Lead ML Engineer - Build & Scale Production AI Systems

CNTXT, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

CNTXT, Inc. in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to design, build, and scale production-grade ML systems. This role combines hands-on ML engineering with technical leadership, owning the end-to-end lifecycle of ML solutions from research and prototyping through deployment and monitoring.

You will work with product, data, platform, and engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable, and responsible ML-powered capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience in machine learning or applied AI roles.
• Strong programming skills in Python; familiarity with data processing libraries.
• Proven experience deploying and maintaining ML models in production.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles and system design.
• Experience working cross-functionally with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of machine learning models and ML-driven systems.
• Own end-to-end ML pipelines, including data preparation, training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Translate business and product requirements into practical ML solutions.
• Architect and maintain scalable, production-ready ML systems.
• Establish ML engineering best practices, standards, and review processes.
• Mentor and technically guide ML engineers and data scientists.
• Collaborate with backend, platform, and DevOps teams on system integration and deployment.
• Ensure model performance, reliability, security, and responsible AI practices.
• Continuously evaluate and improve models using metrics, monitoring, and feedback loops.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

ML Engineering

Data processing

MLOps

Distributed training

Education

CS/ML degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

CNTXT, Inc. in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to design, build, and scale production-grade ML systems. This role combines hands-on ML engineering with technical leadership, owning the end-to-end lifecycle of ML solutions from research and prototyping through deployment and monitoring.

You will work with product, data, platform, and engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable, and responsible ML-powered capabilities across the organization.