Forward Deployed Engineer
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Posted 3 days ago
About the role
🚀 AI Consulting Meets Software Engineering
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I'm partnering with a very well-funded AI company that builds bespoke GenAI solutions for enterprise clients across private equity, finance, healthcare and beyond.
They're opening their Dubai office and looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join as one of the first engineering hires in the region.
This isn't your typical software engineering role.
You'll work directly with enterprise customers, understand their biggest business problems, design AI-powered solutions, and build production-ready products from the ground up.
🛠️ What You'll Be Doing
• Work directly with enterprise customers to understand complex business problems.
• Design, build and deploy custom AI applications using the latest LLMs and GenAI technologies.
• Build full-stack products that combine backend engineering, frontend development and AI.
• Own projects end-to-end, from discovery through to production.
• Work closely with Product, Engineering and AI teams to turn ideas into production software.
• Help shape technical decisions and influence how AI is delivered across multiple industries.
✅ What We're Looking For
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience building production applications.
• Comfortable working across the stack (backend experience is essential).
• Experience with Python and modern web technologies.
• Experience working with cloud platforms and APIs.
• Previous consulting or client-facing experience.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with customers.
⭐ Bonus Points
• Experience building with LLMs, RAG, AI Agents or GenAI.
• Startup or scale-up background.
🎁 Package & Benefits
- Salary up to 70K AED P/M (Depending on experience)
- Dubai (3-4 days in office)
- 30+ days vacation every year (plus bank holidays).
- The best medical insurance to keep you and your family healthy.
- A full relocation package for those of you moving to Dubai.
If you're looking for somewhere you can solve genuinely difficult problems, work directly with customers, and build AI products that have real business impact, I'd love to chat.