Lead AI Engineer: Responsible AI & Platform Capabilities

analogai; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to lead AI capability across delivery, from model selection and evaluation through to guardrails and human-in-the-loop design. You will set the standard for responsible AI at Analog, and make sure AI tooling is embedded into day to day engineering workflows rather than bolted on at the end.

This full-time role based in Abu Dhabi requires guiding AI across platforms, owning the technical roadmap for AI capability, and collaborating with platform teams to

Qualifications

• Substantial hands-on experience leading AI or ML engineering within a product or platform team.
• Direct experience with model selection, evaluation, and guardrail design in production systems.
• A genuine interest in responsible AI, and experience setting standards that hold up under scrutiny.
• Comfort embedding AI tooling into engineering workflows, and bringing other engineers along with you.
• Experience in defence, government, or another high stakes, regulated sector is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication skills, and the judgment to say no to AI where it does not belong.

Responsibilities

• Lead model selection and evaluation for AI capability across delivery teams, matching the model to the operational need.
• Design guardrails and human in the loop workflows that keep AI outputs safe, explainable, and trusted by operators.
• Own the technical roadmap for AI capability within Hive, and prioritise work against measurable outcomes.
• Partner with the principal solution architect to make sure AI components fit cleanly into the wider platform architecture.
• Set responsible AI standards for the organisation, covering evaluation, bias, safety, and human oversight.
• Embed AI tooling into day to day engineering workflows, and support teams in adopting it well.
• Stay ahead of the evolving AI landscape, and bring back practical recommendations rather than hype.
• Represent Analog's approach to responsible AI with clients, partners, and regulators where required.

Skills

AI/ML engineering leadership

Model selection & evaluation

Guardrail design

Responsible AI standards

Engineering workflow integration

Job description

Analog is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to lead AI capability across delivery, from model selection and evaluation through to guardrails and human-in-the-loop design. You will set the standard for responsible AI at Analog, and make sure AI tooling is embedded into day to day engineering workflows rather than bolted on at the end.

This full-time role based in Abu Dhabi requires guiding AI across platforms, owning the technical roadmap for AI capability, and collaborating with platform teams to