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Role Overview: You will be leading a high-impact engineering team in Abu Dhabi for a fast-scaling AI infrastructure startup. As the Technical Team Lead, you will have the opportunity to shape the technical culture, build a local team from scratch, and drive projects that involve LLMs, AI agents, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems used globally. Key Responsibilities: - Build, mentor, and lead a growing engineering team in Abu Dhabi consisting of 3-10 members - Take ownership of delivering high-impact technical initiatives related to AI infrastructure, backend systems, and developer tooling - Serve as the technical liaison between the teams in Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, and NYC to ensure smooth collaboration - Be actively involved in coding tasks while also leading architectural decisions, sprint planning, and team development - Establish engineering best practices and cultivate a high-performance culture in a rapidly expanding environment Qualifications Required: - 12-17 years of experience in backend, infrastructure, or machine learning domains - Demonstrated leadership skills with at least 8 years of experience managing engineering teams in fast-paced environments - Proficiency in Python, FastAPI, and cloud-native systems such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, along with CI/CD knowledge - Deep expertise in AI agent frameworks, LangChain, vector databases, and modern LLM APIs - Strong passion for fostering team collaboration, maintaining technical excellence, and coordinating across different time zones Additional Details (If available): The company is already generating over $3M in annual recurring revenue, serving more than 200,000 users, and has garnered over 5 million downloads. The tech environment includes backend technologies like Python and FastAPI, infrastructure tools like AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, AI stack components such as LangChain, Pinecone/Weaviate, OpenAI, and Anthropic, and DevOps practices using GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines. The primary focus areas are developer tools, AI agents, and real-time search APIs. If you are a hands-on technical leader eager to make a significant impact at the intersection of AI and engineering scale, this role offers you the chance to become the face of engineering in a strategic location, work in a startup with impressive user metrics, and contribute to shaping a global tech presence from the ground up.,
