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$73k per year
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Hybrid (Cape Town, South Africa)
Seniority
Senior · 6+ years exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on May 13, 2026. Salt scores C on the Alion truth index.

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Founded in 2009, Salt is a global digital talent, recruitment, and workforce consultancy specializing in technology, creative, marketing, and sales staffing. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom - with an international network of offices spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America - the agency serves fast-scaling startups, mid-market companies, and multinational enterprises. Through its permanent and contract recruitment models, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), nearshore/offshore talent delivery (Salt: Labs), and strategic HR advisory services, it enables organizations to build, scale, and manage high-performing teams across AI, technology, and digital transformation initiatives.

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Group AI Engineer

Ref: JO-2512-357891

  • Environment:

    Hybrid

  • Contract Type:

    Permanent

  • Starts:

    2026-07-01

AI Engineer

Cape Town (Hybrid)

Join a global, consumer-facing business using AI at scale to power real products across digital experiences. You’ll work with modern tools, large datasets, and a team focused on delivering practical, production-ready AI solutions.

What you’ll do

  • Build end-to-end AI products from concept to production
  • Work across ML, software engineering, and data pipelines
  • Develop solutions using both classical ML and LLMs (e.g. RAG, prompt design)
  • Integrate AI into apps, platforms, and internal tools

What you bring

  • 6+ years in ML, data science, or software engineering
  • Strong Python and SQL skills
  • Experience deploying production ML models
  • Familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)

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