Senior AI Platform Engineer — MLOps, LLMs & RAG Systems

Latitude; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Latitude is seeking an experienced AI systems and platform engineering leader in Riyadh to build production-grade LLM systems, architect multi-agent and RAG workflows, and drive scalable ML pipelines.

The role requires 6–8+ years in software or platform engineering, strong Python, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud experience (Azure preferred). You will lead squads, set engineering standards, and deliver safe, measurable AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 6–8+ years in software, DevOps, or platform engineering, including at least 2 years in an applied AI/ML capacity.
• Proven delivery of production AI/LLM systems, not just research or notebook work.
• Strong Python; comfortable with Bash and YAML.
• Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker/Podman, and Terraform.
• Production experience with at least one major cloud (Azure preferred; OCI or GCP acceptable).
• Experience leading a team and setting engineering standards across multiple squads.
• Demonstrated ownership of CI/CD at scale (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and GitOps release models.

Responsibilities

• Build, fine-tune, and evaluate LLM systems for domain-specific tasks (QLoRA / PEFT on open-weight models).
• Design reproducible evaluation harnesses and AB test frameworks with metrics (task success rate, safety rate, latency).
• Architect multi-agent and RAG systems from prototype through production.
• Implement safety guardrails — input validation, allowlist/denylist policies, and risk controls.
• Translate business use cases into deployable prototypes and demo to stakeholders.
• Lead cloud/AI operations team and define monitoring, incident response, and governance.

Skills

Python

Bash

YAML

Kubernetes

Docker/Podman

Terraform

Azure

GitHub Actions

GitOps

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Milvus

Pinecone

Weaviate

LangGraph

Argo CD

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Job description

Latitude is seeking an experienced AI systems and platform engineering leader in Riyadh to build production-grade LLM systems, architect multi-agent and RAG workflows, and drive scalable ML pipelines.

The role requires 6–8+ years in software or platform engineering, strong Python, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud experience (Azure preferred). You will lead squads, set engineering standards, and deliver safe, measurable AI solutions.