About the role
At Careem, we are developing the Everything App for the Greater Middle East, facilitating easy mobility, food and grocery delivery, payment management, and more. Our mission is straightforward: to enhance and simplify people's lives while fostering a remarkable organization that motivates and inspires.
Since our inception in 2012, Careem has empowered over 2.5 million Captains, improved the lives of more than 70 million customers, and established a thriving platform for the region's brightest talent and entrepreneurs. We operate in over 70 cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.
As we embark on our next chapter, driven by AI, we seek innovative AI professionals: inquisitive problem-solvers who can leverage AI to create tools, automate workflows, and drive significant impact. Whether enhancing operational efficiency, elevating customer experience, or reimagining internal systems, we are looking for individuals who can make Careem operate smarter and move quicker.
The Mission
We recognize that the transformative potential of AI remains largely untapped in our region. To address this, we are launching a new division within Careem focused on Enterprise AI Transformation.
We are rethinking and constructing the future of work to simplify and enhance business operations in the age of GenAI with WorkOS: a state-of-the-art ‘operating system’ designed to deploy, orchestrate, and enhance AI agents throughout every customer and operational journey, increasingly autonomously. This goes beyond mere automation; it is about creating a hybrid workforce where self-learning AI agents manage the heavy lifting, allowing our team to concentrate on high-value, creative endeavors.
The Team
This group functions like a startup within Careem, with a clear mandate: to act swiftly, build boldly, and deliver production-ready AI systems that fundamentally transform how the region utilizes technology.
The Opportunity
We are in search of an outstanding founding Backend Engineer to develop the WorkOS platform. This role is suited for a systems thinker eager to work at the intersection of high-scale distributed systems and AI orchestration...

