Job Description

Our client is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to design, develop, and implement advanced statistical, artificial intelligence, and machine learning solutions to address complex business challenges.
The role requires close collaboration with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions, build and deploy cloud-based AI applications, and support end-to-end delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions within an Agile delivery environment.
Key Highlights
Senior AI engineering role with strong data and cloud focus
Hands-on delivery of AI/ML solutions in production environments
Hybrid and remote working flexibility with 1960 flexible annual hours
Position Details

• Contract Duration: 01 February 2026 31 December 2028
• Commencement Date: 01 February 2026
• Location: Hybrid Midrand / Menlyn / Rosslyn / Home Office rotation
• Role Group: Data Science & Engineering / DevOps
• Experience: 6-8 Years related experience

Product / Team Context
The role operates within a data science and engineering environment focused on delivering AI-driven solutions that integrate with business systems. The team works closely with business, engineering, and delivery teams to define scope, design data pipelines, and deploy AI solutions that meet quality, performance, and security standards.
Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
• Proven experience building and deploying statistical, AI, and machine learning models
• Experience working within multi-national organisations
• Strong understanding of business requirements and the ability to move solutions from ideation to implementation

Essential Skills & Technologies

• Strong data engineering skills, including Python coding and data ingestion (ETL, Kafka, Apache Spark)
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks (e.g. LangChain, LangGraph, GAIA)
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Experience defining acceptance criteria and managing scope for technical deliverables
• Frontend development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular or React)
• Unit testing frameworks (Jest, pytest)
• AWS services: API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS
• Git and GitHub Actions for version control and CI/CD
• Understanding of UI/UX principles
• RESTful APIs and GraphQL
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Adaptability to perform additional tasks under the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

Advantageous Skills

• Familiarity with LLM-based applications and their business use cases
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, R, or similar
• Knowledge of data visualisation tools and techniques
• Previous experience in a similar role within a global organisation

Key Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into actionable technical tasks
• Define project scope and align business and technical teams
• Design data pipelines and propose AI solutions
• Support development cycles and solution delivery
• Facilitate collaboration between business, engineering teams, and EDE teams
• Develop and maintain high-quality, efficient software and custom solutions
• Build, deploy, and scale cloud applications using AWS, with a focus on performance and security
• Document system designs, APIs, and key technical details
• Resolve operational issues and support onboarding of new use cases
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and project goals
• Take ownership and deliver impactful, meaningful solutions

NB

• South African citizens/residents preferred
• Valid work permit holders will be considered
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• If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful

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