# Senior Engineering Manager, Kuwait

**Company**: Scale AI
**Location**: Kuwait City
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112629176

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## Description

We are looking for a technically strong and customer-oriented Engineering Manager to lead the development of AI applications for Kuwait government clients.

As a founding member of our regional team, you will help define how Scale AI shows up for some of the most ambitious public sector AI initiatives in the Gulf.

### Responsibilities

- Lead and manage a team of engineers delivering AI-powered applications for Kuwait government clients, ensuring high-quality output and on-time delivery

- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for Kuwait government stakeholders,translating complex engineering concepts into clear, accessible language for non-technical audiences

- Design, build, and optimize full stack AI applications end-to-end, from data pipelines and ML model integration through to APIs and frontend delivery

- Develop and deploy AI/ML solutions including LLM-powered features, AI agents, and intelligent automation tailored to government use cases

- Build and maintain robust API integrations connecting Scale's platform with government systems and third-party services

- Partner with product, go to market, and government counterparts to define requirements, scope solutions, and drive delivery from conceptualization through production

- Represent Scale in client-facing settings including workshops, demos, and executive briefings with Kuwait government agencies

- Manage the full product lifecycle across multiple workstreams simultaneously, balancing speed and quality in a fast-paced environment

- Inspire, mentor, and grow engineers on the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and customer focus

- Influence team culture, engineering processes, and best practices as a senior leader within the Global Public Sector organization

### Requirements

- 6+ years of total software engineering experience, with a strong background in AI/ML engineering and full stack development

- 3+ years of engineering leadership experience, with a demonstrated ability to manage and develop high-performing technical teams

- Strong AI/ML engineering foundation,hands-on experience building, training, fine-tuning, or deploying machine learning models and LLM-based applications in production

- Full stack engineering proficiency across the entire application stack, including backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and frontend interfaces

- Proven experience in a customer-facing or client-embedded engineering role,comfortable engaging directly with government or enterprise clients, leading technical discussions, and building trust with non-technical stakeholders

- Experience designing and integrating APIs at scale, including RESTful services and AI/ML APIs

- Ability to translate complex government business requirements into practical, scalable engineering solutions

- Track record of shipping high-quality products and features at pace in dynamic, ambiguous environments

- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to adapt technical content for diverse audiences

- Desire to work in a very fast-paced, high-stakes environment where your work directly impacts citizens

- Experience working in or with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is strongly preferred; Arabic language skills a plus

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## Skills

### Required
- AI/ML engineering
- full stack development
- engineering leadership
- API integration
- machine learning models
- LLM-based applications

### Nice to have
- Arabic
- experience working in or with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region

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