Principal Applied AI Architect — Production Systems

DISCOVERED; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

DISCOVERED is seeking a Principal Engineer – Applied AI to set system-wide technical direction, make high-stakes architectural decisions, and mentor across multiple engineering teams in Abu Dhabi. This non-managerial role emphasizes hands-on leadership, production AI standards, and building resilient architectures for frontier AI applications that scale and adapt to evolving requirements.

If you thrive solving cross-system problems and guiding technical strategy at scale, this is a high-impact

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience at senior staff/principal level.
• Deep technical authority in production systems for AI.
• Proven multi-team architectural leadership and long-term vision.
• Active hands-on depth with code and systems.
• History of elevating engineers and establishing enduring practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Technical direction and AI architecture across enterprise systems.
• Lead from the front with prototypes, benchmarks and reference implementations.
• Mentor Senior and Staff Engineers to raise technical standards.

Skills

Senior influence

Architectural leadership

Cross-team collaboration

System design

RFCs/architecture docs

Executive communication

Job description

DISCOVERED is seeking a Principal Engineer – Applied AI to set system-wide technical direction, make high-stakes architectural decisions, and mentor across multiple engineering teams in Abu Dhabi. This non-managerial role emphasizes hands-on leadership, production AI standards, and building resilient architectures for frontier AI applications that scale and adapt to evolving requirements.

If you thrive solving cross-system problems and guiding technical strategy at scale, this is a high-impact