Full-Stack App Developer (AI Products)

• Build mobile-first web applications and PWAs from concept to production
• Work across frontend, backend, databases and APIs
• Translate product ideas and requirements into working software
• Make practical architecture and technology decisions
• Integrate AI models and APIs into real product workflows
• Work with LLMs, multimodal models, image understanding, structured extraction and similar AI capabilities where relevant
• Build prompts, model interactions, validation logic and fallbacks around AI outputs
• Combine AI with structured data, business rules and recommendation logic
• Evaluate different AI providers and models based on quality, speed and cost
• Build authentication, user accounts, payments and third-party integrations
• Set up deployment, monitoring and product analytics
• Debug and solve problems independently
• Use modern AI development tools to build faster and more effectively
• Iterate quickly based on product feedback and real user behaviour

This is not simply a developer role where using Cursor or another AI coding assistant counts as AI experience.

We are specifically looking for someone who has integrated AI into applications used by real users.

That could include experience with:

• OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini or similar model APIs
• LLM-powered application features
• Multimodal AI
• Image recognition and image understanding
• OCR and document extraction
• Structured data extraction from unstructured inputs
• AI-assisted search or recommendations
• Tool calling and agent-style workflows
• Retrieval and contextual AI experiences
• Prompt and output evaluation
• Managing unreliable model responses
• Cost, latency and model-selection tradeoffs
• Combining deterministic application logic with probabilistic AI outputs

You do not need to be an AI researcher or train foundation models from scratch.

You do need to understand how to turn existing AI capabilities into reliable product features.

You have probably worked in a startup, built your own product, freelanced on complete applications, or been part of a very small development team.

You are comfortable being the person who says:

“I can build that.”

And then actually gets it into production.

You do not need someone else to handle every backend task, deployment issue, API integration, AI integration or technical decision.

You know when something needs a robust solution and when a simple solution is enough for the current stage of the product.

You are comfortable working with incomplete information, asking the right questions and moving forward without waiting for a perfect specification.

Most importantly, you have personally shipped real applications and have practical experience integrating AI into products.

You should have strong practical experience with several of the following:

• React and/or Next.js

• Responsive web application development
• Backend development and APIs
• SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Platforms such as Supabase
• Authentication and user management
• Cloud deployment
• Git and modern development workflows
• AI APIs and LLM integrations
• Multimodal AI or computer vision APIs
• Product analytics and monitoring
• AI-assisted development tools such as Codex, Claude Code, Cursor or similar

Experience with native mobile applications, payments, OCR, recommendation systems or structured extraction is useful.

We care more about your ability to build complete products than whether you match a specific technology checklist.

We want to understand what you personally built, not only what the company or development team built.

Be ready to show us one or more applications and explain:

• What was the product?
• What did you personally build?
• How big was the team?
• Which parts did you own yourself?
• Which AI capabilities did you integrate?
• Which models or providers did you use?
• How did you handle unreliable AI outputs?
• What technology did you choose and why?
• How did you deploy and operate it?
• What problems did you run into?
• What would you build differently today?

Side projects, your own startups and independently built products absolutely count.

SCALR works with founder-led AI and technology product companies in the UAE.

We work practically, move quickly and avoid unnecessary complexity.

For this role, that means:

• Direct access to the founder
• Mostly remote work
• Occasional meetings in Dubai
• Clear deliverables
• Significant technical ownership
• Short feedback loops
• AI as part of the product, not just part of the development process
• Decisions based on what the product actually needs
• Comfortable working independently without relying on a large specialist development team

This role will suit someone who enjoys building more than managing development.

This will start as a contract engagement based around agreed product deliverables.

If the relationship works well and the products develop as expected, the scope can grow significantly over time.

Applicants must currently be based in Dubai.

Apply directly through LinkedIn.

Please include examples of applications or products you have personally built.

GitHub, App Store, Google Play, live products, portfolio links or private demonstrations are all relevant.

Please highlight any products where you personally integrated AI functionality.