AI Engineer – Open Source LLMs & AI Integration

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Description: AI Engineer – Open Source LLMs & AI Integration

We are looking for a hands-on AI Engineer with deep expertise in open-source,
open-weight large language models (LLMs) and end-to-end software
integration. This role is ideal for someone excited to build
production-ready AI systems across education, fintech, and business
automation.

As part of our innovation-driven team, you’ll work on projects ranging from:

• Building personal AI tutors for students and teachers in schools
• Designing AI-powered payments & fintech platforms
• Automating workflows for brick-and-mortar businesses (AI agents

handling outbound lead nurturing calls, follow-ups, and sales closure)

Key Responsibilities

• Fine-tune and optimize open-source/open-weight models (LLaMA,

Mistral, Falcon, etc.) for real-world use cases

• Integrate models with applications, APIs, and databases to deliver

scalable AI solutions

• Develop and deploy AI agents for tasks such as tutoring, lead

nurturing, and workflow automation

• Work with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, vector

databases, and orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex)

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design production-ready AI

workflows

• Stay ahead of new advancements in AI/ML, generative AI, and agent

frameworks

Core Technical Skills

• LLM Fine-Tuning & Optimization: Hugging Face, PyTorch,

TensorFlow, LoRA, PEFT

• AI Agent Frameworks: LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, SmolAgents
• Vector Databases: Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, ChromaDB
• Programming: Python (expert), JavaScript/TypeScript (bonus)
• DevOps & Cloud: Microsoft Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git
• Workflow Automation: API integration, microservices, REST/GraphQL
• Databases: PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Redis

Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience training/fine-tuning LLMs and deploying them in

production

• Strong background in software engineering (microservices, APIs, web

integrations)

• Familiarity with AI for education, fintech, or workflow automation
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to take projects from concept

to deployment

• Excited to experiment, innovate, and push the boundaries of applied AI

Location & Opportunity

• Based in Dubai, with projects spanning global education, fintech, and

enterprise automation

• Be part of a fast-moving, innovative team shaping the future of

AI-driven businesses

If you’re passionate about building real-world
AI systems that make an impact — from classrooms to financial platforms to
local businesses — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and let’s build the future of AI together.

Interested candidates can apply on our website:
http://www.fortes.co/Careers