Application open: Full-Time

MBZUAI is looking to recruit a Senior MLOps Engineer for our Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) department. The IFM at MBZUAI is dedicated to pioneering academic research at the forefront of global AI innovation, driven by real‑world societal needs. We build some of the world’s most powerful foundation models – open, fast, and focused on solving real‑world problems. With deep scientific roots and world‑class talent in Abu Dhabi, Paris, and Silicon Valley, IFM is shaping the future of AI.

The MLOps Engineer will design, build, and maintain robust ML infrastructure across training, inference, and deployment pipelines. The role will take ownership of the model lifecycle from data ingestion to real‑time serving and ensure Large Language Models (LLM) and speech models are deployed efficiently, securely, and reproducibly in Kubernetes‑based environments.

• Infrastructure Design and Cloud Management