AI Product Engineer

AI Product Engineer - Abu DhabiDiscover the Opportunity:We are partnering with a major government entity in Abu Dhabi that is building next-generation AI products and platforms to support large-scale digital transformation across the public sector.This role sits within a central AI function responsible for developing production-grade AI applications, combining applied AI engineering, product thinking, and full-stack software development.This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who can own AI-powered products end-to-end, from RAG pipelines and agent workflows through to APIs and user-facing interfaces.Discover the Responsibilities:Design and build end-to-end AI-powered product features, including assistants, copilots, knowledge tools, and automation workflowsDevelop RAG pipelines covering document ingestion, vector search, embedding models, reranking, and retrieval quality evaluationBuild and integrate agent-based AI workflows capable of multi-step reasoning, tool use, and planningCreate user-facing interfaces using React, including conversational UIs, streaming responses, real-time feedback, and error handlingDesign and build backend services and APIs in Python or Java to expose AI capabilities to products and platformsWork with PostgreSQL to support AI product features, evaluation pipelines, and operational analyticsDefine evaluation frameworks, quality metrics, and monitoring approaches to measure AI behaviour and detect regressionsTranslate ambiguous product and operational requirements into well-scoped engineering problems with measurable outcomesBuild reusable components, API patterns, and AI integration libraries that enable scalable adoption across multiple entitiesDiscover the Requirements:5+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of building and shipping production systemsProven ability to own product features end-to-end across AI backend, API layer, and user interfaceStrong Python experience, ideally building LLM-powered systems, AI pipelines, and backend servicesSolid React experience, including component architecture, state management, performance optimisation, and responsive UI developmentExperience building production-grade backend APIs using Python or Java, with strong understanding of reliability, authentication, error handling, and scalabilityWorking proficiency with PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimisation, and data modellingStrong understanding of the practical challenges of deploying LLMs in production, including hallucination, latency, context degradation, and calibrationExperience with RAG systems, agentic AI workflows, LLM evaluation, or AI product monitoring is highly desirableExposure to tools and frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, vector databases, Docker, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines would be advantageousStrong product mindset, clear communication skills, and the ability to make evidence-based technical decisions