AI Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

AI Engineer (Fintech): Designing and building frameworks for next-generation ML platforms and trading systems with an accent on foundational model research and large-scale training. Focus on implementing state-of-the-art model architectures and optimizing high-performance software for live trading environments.

Location: Abu Dhabi or Dubai, UAE

Salary: Up to $250,000 USD

Company

A high-frequency prop trading firm operating in the UAE focused on frontier AI research and large-scale foundational model work.

What you will do

• Design and build frameworks that underpin the firm’s next-generation ML platforms and trading systems.
• Ensure compatibility with modern cloud infrastructure and state-of-the-art model architectures.
• Run large-scale training experiments and contribute to rigorous model evaluation and analysis.
• Collaborate with global researchers on foundational model research spanning language, vision, multimodal, and structured data.

Requirements

• Proven hands-on experience with training, evaluation, and analysis of large foundational models.
• Advanced Python development skills in a Linux environment.
• Strong grounding in deep learning, generative AI, and modern model architectures.
• Direct experience with multi-GPU training at scale.
• Track record of building high-performance software with demonstrable results.
• Familiarity with parallel computing frameworks and performance optimization.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct exposure to senior leadership within a flat organizational structure.
• Access to significant compute infrastructure for large-scale research.
• Significant tax advantages associated with working in the UAE.
• Work environment in safe, liveable cities with world-class infrastructure.
• High-trust, high-output culture with a team of global experts in HFT and AI.