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Full stack software engineer (forward deployed)- 6-8 months contract

Summary

Builds full-stack AI applications for public-sector clients, integrating LLMs with React/Next.js frontends and cloud infrastructure, while spending up to two weeks monthly on-site in Qatar.

Overview Our Client's International Public Sector team is focused on using AI to address critical challenges facing the public sector around the world.

Our core work consists of:

Creating custom AI applications that will impact millions of citizens

Generating high-quality training data for custom LLMs

Upskilling and advisory services to spread the impact of AI

Responsibilities As a Full Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed), you'll collaborate directly with public sector counterparts to quickly build full-stack, AI applications, to solve their most pressing challenges and achieve meaningful impact for citizens.

Partner with public sector clients to scope, collect feedback and implement solutions for complex problems, including spending up to two weeks per month in client offices for feedback and delivery.

Architect production-grade applications that integrate AI models with full-stack frameworks, managing everything from interactive UIs to backend APIs and systems.

Deploy and manage infrastructure within cloud environments, ensuring the highest levels of system integrity, security, scalability, and long-term reliability.

Contribute to core platform features designed to be reused across diverse international client use cases.

Partner with design, product, and data teams to build robust applications aligned with the broader technical architecture.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative field

5+ years of post-graduation, full-stack engineering experience with demonstrated proficiency in React (required), Type Script, Next.js, Python, Node.js, Postgre SQL or Mongo DB plus hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure/AWS/GCP

Proven ability to architect scalable, production-grade applications with a strong handle on cloud environments and infrastructure health.

Experience working directly within customer infrastructure to deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot complex, end-to-end solutions.

A self-starting approach with the technical maturity to navigate ambiguous requirements and deliver reliable software

Driven async communication methodologies to reduce communication frictions

Nice to haves

Proficient in Arabic

Past experience working in a forward deployed engineer / dedicated customer engineer role

Experience working cross functionally with operations

Experience building solutions with LLMs and a deep understanding of the overall Gen AI landscape

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