AI Product Engineer - Johannesburg - up to R850k per annum

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and automation solutions.
• Collaborate with business, technology, and data teams to translate business requirements into AI products.
• Build scalable APIs and AI services using modern frameworks.
• Develop and optimize LLM-based solutions, including RAG architectures, prompt engineering, and model evaluation.
• Ensure AI solutions are secure, reliable, and production-ready.
• Continuously improve AI products through monitoring, testing, and user feedback.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Business, or a related field (postgraduate qualification or AI/Product certifications advantageous).
• 3-4 years' experience in software engineering, machine learning, or data science, including 2-3 years delivering AI solutions in production.
• Experience in financial services, insurance, or another regulated environment is advantageous.
• Strong Python and SQL skills, with exposure to JavaScript/TypeScript, Golang, or Rust being beneficial.
• Experience with LLMs, RAG architectures, vector databases, embeddings, prompt engineering, transformer models, fine-tuning, and model optimization.
• Proficiency with FastAPI, PyTorch, Hugging Face, Llama.cpp/Ollama, Pandas, NumPy, SQL Server, Linux (Bash), and Windows (PowerShell).
• Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver AI products with measurable business value.

The Reference Number for this position is NG61494 which is a Permanent, Hybrid role in Johannesburg offering a salary of up to R850k per annum negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on [email protected] or call her for a chat on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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