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Lead AI Developer

Socium - Teams Done DifferentlyAbu Dhabi, UAE2 weeks agoMid-Senior
Mid-Seniorcontract

Skills

ScalaMicroservicesCI/CD

About This Role

General Description

Join a leading AI-driven organization in Abu Dhabi delivering next-generation intelligent platforms at scale.

We are looking for a highly experienced

Lead AI Developer

with strong expertise in AI platforms, LLM applications, and scalable backend systems to lead the development of cutting-edge intelligent solutions.

This role is ideal for senior engineers who have successfully delivered

platform-based AI projects

, built scalable AI/ML systems, and can provide technical leadership across architecture, development, and deployment initiatives.

This is a contract / freelance engagement (initial 6 months, rolling project), supporting high-impact AI platform initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of scalable AI-driven platform solutions
  • Architect and implement
  • LLM-powered applications
  • and intelligent workflows
  • Build and optimize backend services and microservices for AI platforms
  • Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Scientists, and DevOps teams to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions
  • Drive implementation of
  • MLOps pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and model deployment strategies
  • Ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and security of AI systems
  • Mentor and guide development teams on best engineering practices and AI platform architecture
  • Participate in technical decision-making, code reviews, and solution design discussions
  • Troubleshoot and optimize AI application performance in production environments
  • Ensure alignment with business requirements and technical delivery timelines

Required Experience

  • Proven experience as a
  • Lead AI Developer, Senior AI Engineer, or Technical Lead
  • Strong hands-on experience building and deploying
  • AI/LLM-based applications and platform solutions
  • Experience delivering
  • platform-based or enterprise-scale projects
  • Strong expertise in backend development using
  • Python and FastAPI
  • Experience working with
  • LLM frameworks, vector databases, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Solid understanding of
  • containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native architectures
  • Experience implementing
  • MLOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines
  • Strong problem-solving and system design capabilities
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional environments
  • Experience working in international / cross-cultural teams
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact environment

Technical Environment / Tech Stack

  • **AI / LLM Application Stack:**

LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI, RAG

  • **Backend & Microservices:**

Python, FastAPI

  • **Cloud & Orchestration:**

Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Linux

  • **MLOps & CI/CD:**

MLflow, KServe, DVC, Jenkins, Terraform

  • **Data & Observability:**

Employment Type

Contract (6 months initial, extendable)

Job Functions

  • Software Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Platform Engineering

• Large Language Models (LLM)

  • Python Development
  • FastAPI
  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex

• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

  • Machine Learning
  • MLOps
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • Microservices Architecture
  • CI/CD
  • Technical Leadership

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