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Software developer contract jobs in the UAE

Here are the latest software developer contract jobs in the UAE that Freelance Radar found on LinkedIn. For every job you contact the person hiring directly, with no job board in between. There are 56 contract jobs live right now, and the list is updated continuously.

Updated on 17 October 2026

56

contract jobs live

+48

this week

Senior MLOps Engineer

12-month extendable contract to build, deploy and operate production-grade ML and LLM infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments, requiring 5-10 years MLOps/ML platform experience with v…

Full Stack Developer

3-month contract in Abu Dhabi for a Full Stack Developer with 4+ years in Java/Spring Boot, Linux, SQL/NoSQL, Jira, CI/CD and modern front-end frameworks (Angular, React or Vue.js); open to all.

Experienced Data Scientist (5-7 years AI/ML engineering) for a 3-month contract in Abu Dhabi, with hands-on Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, RAG/MCP, MLOps (MLflow), SQL/NoSQL and Jira/Agile/CI/CD experien…

12-month onsite contract in Abu Dhabi for a Data Scientist with 5+ years experience in statistics, ML/DL, RAG/MCP, Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, SQL/NoSQL, MLOps (MLflow, GitLab, Docker, CI/CD) and defe…

JAVA Fullstack Developer

12-month contract (possible long-term) onsite in Abu Dhabi for a Java Fullstack Developer with 5+ years' experience in Java/Spring Boot, Linux, SQL/NoSQL, Jira, Agile, CI/CD (Git, Jenkins, Artifactory…

Apigee API Integration Specialist

Mid-level/senior Google Apigee specialist needed for a 6-12 month contract/freelance enterprise API integration project in Dubai, on-site, requiring 3-5+ years of API development, Apigee X/Edge, API p…

Full Stack Developer

Short term contract for a Full Stack Developer in Abu Dhabi requiring strong Java and Spring Boot expertise in Linux environments, SQL/NoSQL databases, Jira, Agile, CI/CD and DevOps tooling (Git, Jenk…

Senior SRE / AIOps Engineer

6–12 month contract hire in Dubai for a Senior SRE / AIOps Engineer with 4–8 years hands-on experience in Kubernetes (k3s), Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps, Python/Go/Node.js, AIOps, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, G…

Dubai · AED 18,000 – 20,000/pm

Senior Integration Engineer

Design and build modular, reusable banking capability services and BIAN-aligned APIs on a Lean Core Banking platform, integrating core banking, CRM, AML, fraud, payments, cards and lending systems; re…

Power BI Developer

6-month extendable contract for a locally available Power BI Developer in Abu Dhabi to build interactive dashboards, data models, DAX calculations and Power Query transformations for BI reporting.

Software Engineer

Two Software Engineers needed for a 3 month contract, possibly extendable depending on project, supporting a leading Defense client in Abu Dhabi.

Senior Backend Engineer

Senior backend engineering role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on a 12-month onsite contract, open to candidates currently based in the UAE.

Lead Backend Engineer

Lead backend engineering role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on a 12-month onsite contract, open to candidates currently based in the UAE.

Staff Backend Engineer

Staff backend engineering role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on a 12-month onsite contract, open to candidates currently based in the UAE.

Software Engineer (Java / Full Stack)

Immediately available Java/Full Stack engineer for a 3-month contract in Abu Dhabi working on AI-driven and mission-critical projects, requiring Java, Spring Boot, React/Angular/Vue, Linux, SQL, CI/CD…

Senior React.js Developer

12-month extendable onsite contract in Dubai for a Senior React.js Developer with 5-8 years experience in React.js, TypeScript, Redux, Next.js, Micro Frontends, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Generative AI and …

Forward Deployed Engineer

Contract role in Abu Dhabi for a Mandarin-speaking Forward Deployed Engineer with 4+ years experience to deploy and integrate AI/software platforms for enterprise customers, requiring Python, APIs, mi…

Backend Engineer (Python / Node.js)

6-month contract with possible extension for a Backend Engineer (Python/Node.js) with a client in Dubai.

6-month extendable contract for an AI Engineer with 6+ years of enterprise AI experience in Dubai, immediate to 30 days availability, requiring skills in AI Agents, LLMs, RAG, Python, SQL, Databricks …

Looking for an experienced AI/ML Engineer with 8+ years in Python, Machine Learning, Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, vector databases, MLOps, Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD to build and deploy scalable AI sol…

Experienced Data Engineer (3–5+ years) needed for a 6-month contract-to-hire role in Dubai, requiring strong Azure and Databricks hands-on experience, Python, PySpark, SQL, Apache Spark, ETL/ELT pipel…

Senior .NET Developer

12-month extendable contract in Abu Dhabi for a Senior .NET Developer with 10+ years experience in C#, ASP.NET Core, Azure, SQL Server and mandatory React or Angular, to build enterprise applications …

Senior .NET Developer

12-month contract in Dubai for a Senior .NET Developer to build enterprise backend and frontend applications using C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, React.js or Angular, SQL Server and Azure App Services/Functi…

Palantir Foundry Engineer

Palantir Foundry engineer with 5+ years experience required for a yearly renewable contract in Abu Dhabi, strong in data engineering, software and platform engineering, large-scale data platforms, dat…

Backend Engineer

Contract backend engineering role in Dubai requiring local UAE experience, 6 months extendable, with Python (FastAPI/Flask), Node.js (Express.js), REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices, PostgreSQL, MongoDB…

Senior Full Stack Developer

6-month extendable onsite contract in Dubai for a Senior Full Stack Developer with 6+ years of experience in React, TypeScript/JavaScript, backend development, REST APIs, Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE/Dat…

Front-End Engineer / Full Stack

Contract hire under IDC employment and visa sponsorship for a Front-End Engineer / Full Stack with 5-9 years of hands-on experience, onsite in Abu Dhabi.

Palantir Foundry Developer

Palantir Foundry Developer with 3-5 years' experience needed for a 12-month extendable onsite contract in Abu Dhabi, covering data connections, ingestion pipelines, code repositories, ontology, worksh…

Flutter Developer

12-month extendable contract (long term under Marc Ellis payroll) in Sharjah, UAE for a Flutter developer with mandatory banking experience and 5+ years hands-on Flutter/Dart, REST APIs, OAuth2/JWT, A…

Marketing Manager – CRM & Marketing Automation

6-month contract Marketing Manager role in Dubai for a real estate developer, focused on CRM and marketing automation.

Onsite .NET Developer needed in Abu Dhabi for a 6-month extendable contract, requiring C#, .NET Core, web application and API development, and SQL Server skills; visa sponsorship handled by the staffi…

AI Security Engineer

12-month contract for an experienced AI Security Engineer in Abu Dhabi to secure AI, cloud and cybersecurity platforms, requiring Azure cloud security, AI/ML security and LLM vulnerability expertise, …

Senior MLOps Engineer

Build, deploy and operate production-grade ML and LLM infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments, on a 12 month extendable contract in Abu Dhabi; requires 5-10 years MLOps/ML platform ex…

Contract ML Engineer needed for a 12-month on-site role in Dubai to deploy ML models and AI pipelines into production and build MLOps CI/CD workflows, requiring 5-9 years' experience with Python, PyTo…

Frontend Developer- React & Tailwind

12-month contract (possible extension) for an on-site frontend developer in Abu Dhabi with 10+ years experience, strong React.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, Node.js, micro frontend architecture, monore…

Senior MLOps Engineer

12-month contract in Abu Dhabi to lead ML infrastructure and LLM deployment using vLLM/Triton, MLflow/Kubeflow pipelines, and cloud-native ML infra on AWS/Azure/GCP, requiring 5+ years MLOps experienc…

Infrastructure Engineer (SRE + AIOps)

Hands-on Infrastructure Engineer needed for a 6-month extendable onsite contract in Dubai to support cloud and edge distributed systems, requiring SRE, Kubernetes/k3s, Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform, Python/…

Senior Fullstack Developer

Build a real-time multi-tenant fleet and transit platform with Python/Django backend and React/Next.js frontend, remote Dubai-based opportunity, EU time zone preference.

Dynamics ERP Techno-Functional Consultant

Experienced Dynamics ERP Techno-Functional Consultant needed on a yearly renewable contract in Dubai with strong expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O), Power Automate and…

Dynamics ERP Techno-Functional Consultant

Experienced Dynamics ERP Techno-Functional Consultant needed in Dubai on a yearly renewable contract, with 8+ years D365 F&O and Power Automate plus 5 years .NET development, ERP operations, AI Agents…