Lead Generative AI Implementation Full Stack | Azure

Position: Lead Generative AI Implementation – Full Stack | Azure AI Foundry

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Work Model: 100% Onsite
Experience: 10+ years
Employment Type: Full-time

We are hiring on behalf of a UAE Government Department for a hands-on Generative AI Implementation Lead to join its AI team in Abu Dhabi.

The ideal candidate will combine strong implementation of Generative AI/LLM expertise with full-stack software engineering and Microsoft Azure experience and will be responsible for building and deploying production-ready AI applications.

Key Responsibilities:

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  Lead the team, implement and develop Generative AI applications, AI assistants, copilots, and agentic AI solutions.

  
  


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  Build and optimize RAG pipelines, AI agents, embeddings, semantic search, and LLM integrations.

  
  


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  Develop full-stack AI applications across frontend, backend, APIs, databases, and AI orchestration layers.

  
  


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  Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems, APIs, and databases.

  
  


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  Deploy and manage AI applications using Microsoft Azure, Docker, CI/CD, and modern cloud practices.

  
  


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  Build scalable, secure, and production-ready AI solutions with appropriate monitoring and evaluation.

  
  


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  Rapidly prototype AI solutions and convert successful concepts into production applications.

  
  


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  Work with business and technical stakeholders to identify and implement practical AI use cases.

  
  

Required Skills:

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  Strong hands-on experience with Implementation of Generative AI / LLM applications.

  
  


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  Strong Python programming skills.

  
  


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  JavaScript / TypeScript and experience with React, Next.js, Node.js, FastAPI, Flask, or equivalent technologies.

  
  


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  Experience with RAG, embeddings, vector databases, AI agents, prompt/context engineering and LLM APIs.

  
  


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  Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-based application deployment.

  
  


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  REST APIs, Git, Docker and CI/CD.

  
  


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  Familiarity with AI development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, or similar.

  
  


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  Strong software engineering and problem-solving skills.

  
  

Nice to Have:

Experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Azure Machine Learning, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, MLflow, Kubernetes, or LLM serving technologies will be an advantage.

Qualifications:

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  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

  
  


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  10+ years of relevant experience in AI Engineering, Generative AI, Software Engineering, ML, Data Science, or Applied AI.

  
  


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  A strong portfolio of AI applications/projects is highly desirable.

  
  

Important – Location:

This is a 100% onsite role based in Abu Dhabi.

Candidates must either be currently based in Abu Dhabi or be willing to relocate to Abu Dhabi from another emirate.

Please note: No relocation allowance, relocation package, or family relocation assistance will be provided.

If you are a hands-on GenAI Implementation Engineer who can lead, build, code, integrate, and deploy AI applications, we'd like to hear from you.