Manager AI Software Engineering

Dubai Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai Holding is seeking a Manager AI Software Engineering to design, build, deploy, and operate production-grade AI agents on Microsoft Foundry. The role sits at the corporate office and reports to the Associate Director Software Engineering.

The engineer writes Python, integrates Azure services, and ships agentic applications that drive measurable business impact, working within agile squads alongside Product, Data Science, and Architecture to take use-cases from prototype to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field; advanced degrees preferred.
• 2+ years deploying agentic AI systems and production experience with LLM-based solutions.
• Hands-on Python development, Azure services, and production-ready AI agent delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and iterate AI agents using Microsoft Foundry and tool/function-calling capabilities.
• Deploy AI agent solutions into production with CI/CD pipelines and version control.
• Operate AI agents in production with observability, tracing, and cost monitoring.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Science, and Architecture to deliver from prototype to production.

Skills

Python

LLM-based agents

Azure

Async programming

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Foundry

Azure OpenAI

Semantic Kernel / LangGraph

GitHub Actions

Job description

About the job

Established in 2004, Dubai Holding is a global investment company with investments in more than 34 countries and a combined workforce of nearly 45,000 individuals. In line with the vision of Dubai’s leadership and economic diversification strategy, Dubai Holding companies have nurtured sectors, irrevocably transforming Dubai’s socio-economic landscape and positioning Dubai as a diversified, globally integrated economy.

Dubai Holding is committed to the diversification of Dubai’s non-oil economy. Our portfolio, valued at over AED 284+ billion, spans 10 sectors, including real estate, hospitality, leisure & entertainment, ICT, design, education, media, retail, manufacturing & logistics, and science.

For the Good of Tomorrow

Dubai Holding is looking to hire a Manager AI Software Engineering at the corporate office, reporting to the Associate Director Software Engineering. The job holder is responsible for designing, building, deploying, and operating production-grade AI agents on Microsoft Foundry – LLM-powered systems that reason, use tools, and orchestrate multi-step workflows against enterprise data and services. This is a hands‑on, pro‑code role: the engineer writes Python, integrates Azure services, and ships agentic applications that drive measurable business impact. The engineer works within agile teams alongside Product, Data Science, and Architecture to take agent use‑cases from prototype to production, ensuring solutions are reliable, performant, and continuously improved.

The role is responsible for technical delivery of AI solutions and does not own product priorities, which are defined by Product Managers.

Key Responsibilities

AI Solution Design & Development

• Design, build, and iterate AI agents using Microsoft Foundry, leveraging its agent framework, model catalogue, and tool/function-calling capabilities
• Implement AI solutions in Python, incorporating LLM application patterns such as RAG, tool use, structured outputs, memory, and multi-agent orchestration
• Integrate AI agents with Palantir Foundry via MCP (Model Context Protocol) to access enterprise data and execute ontology-driven actions
• Translate product requirements into scalable technical designs aligned to defined use cases

Deployment & Productionisation

• Deploy AI agent solutions into production environments using CI/CD pipelines, including automated evaluations as release gates
• Manage versioning of code, prompts, tools, and agent configurations to ensure controlled and repeatable releases
• Configure and optimize agent architectures, prompts, and tooling to meet performance, cost, and latency targets
• Ensure solutions are production-ready, scalable, and aligned to enterprise delivery standards

Operation & Service Reliability

• Operate AI agents in production, including observability, tracing, cost monitoring, regression testing, and incident response
• Monitor system performance and reliability, addressing issues related to latency, cost efficiency, and output quality
• Maintain secure handling of enterprise data, including authentication, authorization, and secret management using Azure services (Key Vault, Entra ID)

Platform Integration & Engineering

• Integrate AI applications with Azure services including Azure OpenAI, AI Search, Storage, Functions, Container Apps, and identity services
• Build and maintain scalable architecture patterns for agent-based applications across cloud platforms
• Contribute to reusable components, shared libraries, and standardized engineering practices across squads

Evaluation & Continuous Improvement

• Build and maintain evaluation harnesses and guardrails covering groundedness, safety, latency, and cost
• Analyze system performance and iterate on prompts, tools, and architectures based on measured outcomes
• Continuously improve AI solutions based on user feedback, production data, and delivery insights

Cross-Functional Delivery

• Work within agile product squads alongside Product Managers, Data Scientists, and Architects to deliver AI use cases from prototype to production
• Communicate technical trade-offs (model selection, latency, cost, accuracy) clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Support alignment between engineering delivery and product priorities, ensuring timely and effective execution

Who we are looking for

• 2+ years of experience deploying agentic AI systems
• Software engineering experience with hands‑on production experience building LLM-based / agentic systems (tool use, orchestration, RAG, evals)

Education / Professional Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related quantitative field
• Advanced degrees preferred

Technical Competencies

• Strong Python — idiomatic, typed, tested; comfortable with async and modern packaging
• Proven experience building production AI agents in code (e.g. Microsoft Foundry / Azure AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, OpenAI Agents SDK, or equivalent custom frameworks)
• Microsoft Foundry experience is strongly preferred (agent authoring, model catalog, connectors, deployment)
• Azure exposure — Azure OpenAI, AI Search, identity, storage, serverless compute; familiarity with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
• Deep working knowledge of LLM application patterns: tool/function calling, structured outputs, RAG, memory, multi-agent orchestration
• Experience with evaluation frameworks and observability for LLM systems (tracing, prompt/response logging, automated evals)
• DevOps fundamentals: Git, CI/CD, containers, infrastructure-as-code; exposure to data engineering and vector stores is a plus

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong ownership and accountability for delivering high-quality technical solutions
• Structured problem-solving and analytical capability
• Ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional delivery teams
• Clear communication of technical concepts and trade-offs

Adaptability in fast-paced and evolving delivery environments

As much as we would be delighted to entertain all applicants, due to the high volumes of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted within 14 business days.

This job description is not all inclusive.

Dubai Holding reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.

Dubai Holding is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.