CTO – Digital & AI – Saudi Arabia

CTO – Digital & AI – Saudi Arabia

Davidson Tech Recruitment has been mandated to recruit a CTO – Digital & AI for their client in Saudi Arabia. We are seeking a highly experienced CTO – Digital & AI with a minimum of 12 years of experience in a similar leadership capacity. You will lead the overall technology and AI vision, architecture, and execution for a rapidly growing digital enterprise. The role requires deep experti...

Head of Data & AI – UAE

Head of Data & AI – UAE

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IT Project Manager – Kuwait (Digital Transformation)

IT Project Manager – Kuwait (Digital Transformation)

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Information Security Manager – Saudi Arabia

Information Security Manager – Saudi Arabia

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Blockchain Engineer – UAE

Blockchain Engineer – UAE

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Mobile Engineer (Flutter) – Oman

Mobile Engineer (Flutter) – Oman

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Senior Data Engineer – Saudi Arabia (Financial Services)

Senior Data Engineer – Saudi Arabia (Financial Services)

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GenAI Engineer – UAE (Healthcare & Insurance)

GenAI Engineer – UAE (Healthcare & Insurance)

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Est. 2012 • 13+ Years of Excellence

Dubai's Top IT & AI Recruitment Partner

Building the Future—One Exceptional Hire at a Time

Based in Dubai and serving the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain since 2012, we are the region's top-performing IT and AI recruitment agency, trusted by enterprises, high-growth scaleups, and government-backed innovators.

World-class IT and AI talent
Comprehensive technical vetting
50% faster time-to-hire
95% placement success rate
13+
Years of Excellence
3,500+
Successful Placements
10,000+
Global Talent Network
6
GCC Countries Served
AI Specialists
60+
Role Types
GCC Coverage
100%
All 6 Countries
Success Rate
95%
Placement Success
Experience
13+
Years
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Dubai's Top IT & AI Recruitment Partner

Since 2012, we've been the region's top-performing IT and AI recruitment agency, delivering world-class talent precisely matched to your stack, mission, and culture.

Discovery That Sharpens Your Brief

Discovery That Sharpens Your Brief

We translate business outcomes into hiring criteria: tech stack, architectural context, delivery goals, compliance constraints, and culture. We align on must-haves versus nice-to-haves to expand viable pipelines without diluting standards.

Market Mapping & Talent Intelligence

Market Mapping & Talent Intelligence

We present where the talent lives, compensation bands by country, visa feasibility, notice period realities, and competitive signals—so you know exactly how to win the market you're entering.

Technical & Behavioral Vetting

Technical & Behavioral Vetting

Engineering: code samples, pair programming, systems design. ML/AI: experiment write-ups, failure analysis, evaluation methods. Cloud/SRE: post-mortem walkthroughs, SLO design, cost/latency tuning.

A 13-Year Track Record of Excellence

Our unique approach to technology recruitment delivers exceptional results that speak for themselves.

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The Best IT and AI Talent in the World

Depth Across Every IT & AI Discipline

From full-stack and mobile to SRE, DevOps, platform, cloud, data, machine learning, and cutting-edge generative AI—we speak your language, framework by framework, service by service, model by model.

13 Years in the GCC Talent Market

We understand visa pathways, relocation logistics, offers in AED/SAR/QAR/KWD/OMR/BHD, cost-of-living adjustments, and onboarding nuances across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain.

Hands-On Technical Vetting

Our recruiters partner with seasoned technologists for coding reviews, systems-design debriefs, ML/AI whiteboard discussions, and portfolio evaluations. We don't forward CVs; we present shortlists worth interviewing.

Retention by Design

We screen for performance and staying power: product sense, communication, ownership, and values alignment that reduce drop-offs post-offer and stabilize teams after launch.

Comprehensive IT Excellence

Our expertise spans the complete spectrum of information technology roles, from foundational software development positions to the most specialized AI research roles.

Software & Web Development

Complete coverage of software engineering roles from junior developers to principal engineers across all major tech stacks.

Key Roles We Place

Software Engineer (All Levels)
Frontend Engineer
Backend Engineer
Full-Stack Engineer
Web Developer
Java Developer
.NET Developer
Python Developer
JavaScript/Node.js Developer
Go Developer
C++ Developer
C# Developer
PHP Developer
Ruby Developer
API/Integration Developer
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Role Types
15+
Languages
95%
Success Rate
Software & Web Development

Every hire you make doesn't just fill a position—it shapes your company's trajectory. The best engineers aren't just incrementally better—they're exponentially more impactful.

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Three Snapshot Outcomes

Real results from our recent placements across the GCC

Mission-Critical Platform Scale-Up

Challenge

A GCC e-commerce leader needed SREs and Platform Engineers to reduce incident frequency and improve deployment safety.

Solution

We delivered a shortlist with engineers experienced in k8s, service mesh, and progressive delivery.

Result

Faster rollouts, fewer regressions, and clearer on-call playbooks.

NLP to Production for Public-Sector

Challenge

A government entity sought NLP Engineers and ML Engineers to modernize knowledge workflows.

Solution

We prioritized candidates with RAG experience, multilingual tokenization, and strict evaluation protocols.

Result

Measurable retrieval accuracy gains and a pragmatic MLOps stack for stable releases.

Mobile Rebuild for Fintech

Challenge

A Dubai fintech needed senior iOS/Android and a React Native spearhead to unify their codebase.

Solution

We focused on talent with CI for mobile, store-review optimizations, and crash-free rate improvements.

Result

A cleaner release cadence and improved user ratings.

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Engagement Models That Fit Your Roadmap

Flexible hiring solutions tailored to your team's needs and growth trajectory

Permanent Hires

From mid-level contributors to principal engineers and heads of function.

Contract & Contract-to-Hire

Onboard fast, de-risk scope, transition to permanent when ready.

Special Projects & Pods

Assemble cross-functional squads (e.g., Backend + SRE + Data + QA) for focused delivery.

Leadership & Niche Search

Architects, staff/principal paths, and specialized AI roles that require discreet outreach.

Global Talent Network

Technology is global, so we are too. Wherever in the world you're looking for exceptional talent, we're there to connect you with the very best.

DUBAI

DUBAI

ABU DHABI

ABU DHABI

RIYADH

RIYADH

DOHA

DOHA

KUWAIT CITY

KUWAIT CITY

MUSCAT

MUSCAT

MANAMA

MANAMA

DUBAI

DUBAI

ABU DHABI

ABU DHABI

RIYADH

RIYADH

DOHA

DOHA

KUWAIT CITY

KUWAIT CITY

MUSCAT

MUSCAT

MANAMA

MANAMA

AI & MACHINE LEARNING

AI & MACHINE LEARNING

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING

DEVOPS

DEVOPS

FULL-STACK

FULL-STACK

DATA ENGINEERING

DATA ENGINEERING

MOBILE DEVELOPMENT

MOBILE DEVELOPMENT

CYBERSECURITY

CYBERSECURITY

AI & MACHINE LEARNING

AI & MACHINE LEARNING

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING

DEVOPS

DEVOPS

FULL-STACK

FULL-STACK

DATA ENGINEERING

DATA ENGINEERING

MOBILE DEVELOPMENT

MOBILE DEVELOPMENT

CYBERSECURITY

CYBERSECURITY

SILICON VALLEY

SILICON VALLEY

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

LONDON

LONDON

TOKYO

TOKYO

BERLIN

BERLIN

STOCKHOLM

STOCKHOLM

TORONTO

TORONTO

SILICON VALLEY

SILICON VALLEY

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

LONDON

LONDON

TOKYO

TOKYO

BERLIN

BERLIN

STOCKHOLM

STOCKHOLM

TORONTO

TORONTO

FAQs For Busy Hiring Managers

Quick answers to common questions about our recruitment process

Yes—UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain. We support local hiring and relocations from global tech hubs including India, Europe, and North America.

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94%

Retention Rate

48h

Avg Time-to-Hire