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Base pay range

$180,000.00/yr - $230,000.00/yr

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Consultant - Software Engineering, Digital Assets, Quants, Portfolio Managers, AI & Machine Learning

Quant Developer (Senior AI/ML Engineer – Knowledge Graphs & NLP) - UAE - Discrete Global Fund - Up to $230k base

Up to $230k base + performance bonus

The opportunity

We are partnered with a leading global investment firm who are pioneering the use of AI to drive fundamental research and portfolio decisions. They are scaling a high-calibre team in Abu Dhabi and are looking for a senior engineer with deep expertise in AI/ML, knowledge graphs, and NLP to play a key role in building production-grade systems that deliver real-world impact.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and owning large-scale knowledge graph architectures and pipelines.
• Building advanced NLP/LLM-based information extraction and retrieval systems.
• Prototyping and deploying graph-based learning models and embeddings.
• Collaborating directly with investment teams and researchers to turn complex requirements into scalable solutions.
• Ensuring rigorous testing, evaluation, and governance of AI models and data pipelines.

What we’re looking for

• Strong background (5–8+ years) in quantitative software development or applied AI/ML – finance experience is not required but can be beneficial (especially certain financial/alt data sets)
• Deep expertise in Python and frameworks such as PyTorch (or JAX), with exposure to graph ML libraries.
• Experience delivering production-grade systems involving knowledge graphs and/or modern NLP.
• Solid grounding in algorithms, probability, statistics, and machine learning fundamentals.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative, high-performance environment.
• Advanced academic background (MS/PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields.
• Relocation support and visa sponsorship.
• Comprehensive family medical insurance and other lifestyle benefits.
• 30 days annual leave + UAE public holidays.
• Opportunity to join a cutting-edge team applying AI to global investment challenges.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology and Finance

This posting includes opportunities to join a team focused on applying AI to investment challenges.