Senior Engineering Manager, Kuwait

About the role

Scale AI's Global Public Sector team builds AI applications for governments worldwide, from custom AI apps to training data for national LLMs and advisory services. It is looking for a technically strong, customer-oriented Engineering Manager to lead the development of AI applications for Kuwait government clients. As a founding member of its regional team, the role sits at the intersection of engineering leadership, AI/ML delivery and direct client engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of engineers delivering AI-powered applications for Kuwait government clients, ensuring high quality and on-time delivery.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for Kuwait government stakeholders, translating complex engineering concepts into clear language for non-technical audiences.
• Design, build and optimize full-stack AI applications, from data pipelines and ML model integration to APIs and frontend delivery.
• Develop and deploy AI/ML solutions such as LLM-powered features, AI agents and intelligent automation tailored to government use cases.
• Build and maintain robust API integrations between Scale's platform and government systems and third-party services.
• Partner with product, go-to-market and government counterparts to define requirements and drive delivery from concept to production.
• Represent Scale in client-facing workshops, demos and executive briefings with Kuwait government agencies.
• Manage the full product lifecycle across multiple workstreams, balancing speed and quality.
• Mentor and grow engineers, and influence team culture, processes and best practices.

Required profile

• 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 managing and developing high-performing technical teams.
• Hands-on experience building, training, fine-tuning or deploying machine learning models and LLM-based applications in production.
• Proven experience in a customer-facing or client-embedded engineering role, engaging directly with government or enterprise clients.
• Ability to turn complex government business requirements into practical, scalable engineering solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, and a track record of shipping high-quality products at pace.
• Experience in or with the GCC region is strongly preferred; Arabic is a plus.

Required skills

• AI/ML engineering and full-stack development.
• API design and integration at scale, including RESTful services and AI/ML APIs.
• Backend services, APIs, data pipelines and frontend interfaces.