AI Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE

96 open roles in Abu Dhabi at 29 AI and tech companies, updated twice a day.

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The AI job market in Abu Dhabi

As of 23 September, 50 roles are open in Abu Dhabi at 10 employers. 3 new roles have been posted since 21 September. The most common roles are AI engineers, software engineers and machine learning engineers. Of the roles that say how they work, 14% are remote or hybrid.

Among the roles listed here, AI engineers, software engineers and machine learning engineers each account for equal shares, together making up a substantial portion of the board. Product designers and research scientists are also well represented, alongside site reliability and robotics engineers. The balance of seniority tilts strongly toward experienced candidates: lead and senior roles together account for the large majority of postings, while mid-level and intern positions form a small minority. Most openings are not newly posted, with roughly half predating the past two months; only a small fraction appeared this week or last. A handful of employers account for the great majority of roles, indicating a concentrated hiring market rather than a broad spread of organisations.

How recently the open roles were posted

This week 3
Last week 0
Two weeks ago 2
Three weeks ago 1
One to two months ago 13
Two to three months ago 8
Earlier 23

Figures are measured every Monday.

AI and technology in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi has built several dedicated institutions around artificial intelligence. Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, founded in 2019, conducts graduate and undergraduate education and has released AI models including Jais, K2 and PAN. The Technology Innovation Institute develops the Falcon family of large language models and publishes them openly. G42, a technology holding group founded in the emirate in 2018, works across AI and cloud computing. Hub71 provides a start-up ecosystem anchored by major technology investors, and the Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology Council, established in 2024, sets policy and strategy for the sector.

Skills and experience employers ask for

Python appears in a clear majority of role descriptions, making it the most consistently mentioned skill on the board. References to large language models, evaluation methods and APIs appear in roughly a third of postings, suggesting applied work with modern AI systems is common. C++ and computer vision feature in about a quarter of descriptions, reflecting the presence of robotics and embedded roles. DevOps tooling such as CI/CD and Kubernetes, along with cloud platforms, appears in a meaningful share of postings, pointing to an expectation of production engineering experience alongside modelling skills.

Python 64%
Evaluation 38%
LLMs 36%
APIs 30%
C++ 26%
Computer vision 24%
Fine-tuning 22%
CI/CD 22%
Kubernetes 20%
AWS 20%
PyTorch 18%
GCP 18%

Share of the open roles' descriptions that mention it, from a sample of 50. A mention is not a requirement.

Abu Dhabi office, hybrid or remote?

On-site work dominates the roles listed here by a wide margin, accounting for the great majority of those stating a work mode. Hybrid arrangements represent the remaining minority, and no roles are listed as fully remote. Candidates considering these positions should expect to be based in Abu Dhabi in person for most or all of their working week.

Getting hired in Abu Dhabi

  1. Target senior and lead levels The board is weighted heavily toward experienced roles, so applications that clearly demonstrate depth of practice and prior ownership of complex systems are likely to align better with what employers are seeking.
  2. Show applied LLM experience References to large language models, fine-tuning and evaluation appear across a broad share of descriptions, so concrete examples of working with or assessing language models will be relevant to many roles here.
  3. Pair modelling skills with engineering Cloud platforms, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines are mentioned alongside Python and PyTorch, suggesting employers value candidates who can take models into production as well as build them.
  4. Act on older postings thoughtfully A large share of roles were posted some time ago, so it is worth checking whether a position is still actively receiving applications before investing significant effort in preparing a submission.

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Questions about AI jobs in Abu Dhabi

On the board this week, AI engineering, software engineering and machine learning engineering lead the mix in roughly equal measure, with product design and research science also well represented.

Among the roles listed here that state a work mode, the overwhelming majority are on-site, with a minority offering hybrid arrangements. No fully remote roles are currently listed.

It is the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council and is known for developing and openly releasing the Falcon family of large language models.

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is a university founded in Abu Dhabi in 2019 that focuses on AI education and research, and has produced models such as Jais. It represents one strand of the emirate's institutional investment in the field.

On the board at present, mid-level and intern roles form a small minority of postings. The market here leans toward lead and senior experience, so less experienced candidates may find fewer options among current listings.