Abu Dhabi | Buy-Side Investment Management | Competitive Package + Relocation
We are supporting a global buy-side investment firm in Abu Dhabi that is building advanced AI and quantitative technology to support its investment teams. They are hiring an AI Engineer / Quant Developer to design and deliver AI-driven tools used directly by portfolio managers, traders and researchers.
This is a senior, hands-on engineering role for someone who combines strong Python development with artificial intelligence, data science and financial markets experience. You will work closely with the front office to turn investment problems into production-grade AI and analytics solutions.
What you will do
• Build and deploy machine-learning and GenAI models for investment research, forecasting, trading and risk
• Develop Python-based services, APIs and data pipelines used by portfolio managers and quants
• Apply techniques such as time-series modelling, NLP, optimisation and reinforcement learning to financial data
• Work with large-scale data platforms (e.g. Databricks) to train, test and deploy models
• Partner directly with front-office stakeholders to define requirements and deliver high-impact tools
What we’re looking for
• Strong Python engineer with experience in AI, data science or quantitative development
• Experience working in financial markets or investment management
• Ability to build production-grade AI systems, not just prototypes
• Comfortable working close to traders, quants and investment teams
