Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Published on: September 15, 2026
Forward Deployed AI Engineer / AI Native Engineer
About the Role
We are looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer / AI Native Engineer to join a fast-growing enterprise AI and AI Agent company.
This is a highly hands-on, client-facing AI engineering role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of software engineering, AI, and real-world business problems.
You will work directly with customers to understand ambiguous business challenges, translate them into technical solutions, and build and deploy production-grade AI applications and autonomous agent workflows.
Key Responsibilities
Work directly with enterprise clients to understand business challenges, workflows, and technical requirements.
Translate ambiguous business problems into practical AI / LLM / Agent-based solutions.
Rapidly prototype, iterate, and deploy AI solutions in real-world production environments.
Design and build AI agents, multi-agent workflows, RAG systems, LLM applications, and AI-powered automation.
Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems, APIs, databases, and existing technology infrastructure.
Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders throughout the solution lifecycle.
Own projects from discovery and PoC through to production deployment and optimisation.
Evaluate AI system performance and continuously improve reliability, accuracy, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Requirements
2–8+ years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, solutions engineering, or a related technical role.
Strong hands-on experience building software applications with Python, TypeScript, or similar languages.
Practical experience with LLMs, Generative AI, AI Agents, RAG, tool/function calling, or agent orchestration frameworks.
Experience taking AI prototypes into production environments.
Strong understanding of APIs, cloud platforms, databases, and modern software engineering practices.
Comfortable working directly with clients and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments.
Fluent English communication skills.
Ideal Candidate
You may come from a background such as:
Forward Deployed Engineer
AI / ML Engineer
AI Native Engineer
Applied AI Engineer
Solutions Engineer
AI Solutions Architect
Full-Stack Engineer with strong GenAI experience
Technical Consultant / Technical Lead
We are particularly interested in builders — engineers who enjoy getting close to the problem, speaking with customers, experimenting quickly, and turning ideas into working AI products.
As part of our hiring process, this role may use Keystone AI’s artificial intelligence or automated tools to assist with reviewing and screening applications. These tools support, but do not replace, human judgment in making hiring decisions.
Your application will be considered complete only after you have completed the full registration process on the Keystone AI platform, including creating your profile, uploading your CV, and submitting your application. The AI interview is optional but encouraged and is not required for your application to be considered.
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CGP Group is an affirmative equal-opportunity employer and recruitment firm. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. Information provided in this advertisement is for recruitment purposes only.
