Senior Data Scientist

AimGulf; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AimGulf is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join its AI team in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on developing and deploying production-grade ML solutions to solve complex business challenges and drive measurable impact.

You will design end-to-end ML pipelines, apply LLMs and RAG techniques, analyze large data sets, and lead model development from feature engineering to deployment while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Data Science and Machine Learning.
• Proven experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining machine learning models in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, Generative AI, RAG, prompt engineering, or AI agent frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with MLOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and ML lifecycle management.
• Experience building and deploying LLM-powered applications in production environments (Preferred).
• Experience with NLP, recommendation systems, deep learning, or other advanced AI/ML domains (Preferred).
• Experience mentoring Data Scientists or leading technical initiatives (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy ML models for predictive analytics, optimization, automation, and decision-support applications.
• Build and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines and production-ready AI solutions.
• Apply LLMs, Generative AI, RAG, and prompt engineering to real-world problems.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends and insights for strategic decisions.
• Lead model development, feature engineering, training, validation, deployment, monitoring, and optimization.
• Collaborate with data engineers, software engineers, product managers, and stakeholders.
• Monitor and improve model performance, reliability, and scalability in production.
• Mentor junior team members and promote AI/ML best practices.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Predictive modeling

Experimentation

Data-driven decision making

Python programming

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

Azure Cloud

AWS

Google Cloud

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Semantic Kernel

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Location:

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Date Posted:

6 November 2026

Job Reference/ID:

242724

Job Description / Role:

We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join our growing AI team. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of developing and deploying production-grade machine learning solutions. This role will focus on delivering scalable, data-driven solutions that solve complex business challenges and create measurable impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models for predictive analytics, optimization, automation, and decision-support applications.
• Build and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines and production-ready AI solutions.
• Apply Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and prompt engineering techniques to real-world business problems.
• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, generate insights, and support strategic decision-making.
• Lead model development activities, including feature engineering, training, validation, deployment, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Software Engineers, Product Managers, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable AI/ML solutions.
• Monitor and improve model performance, reliability, and scalability in production environments.Communicate technical findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to AI/ML best practices across the organization.

Experience Required:

• 7+ years of experience in Data Science and Machine Learning.
• Proven experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining machine learning models in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, or AI agent frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with MLOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and ML lifecycle management.
• Experience building and deploying LLM-powered applications in production environments (Preferred).
• Experience with NLP, recommendation systems, deep learning, or other advanced AI/ML domains (Preferred).
• Experience mentoring Data Scientists or leading technical initiatives (Preferred).

Education Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.

Skills Required:

• Strong expertise in statistical analysis, predictive modeling, experimentation, and data-driven decision making.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of vector databases and AI frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Semantic Kernel (Preferred).

Employment / Job Type:

Contract

About the Company:

Technology recruitment and managed services company operating across the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, with a strong Dubai and Abu Dhabi presence. Halian supplies permanent hires, contractors, and full managed teams to banking, government, telecommunications, energy, and healthcare clients across software engineering, cloud, cyber security, data, and enterprise applications such as SAP and Oracle.

Company Industry:

IT Jobs

Department / Functional Area:

AI Team

Closing Date:

Not mentioned (apply as soon as possible)