Job Description

Location: Cape Town
Working Practices: Hybrid | Mondays and Thursday in office and remaining days remote
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 10H00 - 18H30 SAST
Job Summary:
GenAI has enabled a revolution in online education, and an exciting new role has opened up to use your technology skills to contribute to the learning solutions we design for our clients globally.
As a Fullstack GenAI Developer, you will be part of the team responsible for designing, developing, and integrating AI-driven features into our web applications. You'll work across the stack, from data pipelines and backend services to engaging front-end interfaces, leveraging your expertise in both software engineering and machine learning.
This is an opportunity to join a dynamic global team, contribute to meaningful educational projects, and grow your skills in a fun, supportive environment.
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, deploy, and maintain full-stack applications with integrated AI/ML capabilities
• Collaborate with each department (Learning, Production, Sales, and Project Management) to define, build, and iterate on AI-powered online educational features
• Keep abreast of developments in GenAI options in the online education space and drive testing and adoption of innovative solutions for our global university clients in a cost-effective and scalable way
• Understand university tech stacks and integrate AI learning solutions into production web applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and effectiveness
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
• Ensure best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation, participating in code reviews, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement
• Drive GenAI adoption within the company and contribute to measurable internal AI implementation efficiency gains
• Build robust data pipelines for collecting, preprocessing, and transforming data for machine learning workflows

What does success look like?

• Successful development of AI-enabled learning solutions within project timelines and budget constraints that delight and engage learners
• Client satisfaction and successful project implementations on budget and in agreed timelines
• Effective collaboration with cross-functional internal teams and stakeholders, ensuring adoption of new technologies across the company
• Compliance with security and governance standards in relevant global jurisdictions
• Innovation impact through scalable AI architecture designs

Requirements
Qualifications and Technical Expertise:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Extensive experience with frontend frameworks such as React (preferred), Svelte, Angular, or Vue, with strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, state management, and UI/UX best practices
• Extensive experience with backend development in Python (preferred) and Node.js (preferred), including frameworks such as Express.js, FastAPI, or Django, and exposure to additional languages like Java or Go
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred), with familiarity in Azure or Google Cloud Platform, and strong DevOps skills with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline)
• Strong experience with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch, and familiarity with MLOps tools such as MLflow, Kubeflow, or SageMaker is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. architecture designs

Benefits
About OES
OES is a vibrant and values-led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student-focused, innovative, and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world's most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day.
Company Culture & Values
We are a people-focused organization with a culture built around collaboration, connection, and working together toward one common goal. Our vibrant, values-led culture is grounded in four core principles that guide everything we do:
Passion and Perseverance: We love what we do (even though it's not always easy) and take pride in creating transformative learning experiences. We bring a 'can-do' attitude to our work, tackling challenges and inspiring others.
Teamwork: We operate as cross-functional teams globally with trust and respect, celebrating success. We have fun while we work and enjoy collaborating with each other and OES partners.
Agility and Innovation: We are innovative, lateral thinkers who use our skills to do things better for our students. We thrive in ambiguity, embrace change and challenge conventional thinking.
Integrity: We do what's right, and what we say we will do, every time. We value a culture of respectful feedback and believe that respect trumps harmony.
These are some of the perks you can expect when you join the team:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Medical allowance
• Commute allowance
• Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
• A healthy and supportive company culture
• Generous annual leave
• Paid maternity and paternity benefits
• Study leave
• Professional development and mentoring
• Construct Culture Club events
• Company funded lunch and drinks every 6 weeks

*Policy T&Cs apply for certain benefits

Skills Required