Forward Deployed Engineer - Open Innovation AI

Open Innovation AI; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Innovation AI in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to design, build, deploy, and own production AI solutions directly with enterprise customers. You will translate business problems into technical AI strategies, develop AI agents, and integrate AI with SAP and Oracle within the OI Platform.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years of backend/data/full‑stack experience and strong communication with executives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years backend/data/full‑stack engineering.
• Proficiency in Python or TypeScript.
• Experience with LLMs, RAG and vector databases.
• Strong customer and executive communication.
• Ability to own projects end-to-end in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems into technical AI solutions.
• Build AI agents, RAG pipelines, apps and data products.
• Integrate AI with enterprise systems like SAP & Oracle.
• Own projects from discovery to deployment and iteration.
• Transform complex data for AI workloads.
• Collaborate with product, deployment and customer teams.
• Conduct workshops and support clients.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python

TypeScript

LLMs

RAG

Vector DBs

Agent Frameworks

Prompt orchestration

AWS

GCP

Azure

Customer communication

Job description

Hiring: Forward Deployed Engineer | Open Innovation AI

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Work Mode: On-site

Experience: 4+ years (Backend/Data/Full-Stack)

Role

Work directly with enterprise customers to design, build, deploy, and own production AI solutions using the OI Platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business problems into technical AI solutions
• Build AI Agents, RAG pipelines, applications & data products
• Integrate AI with enterprise systems like SAP & Oracle
• Own projects from discovery -> architecture -> deployment -> iteration
• Transform complex enterprise data for AI workloads
• Collaborate with product, deployment & customer teams
• Conduct workshops, troubleshoot production systems & support clients

Must-Have Skills

• 4+ years Backend/Data/Full-Stack Engineering
• Python or TypeScript
• LLMs, RAG, Vector DBs, Agent Frameworks
• Prompt orchestration & AI evaluation
• Large-scale data & modern data tooling
• AWS / GCP / Azure
• Strong customer & executive communication
• Ownership, autonomy & problem-solving in ambiguous environments

Preferred

• Enterprise/mission-critical AI/ML deployments
• Consulting or customer-facing delivery experience
• Regulated-industry experience