Senior Machine Learning Engineer

DISCOVERED; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Education allowance

Job summary

DISCOVERED seeks a Senior Machine Learning Engineer in Abu Dhabi to join a highly technical team building production-grade AI systems used by governments and enterprises. You will own end-to-end ML work from data prep to deployment, focusing on NLP, LLMs and large-scale AI architectures.

Expect a fast-moving, high-expertise environment with strong growth potential. The role offers a tax-free package, annual bonus, relocation support, and family benefits as the team scales and AI products expand

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in Machine Learning Engineering or a similar role.
• Solid experience across machine learning, deep learning and statistical modelling.
• Proven experience building and deploying models into production.
• Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow or JAX.
• Experience with large datasets and production ML pipelines.
• Good understanding of NLP, LLMs or other large-scale AI systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers and modern MLOps practices.
• Comfortable in fast-moving, highly technical engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Work across the full ML lifecycle from data prep to deployment.
• Build scalable ML systems for production in high-impact environments.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers, Data Scientists and Product teams to integrate models.
• Contribute to architecture, technical direction and engineering standards.
• Improve model performance, reliability and maintainability with security and scalability in mind.

Skills

ML Engineer

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

NLP / LLMs

MLOps

Deployment

Cloud platforms

Data pipelines

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

This is a chance to join one of Abu Dhabi’s fastest-growing AI organisations and work on machine learning systems that are already being used by governments and major enterprises around the world. The company is building practical, production-grade AI products across multiple industries, with a strong focus on taking advanced machine learning out of the lab and into real-world use. They’re now looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join a highly technical team and help design, build and deploy the next generation of AI systems. Alongside the technical challenge, the role comes with a strong tax-free package, annual bonus, relocation support and family benefits.

The role

You'll work across the full machine learning lifecycle, from data preparation and model development through to deployment, monitoring and optimisation in production. A big part of the role will be building scalable ML systems that can perform reliably in complex, high-impact environments. You’ll work closely with Software Engineers, Data Scientists and Product teams to integrate models into wider applications and platforms. The work will cover areas such as NLP, LLMs and large-scale AI systems, with scope to contribute to architecture, technical direction and the wider engineering standards used across the team. You’ll also help improve model performance, reliability and maintainability, while making sure systems meet the security and scalability requirements expected in production.

What we're looking for

• Strong commercial experience in Machine Learning Engineering or a similar role.
• Solid experience across machine learning, deep learning and statistical modelling.
• Proven experience building and deploying models into production.
• Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow or JAX.
• Experience working with large datasets and production ML pipelines.
• Good understanding of NLP, LLMs or other large-scale AI systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers and modern MLOps practices.
• Comfortable working in fast-moving, highly technical engineering environments.

Experience with generative AI, distributed systems, high-performance computing or regulated industries would be a plus.

What’s on offer

The package reflects the level of the role, with a competitive tax-free salary and annual bonus of up to 30%. You’ll also receive full relocation support, visa sponsorship and private healthcare for you and your family, plus an education allowance for up to three children. Most importantly, you’ll be joining a fast-scaling AI organisation where the work is already being deployed at serious scale, with plenty of scope to influence how the technology develops as the team grows.