10 AI & Tech Jobs Hiring in Oman Right Now (Sept 2026)

Oman's AI hiring pipeline keeps widening past the telecom giants and into homegrown startups. This month's roundup finds Omani drone-AI firm ESBAAR, SaaS heavyweight Rihal, data science consultancy PhazeRo, and dynamic-pricing startup Sampo AI all actively recruiting, alongside a steady stream of remote freelance AI training gigs on Bayt.com.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• ESBAAR, Oman's homegrown drone-AI company, is hiring an AI Engineer in Muscat to build computer vision solutions for oil and gas, mining, and utilities clients.
• Rihal, the Muscat SaaS company that recently reported a $7.5 million raise and 300+ staff (as covered on AI in Oman), has five open data and engineering roles requiring 5+ years' experience.
• Rihal also runs an Omani fresh-graduate track for Data Engineer and Data Scientist roles, a rare entry point for new graduates into applied AI work.
• PhazeRo, the Muscat data science consultancy founded by Masoud Al-Rawahi (also a co-founder of Phaze Ventures), is hiring both a general Data Scientist and a senior AI/LLM production engineer.
• Sampo AI, the Muscat dynamic-pricing startup that closed a $750,000 pre-seed round, is hiring beyond its founding team for IT support and data roles.
• Mindrift continues to post multiple freelance "AI Trainer" gigs for Oman-based Python, physics, and STEM specialists, paying $15 to $100+ per hour with no relocation required.

💼 The Full List of Openings

Here is what we verified as live or recently posted across job boards and company career pages this month. As always in Oman's job market, some listings omit salary figures entirely; we've flagged those as "Not disclosed" rather than skip them.

🚀 What Stands Out This Month

Local AI companies are hiring beyond their founders

ESBAAR, Sampo AI, and PhazeRo are all Omani-founded companies now recruiting for roles well outside their original founding teams. That's a healthy signal for the ecosystem: these firms need dedicated AI engineers, data scientists, and IT staff rather than relying on generalist founders wearing every hat. Rihal's scale-up, which grew to more than 300 staff after its funding round as AI in Oman reported, shows what that trajectory can look like a few years out.

Fresh graduates have an actual entry point

Rihal's Omani fresh-graduate track for Data Engineer and Data Scientist roles is worth flagging separately. Most AI job listings in Oman still assume 3-5+ years of experience, so a structured graduate-level path into applied data science is uncommon and directly useful for university leavers this hiring season.

Freelance AI training remains the easiest way in

Mindrift's project-based roles keep appearing month after month on Bayt.com for Oman-based applicants. These aren't permanent jobs, contributors are paid per task to write, evaluate, and refine content used to train AI models, but they require no relocation and pay competitively by the hour. For students or professionals wanting AI-adjacent experience without leaving a current job, these remain a practical option.

📈 Why This Matters for Oman

Every one of these openings sits inside Oman's Vision 2040 push to grow a knowledge-based, digitally skilled economy. The mix this month, drone AI, SaaS platform engineering, dynamic pricing, and freelance model training, shows the country's AI job market broadening past telecom operators and government contractors into venture-backed startups. It also reinforces a pattern this site has tracked all year: Oman's free zones and startup pipeline are quietly building the demand side of this hiring story, as Oman Vision 2040's coverage of the Sultanate's 294 free zone projects lays out in more detail. For jobseekers, the takeaway is simple: apply directly, don't be discouraged by undisclosed salaries, and watch Omani-founded AI companies as closely as the multinationals.