# AI Engineer - R&D to Production (Multi-Modal: Video, Text, Audio)

> Flatgigs · United Arab Emirates (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-03-30

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

**Experience:** 4–5+ Years  
**Employment Type:** Full-Time  
**Hiring Partner:** Flatgigs  
**Client:** Confidential AI Research & Innovation Lab

### About the Opportunity

Flatgigs is hiring **AI Engineers** for a confidential **R&D-focused AI lab** working across **video, text, and audio problem spaces**.

This is not a typical “apply a model and ship” role.  
This is a **research-driven environment** where problems are not clearly defined, and solutions are not obvious.

You will spend time:

-   Exploring
-   Experimenting
-   Failing
-   Iterating
-   And eventually solving problems that don’t have playbooks

If you need structured tasks and predictable outputs — this role will frustrate you.  
If you enjoy going deep into problems and figuring things out from first principles — this is where you’ll thrive.

### What You’ll Work On

-   Solve complex AI problems across:

-   **Video understanding and processing**
-   **Text-based AI / NLP systems**
-   **Audio processing (nice to have, not mandatory)**

-   Design, experiment, and iterate on **AI models and approaches**
-   Work on problems that may not have **clear starting points or predefined solutions**
-   Explore **multiple approaches before arriving at optimal solutions**
-   Contribute to **research-driven experimentation and innovation**

### What We’re Looking For

### Core Requirement

-   **4–5+ years of experience in AI / Machine Learning**

This level of experience matters because it typically brings exposure to **multiple AI domains**, not just one.

### Multi-Modal Exposure (Important)

-   Experience across **at least two of the following areas**:

-   Video
-   Text (NLP / LLMs)
-   Audio (bonus)

👉 Candidates limited to only one vertical may struggle in this environment.

### R&D Experience (Critical)

-   Prior experience working in **research or experimentation-heavy environments**
-   Exposure to:

-   Prototyping
-   Testing hypotheses
-   Iterative experimentation

-   Experience contributing to:

-   Research initiatives
-   Internal innovation projects
-   Publications (nice to have, not mandatory)

### Problem-Solving Depth

-   Ability to go beyond “making things work” and instead:

-   Understand **why something works or fails**
-   Debug deeply at the **model or system level**
-   Explore multiple approaches before finalizing a solution

### Ideal Candidate Profile

-   Curious by nature — asks _“why”_ more than _“what”_
-   Comfortable working in **uncertain, ambiguous problem spaces**
-   Enjoys experimentation and is not discouraged by failure
-   Thinks in terms of **systems, patterns, and root causes**
-   Has a **tinkerer mindset** — explores beyond surface-level fixes

### What Success Looks Like

-   You are able to **approach open-ended problems without predefined solutions**
-   You explore multiple directions instead of settling for the first working solution
-   You contribute to building **deep understanding, not just outputs**
-   You can work across **different AI problem types without becoming a bottleneck**

### Nice to Have

-   Research papers, publications, or contributions to open-source AI projects
-   Experience with:

-   Multi-modal models
-   LLMs and advanced NLP
-   Computer vision systems
-   Audio processing systems

### Why This Role

-   Work on **open-ended, high-impact AI problems**
-   Opportunity to explore across **multiple AI domains**
-   Be part of a **true R&D environment**, not just product delivery
-   Freedom to experiment, fail, and learn

### Hiring Approach

-   This is an **ongoing hiring effort**, not tied to a fixed headcount
-   Quality matters more than speed or volume
-   Strong candidates are hired continuously as they are identified

### Confidentiality Note

This opportunity is being managed by **Flatgigs** on behalf of a confidential client. Client details will be shared with shortlisted candidates during the hiring process.

## Apply

[Apply at Flatgigs](https://apply.workable.com/flatgigs/j/31BC571461/apply)

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