Senior Backend Engineer - AI Agent Platform

Careem; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 293,000 - 441,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Dubai is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the architecture and development of their AI Agent Creation and Management Platform. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of backend engineering experience, deep skills in Python and Go, and expertise in distributed systems. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technologies, contribute to meaningful projects, and enjoy a flexible work environment with a strong emphasis on personal growth and impact in the region.

Benefits

Unlimited vacation days

Health benefits

Flexibility to work from home

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend or distributed systems engineering experience.
• 2–3 years in AI/ML infrastructure or LLM‑based systems.
• Deep hands‑on experience in Python and Go.
• Expertise in orchestration and distributed compute.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of the AI Agent Creation and Management Platform.
• Architect foundational services covering agent creation APIs and orchestration pipelines.
• Build scalable orchestration frameworks for model calls and workflows.
• Develop governance systems for AI agents.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Distributed systems

Python

Go

Kubernetes

Event-driven architecture

Data pipelines

LLM integration

Tools

Kafka

Airflow

Flink

FAISS

Pinecone

Weaviate

Milvus

Job description

A leading tech company in Dubai is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the architecture and development of their AI Agent Creation and Management Platform. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of backend engineering experience, deep skills in Python and Go, and expertise in distributed systems. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technologies, contribute to meaningful projects, and enjoy a flexible work environment with a strong emphasis on personal growth and impact in the region.