layers.
- Design abstractions for multi-agent collaboration and memory persistence.
- Build scalable orchestration frameworks that coordinate model calls and workflows.
- Develop observability and governance systems for AI agents.
- Integrate LLM-based components into backend services with a focus on latency and compliance.
- Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to operationalize models.
- Establish standards for agent safety and lifecycle management.
- Mentor engineers and shape platform-wide engineering practices.
Requirements:
- 6+ years of backend or distributed systems engineering experience, with 2-3 years in AI/ML infrastructure or LLM-based systems.
- Deep hands-on experience in Python and Go.
- Expertise in orchestration and distributed compute (Kubernetes).
- Experience in building event-driven architecture and data pipelines (Kafka, Airflow, Flink).
- Familiarity with agentic frameworks and design of multi-agent systems.
- Experience in integrating LLMs into backend applications.
- Strong architectural skills and understanding of model observability.
- Growth mindset and ownership mentality thrive in fast-paced environments.
Careem offers opportunities to make an impact in the region while fostering professional growth, access to healthcare benefits, and fitness reimbursements. This role is based in Dubai, UAE, requiring full-time commitment, with a flexible work arrangement allowing 4 days in the office and 1 day from home, plus remote work options for 30 days a year and unlimited vacation days.
