R&D Pastry Chef/Food Designer - (Contemporary Independent Café)

Join a contemporary, independent café in Dubai known for its artisanal craftsmanship and creative approach to pastry. We are seeking a female Food Designer / Pastry Chef (R&D) to lead the pastry section and shape the brand’s creative direction through innovative desserts and baked goods. This is a rare opportunity for a technically skilled and imaginative pastry professional to merge design, flavour, and research in a fast-evolving concept.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and test new pastries, desserts, and bakery items in line with brand vision and seasonal trends.
• Combine artistry and food science to create balanced, visually striking products.
• Conduct research and development focused on flavour pairing, texture, shelf life, and sustainability.
• Collaborate with chefs, stylists, and photographers to bring creative concepts to life.
• Maintain documentation for recipe testing and feedback cycles.
• Scale recipes for production while preserving consistency and quality.
• Train and support kitchen staff on new product execution.
• Oversee costing, ingredient sourcing, and supplier coordination.
• Introduce innovative methods, techniques, and modern equipment to enhance production quality.
• Oversee production and quality for 3 independent outlets.

Requirements

• Formal culinary education specialising in pastry or baking.
• 2–5 years of professional experience in a restaurant, bakery, or creative food studio.
• Capability and excellence across all disciplines including bakery, desserts and patisserie.
• Expertise in classic pastry foundations: lamination, tarts, entremets, and plated desserts.
• Strong creative sensibility and understanding of colour, composition, and texture.
• Knowledge of modern pastry techniques and equipment.
• Fluent in English.
• Female candidates aged 20s–30s preferred.
• Open to candidates currently inside the UAE.

Benefits

• AED 13,000 - 15,000/month, depending on experience and seniority.
• Service charge eligibility.
• Medical insurance and daily duty meals.
• Uniform provided.
• 6-day work week.
• Flight allowance every two years.

Additional Information

The café promotes originality, experimentation, and collaboration. The successful candidate will join a team that values craftsmanship and modern design thinking in food.

We appreciate your interest in this vacancy. Due to the high number of applications we receive, only candidates selected to move to the next stage of the recruitment process can be contacted. Radiant does not charge any fee to candidates – all costs are always covered by the client.