# Principal AI/ML Engineer

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy dedicated to transforming the regional corporate landscape through bespoke, high-impact intelligent systems. We combine deep quantitative expertise, cutting-edge cloud architecture, and modern MLOps to engineer secure, scalable, and resilient platforms designed to power enterprise AI at scale. With deep roots across the financial services and banking sectors in the UAE, we help major institutions bridge the gap between experimental models and production-grade AI platforms. We don't build temporary fixes or isolated prototypes-we engineer bulletproof, banking-grade AI solutions for high-stakes enterprise transformations. The Opportunity We are seeking an exceptional Principal AI / ML Engineer to serve as a technical authority, team mentor, and trusted client principal across our high-impact enterprise engagements in the UAE. This is a high-visibility leadership role at the intersection of quantitative science, deep learning architectures, modern MLOps, and strategic consulting. You will lead cross-functional squads of AI Engineers, Data Scientists, and Data Engineers-translating complex executive visions into elegant, production-r

- **Id**: 1110031
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/deeplight-ai-principal-aiml-engineer>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Countries**: AE
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-22T10:43:06Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-22
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T08:46:11Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 48
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6027
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Health insurance, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Financial Software & Embedded Finance, Financial AI, AI Consulting & Integration

## Company

- **Id**: 674120
- **Name**: Deeplight AI
- **Domain**: deeplight.ae
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/deeplight>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 5
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.8
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 57000
- **Max usd**: 141000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: global_role_cell_scaled_by_country
- **Sample n**: 1286

## Technologies

- **Amazon SageMaker** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **Fine-tuning** — Optional: no
- **Hugging Face** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **LangChain** — Optional: no
- **LlamaIndex** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **LLM Evaluation** — Optional: no
- **LoRA** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Ollama** — Optional: no
- **OpenAI** — Optional: no
- **PyTorch** — Optional: no
- **QLoRA** — Optional: no
- **Quantization** — Optional: no
- **RAG** — Optional: no
- **TensorFlow** — Optional: no
- **TGI** — Optional: no
- **vLLM** — Optional: no
- **Zero Trust** — Optional: no
- **PEFT** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 48

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-22T10:43:06Z

## Visa

- Country: AE; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 17; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 17 of its adverts here in 24 months; Cap exempt: no

## Liveness

- **Score**: 29
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.648
- **P room**: 0.45
- **Age days**: 47
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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