Data Science Specialist

**Data Science Engineer/ML or AI Engineer \- Abu Dhabi** **About the Role:** A fast\-growing AI and SaaS technology company is seeking a Data Science Engineer to act as the bridge between its Data Science and Software Engineering teams. The role focuses on translating machine\-learning models and experimentation into reliable, production\-ready systems powering AI products. This is a hands\-on position suited to someone with both strong ML knowledge and solid software engineering instincts. **Key Responsibilities:** * Work closely with data scientists to operationalise models, features, and experiments. * Partner with software engineers to integrate ML components into production SaaS platforms. * Build and maintain data pipelines, feature engineering workflows, and model\-serving solutions. * Improve reliability, scalability, and monitoring of ML systems in production. * Contribute to MLOps practices including deployment, versioning, and model lifecycle management. * Act as a technical translator between research\-focused and engineering\-focused teams. **Ideal Candidate:** * Experience as a Machine Learning Engineer, Data Science Engineer, or AI Engineer. * Proven background deploying ML models into production environments. * Strong Python skills and experience with ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit\-learn). * Familiarity with cloud\-based ML workflows and MLOps tooling. * Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals (APIs, services, testing). * Comfortable working in fast\-paced, product\-led technology teams. **Why This Opportunity:** * Play a key role in turning AI research into production systems. * Work on cutting\-edge AI SaaS products. * High\-impact position with real ownership and visibility. * Collaborative environment across data science and engineering teams. * Competitive compensation and benefits. * Based in Abu Dhabi with exposure to global markets.