Job Title: Senior Data Scientist – Contract – Abu Dhabi

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite)

Role Type: Contract (6 months, with potential to extend)

We’re hiring a Senior Data Scientist for a 6 month contract role, starting immediately, in Abu Dhabi.

We’re looking for someone with strong experience in LLMs, agentic workflows, and applied machine learning. This is an exciting opportunity to help design and deploy next-generation AI solutions that power intelligent agents, natural language interfaces, and knowledge-driven applications.

What you’ll be doing:

·        Building and optimising LLM-based solutions for summarisation, semantic search, dialogue systems, and reasoning.

·        Developing agentic workflows using LLMs, tools, APIs, and data pipelines.

·        Fine-tuning and aligning models using prompt engineering, RAG, RLHF, and knowledge grounding.

·        Working on multi-modal AI pipelines combining LLMs, computer vision, knowledge graphs, and structured data.

·        Collaborating with engineers, data teams, and product stakeholders to bring AI models into production.

What we’re looking for:

·        5+ years’ experience in AI, ML, or intelligent agent development.

·        Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Hugging Face.

·        Experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, or similar orchestration frameworks.

·        Knowledge of RAG pipelines, vector databases, and modern AI system design.

·        Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Recruitment process

The role has recently opened so please apply. When your application is reviewed, you will be contacted if your profile meets the requirements. The customer will conduct online interviews.

Your Consultant

Michael Deane, Senior Recruitment Consultant with a focus on placing C-Suite, VP & Senior talent, along with Technical and Business Development professionals within Enterprise Technology across the Middle East region. Michael has an extensive technical, leadership and recruitment background.

If you’re available to start immediately and interested in a 6 month contract role in Abu Dhabi, please apply within.