Lead AI Engineer

As the Lead AI Engineer within our Professional Services team, you will be a strategic leader and executive advisor, responsible for driving the technical vision and successful delivery of our most complex and strategic AI programs with our top-tier customers. You will be part of a high-performing team of AI Engineers, establish architectural best practices for Agentic AI deployments, and ensure that all solutions translate into exceptional, measurable business value. This role requires a balance of deep technical expertise, a proven background in Software engineering practices and architectures with executive-level communication and P&L accountability for large professional service engagements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Executive & Strategic Engagement: Serve as the most senior technical leader on major engagements, advising C-level executives and key stakeholders on their AI strategy, architectural roadmap, and governance model.
• Program Ownership & Governance: Own the technical success of the Professional Services portfolio, setting the technical standards, ensuring solution quality, and overseeing the deployment of advanced AI applications, including Agentic AI and complex GenAI/RAG systems.
• Technical Architecture & Standards: Define the architectural blueprint and MLOps best practices for building robust, scalable, and secure AI solutions that leverage the DataRobot platform and cutting-edge open-source tools.
• Thought Leadership: Act as a recognized subject matter expert in the AI/ML community, representing DataRobot at industry conferences, publishing technical content, and driving internal innovation.
• Revenue and Utilization Management: Drive successful program execution, managing technical risk and ensuring high customer satisfaction, which directly contributes to achieving regional revenue targets.

Travel: Ability to travel up to 50% across the region to support customers across GCC

Language: Proficient in Arabic is preferred but not critical

Desired Candidate Profile

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strategic AI & Architectural Expertise: Expertise in full-stack development, enterprise software architecture and the implementation of modern agentic AI frameworks. Deep, proven expertise in defining and implementing end-to-end AI/ML and Generative AI application architectures, including Agentic AI frameworks (LangGraph, CrewAI, Llama Index), RAG, and large-scale predictive modeling systems. Expertise in setting MLOps strategy for model CI/CD, governance, and enterprise-level scaling. Deep proficiency in containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and building secure, production-grade REST APIs
• Leadership & Consulting: Exceptional executive-level verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead discussions, present complex technical roadmaps, and influence decision-makers across business and technology domains. Demonstrable track record in a highly visible client-facing or consulting leadership role.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: Approximately 8-10 years of progressive hands-on experience in Software development, Agentic AI frameworks, or a similar technical role.
• Education: A CS Degree MS or Ph.D. preferred in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Cloud Experience: Expert-level, hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and on-premise deployment experience, with a focus on enterprise architecture and security.
• DataRobot Experience: Expert familiarity with the DataRobot AI Platform is a strong plus.