Full Stack JavaScript Python AI Engineer - REMOTE - R800K PA

You'll be involved in building production-grade applications, designing APIs and database solutions, and integrating LLM-powered features, RAG and intelligent search into real-world products. You'll also work with modern development practices including Docker, CI/CD and cloud infrastructure, while leveraging AI coding tools to accelerate development without compromising quality.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of professional experience building full-stack web applications in production
• Strong frontend skills: TypeScript and React, with experience building production-grade UIs
• Strong backend skills: Python (FastAPI, Django, or similar), with experience designing and building APIs and services
• Practical experience designing and working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and writing efficient queries
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs
• Experience integrating AI/LLM-powered features into a product - calling LLM APIs, working with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or vector search, or partnering with ML/AI teams to ship model-backed functionality
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker)
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: testing, version control, code review, and system design
• Proficiency working with AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate development, while critically reviewing and validating AI-generated code

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and observability tooling (Datadog, Grafana, Sentry)
• Familiarity with vector databases or embedding-based search for AI-powered features
• Background working in a startup or small, cross-functional team
• Exposure to design systems and component libraries

Reference Number for this position isGZ61534 which is a Permanent remote position offering a salary of R800k per annum, negotiable based on experience and ability.

Contact Garth on [email protected]a or call 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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