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Leadership role | Abu Dhabi | On-Site | Ai Startup

Leadership role | Abu Dhabi | On-Site | Ai Startup

MetaMorphBengaluru, Karnataka, India
25 days ago
Job description

Technical Team Lead – Abu Dhabi | Lead a High-Impact Engineering Team for a Global AI Company

A fast-scaling AI infrastructure startup — backed by strong revenue, developer traction, and global growth — is expanding into Abu Dhabi. We’re looking for a Technical Team Lead to spearhead engineering efforts from the region.

This is a flagship leadership opportunity to shape the technical culture, build the local team from the ground up, and drive projects that power LLMs, AI agents, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems used by thousands globally.

🌍 What You’ll Do :

  • Build, mentor, and lead a growing engineering team (3–10 members) in Abu Dhabi
  • Own delivery of high-impact technical initiatives in AI infrastructure, backend systems, and developer tooling
  • Act as the technical bridge between Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, and NYC teams to ensure seamless collaboration
  • Be deeply hands-on with code , while also driving architecture, sprint planning, and team growth
  • Establish engineering best practices and a high-performance culture in a rapidly scaling environment.

👩‍💻 What We’re Looking For :

  • 12–17 years of experience in backend, infrastructure, or machine learning domains
  • Proven leadership — 8+ years managing engineering teams in fast-paced settings
  • Strong knowledge of Python, FastAPI , cloud-native systems (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes), CI / CD
  • Deep experience with AI agent frameworks, LangChain, vector databases , and modern LLM APIs
  • Passion for team-building, technical excellence, and cross-time-zone coordination.

    • 🛠 Tech Environment :

  • Backend : Python, FastAPI
  • Infra : AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
  • AI Stack : LangChain, Pinecone / Weaviate, OpenAI, Anthropic
  • DevOps : GitHub Actions, CI / CD pipelines
  • Focus : Developer tools, AI agents, real-time search APIs

    • 📈 What Success Looks Like :

    ✅ In 30 days : Ramp up, understand systems, start hiring

    ✅ In 60 days : Drive local project execution, own sprint delivery

    ✅ In 90 days : Lead technical planning, formalize practices

    ✅ In 180 days : Fully own regional execution with a high-performing team under you

    🌟 Why This Role?

  • Be the face of engineering in a key strategic location
  • Join a startup already delivering $3M+ ARR, 200K+ users, 5M+ downloads
  • Work across AI, infrastructure, and real-time search systems
  • Shape the foundation of a global tech presence from the ground up

    • If you're a hands-on technical leader ready to drive impact at the intersection of AI and engineering scale, we want to hear from you.

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