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AI Engineer – Johannesburg – up to R700 per hour

AI Engineer – Johannesburg – up to R700 per hour

E-MergePretoria, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

SUMMARY :

AI Engineer – Johannesburg – up to R700 per hour

POSITION INFO :

An IT Hub in delivering high-impact IT solutions for the global Group. We focus on innovation and excellence across a range of technologies seeks for a versatile AI Engineer who is a highly skilled professional responsible for leveraging advanced data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence techniques to drive business insights, optimize operations, and deliver innovative solutions. This role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, from creating data mining architectures and statistical models to implementing AI-powered prompt engineering strategies.

Responsibilities :

  • Collaborate to align AI outputs with organizational goals.
  • Design data mining models, architectures, and protocols.
  • Identify patterns across business functions (e.g., supply chain, marketing)
  • Apply statistical methods for data-driven decision-making.
  • Design data pipelines, propose AI solutions, and support development cycles.
  • Facilitate collaboration between business, engineering teas, and EDE team.
  • Develop and maintain high-quality, efficient software / Custom solutions.
  • Build, deploy, and scale cloud applications using AWS with a focus on performance and security.
  • Perform feature engineering, model tuning, and evaluation.
  • Develop frameworks for secure, reliable, scalable AI deployment.
  • Implement prompt engineering techniques for NLP and LLMs.

Qualifications & Experience :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline
  • Strong skills, including Python coding and data ingestion
  • Familiarity with AI / ML frameworks (e.g., Langchain, Langgraph, GAIA) and their integration into solutions.
  • Experience in defining acceptance criteria and managing scope for technical deliverables.
  • Proficiency in frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript / TypeScript, Angular / React).
  • Knowledge of unit testing frameworks (Jest, pytest).
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services (API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS).
  • Familiarity with Git and GitHub Actions for version control and CI / CD.
  • Understanding of UI / UX principles and RESTful APIs / GraphQL.
  • Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter
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