Machine Learning Jobs in Dubai

Since launching in Kuwait in 2004, talabat, the leading on-demand food and Q-commerce app for everyday deliveries, has been offering convenience and reliability to its customers. talabat’s local roots run deep, offering a real understanding of the needs of the communities we serve in eight countries across the region.We harness innovative technology and knowledge to simplify everyday life for our customers, optimize operations for our restaurants and local shops, and provide our riders with reliable earning opportunities daily.Here at talabat, we are building a high performance culture through engaged workforce and growing talent density. We're all about keeping it real and making a difference. Our 6,000+ strong talabaty are on an awesome mission to spread positive vibes. We are proud to be a multi great place to work award winner.Job DescriptionAs the leading delivery company in the region, we have a great responsibility and opportunity to impact the lives of millions of customers, restaurant partners, and riders. To realize our potential, we need to advance our platform to become much more intelligent in how it understands and serves our users.As a data scientist on the algorithms track, your mission will be to improve the quality of the decisions made across product and business via relevant, reliable, and actionable data through building machine learning models at scale. You will own a particular domain across product and business and will work closely with the corresponding product and business managers as part of a talented team of data scientists and data engineers. You will own the entire data value chain, including logging, data modeling, analysis, reporting, and experimentation.ResponsibilitiesLeveraging ambiguous business problems as opportunities to drive objective criteria using data.Solving complex business problems using the simplest most appropriate Algorithms to deliver business value.Designing and implementing effective and impactful machine learning systems in production.Developing a deep understanding of the product experiences and business processes that make up your area of focus.Developing a deep familiarity with the source data and its generating systems through documentation, interacting with the engineering teams, and systematic data profiling.Contributing heavily to the design and maintenance of the data models that allow us to measure performance and comprehend performance drivers for your area of focus.Working closely with product and business teams to identify important questions that can be answered effectively with data.Delivering well-formed, relevant, reliable, and actionable insights and recommendations to support data-driven decision-making through deep analysis and automated reports.Designing, planning, and analyzing experiments (A/B and multivariate tests).Supporting product and business managers with KPI design and goal setting.Mentoring other data scientists in their growth journeys.Contributing to improving our ways of work, our tooling, and our internal training programs.QualificationsTechnical ExperienceExperience in machine learning, deep learning, recommendation/personalization systems, pattern recognition, data mining and artificial intelligence.Deep knowledge and experience in ML algorithms and frameworks (e.g. Scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, SVMs, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch ...).Excellent SQL.Competence with reproducible data analysis using Python or R.Familiarity with data modeling and dimensional design.Strong command over the entire data lifecycle including; problem formulation, data auditing, rigorous analysis, interpretation, recommendations, and presentation.Familiarity with different types of analysis including; descriptive, exploratory, inferential, causal, and predictive analysis.Deep understanding of the various experiment design and analysis workflows and the corresponding statistical techniques.Familiarity with product data (impressions, events, ..) and product health measurement (conversion, engagement, retention, ..).Familiarity with BigQuery and the Google Cloud Platform is a plus.Data engineering and data pipeline development experience (e.g. via Airflow)QualificationsBachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, technology, or similar fields. A postgraduate degree is a plus but not required.6+ years of experience working in data science, machine learning, and Gen AI.Experience doing data science in an online consumer product setting is a plus.A good problem solver with a ‘figure it out’ growth mindset.An excellent collaborator.An excellent communicator.A strong sense of ownership and accountability.A ‘keep it simple’ approach to #makeithappen. Show more Show less

Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities Independently design and implement end-to-end AI, Generative AI, and agentic AI solutions, taking full technical ownership of architecture, development, deployment, and optimization. Architect and build frameworks for autonomous AI agents capable of planning, reasoning, and executing multi-step tasks using APIs, tools, enterprise systems, and external services. Develop robust integration patterns for LLMs, ML models, and agentic systems with enterprise applications, including databases, APIs, and legacy platforms, enabling intelligent tool-using agents. Hands-on model selection, fine-tuning, evaluation, and optimization for LLMs, transformer-based architectures, diffusion models, and other advanced AI models. Design advanced system components such as agent memory, reflection loops, vector stores, and long-horizon planning mechanisms to support scalable agentic intelligence. Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to identify automation and augmentation opportunities, translating business needs into AI architecture and actionable solution designs. Implement strong governance, compliance, and Responsible AI controls, ensuring transparency, security, and safe deployment of all autonomous and generative systems. Define and operationalize monitoring, observability, and performance evaluation frameworks for continuous improvement of AI models and agentic systems. Drive cost optimization strategies across AI infrastructure, training pipelines, inference workloads, and cloud resource utilization. Ensure measurable value realization by validating that implemented AI solutions deliver tangible business impact and align with organizational objectives. Collaborate with the AI/ML engineering community and provide technical direction when needed, while maintaining personal hands-on ownership of core development activities. Education and Qualification Master’s degree (preferred) or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related technical field. Advanced certifications or specialization in AI/ML architecture, cloud platforms, or generative AI technologies are a plus Certification in Databricks, Azure AI Engineer or Azure Data Scientist Associate 8-10 years of experience in AI/ML solution design and architecture, including at least 4+ years in Generative AI and agentic AI systems. Proven track record in architecting large-scale AI platforms, integrating LLMs, and designing multi-agent systems. Strong proficiency in Python and deep understanding of ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, Hugging Face Transformers). Expertise in LLMs (e.g., GPT, Claude, LLaMA), vector databases, and prompt engineering strategies. Hands-on experience with agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain Agents, AutoGPT, OpenAgents, CrewAI) and orchestration of autonomous agents. Deep knowledge of planning, reasoning, and decision-making architectures for autonomous systems. Experience in cloud-native AI architecture on Azure, including Azure ML/AI platform, Copilot Studio, and Azure Foundry. Strong background in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) for scalable AI deployments. Familiarity with reinforcement learning, symbolic reasoning, and neuro-symbolic AI approaches. Experience with real-time data processing, event-driven architectures, and MLOps best practices for production-grade AI systems. Show more Show less