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Senior AI Engineer
Boardroom AppointmentsCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa30+ days ago
Job descriptionBachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or related field (PhD a plus). 5+ years of experience in AI / ML engineering, preferably in a digital media, entertainment, or streaming environment. Proven expertise in Python and AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, or spaCy. Deep understanding of natural language processing (NLP), including entity recognition, summarization, and topic modeling. Experience working with video, audio, and image data using tools like OpenCV, ffmpeg, and media-specific ML libraries. Familiarity with content management systems, media workflows, and publishing platforms. Hands-on experience deploying AI solutions to production in cloud environments (AWS, etc.).
Senior AI Engineer - 6 Month Contract
Key Responsibilities
- Build and deploy AI / ML models for use cases such as content recommendation, sentiment analysis, auto-tagging, voice-to-text transcription, and audience segmentation.
- Design intelligent tools to assist content creators, editors, and marketing teams with automation, prediction, and optimization.
- Develop NLP and computer vision pipelines to analyze video, audio, text, and metadata at scale.
- Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and media technologists to integrate AI into digital platforms, CMS, and distribution channels.
- Mentor junior engineers and data scientists, providing architectural guidance and peer reviews.
- Stay up to date with the latest in generative AI, LLMs, and multimodal learning to push innovation in how media is produced and consumed.
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Senior Engineer • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa