AI Developer

Monkey and River; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Competitive salary

Career advancement

Job summary

Monkey and River in Centurion, South Africa, seeks an Angular Developer to build scalable front-end applications that deliver delightful user experiences.

You will collaborate with designers and backend engineers, apply modern JS tooling, and contribute to production-grade code; a Bachelor’s degree and practical experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Typically 3 or more years of experience in AI or machine learning development, or data science roles
• Strong programming skills in Python, including frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn and spaCy
• Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms, deep learning architectures and evaluation metrics
• Experience with NLP (text classification, entity recognition, chatbots) and/or computer vision (image classification, object detection)
• Proficiency in deploying models using REST APIs, containers or serverless architectures
• Familiarity with MLOps tools and practices, including model versioning, monitoring and retraining pipelines
• Ability to translate business problems into AI-driven solutions, working with stakeholders to understand requirements and shape technical approaches that deliver meaningful outcomes

Responsibilities

• design, build and deploy AI models
• implement solutions across NLP and CV
• integrate AI functionality into products with clean code
• work with large datasets for training and inference
• collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical with business goals
• optimize model performance and scalability in production
• stay updated on AI trends and evaluate tools/frameworks
• participate in code reviews, workshops and agile planning

Skills

Python programming

AI ML development

NLP / CV

REST APIs

Containers / Serverless

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

spaCy

Job description

As an Angular Developer, you?ll be responsible for building scalable, maintainable front-end applications.

A Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field is typically required, along with practical experience delivering production-ready solutions.

What you could do with us

Design, build and deploy custom AI models tailored to client needs

Implement solutions across NLP, computer vision, predictive analytics and deep learning

Integrate AI functionality into existing products and platforms with clean, maintainable code

Work with large datasets: cleaning, transforming and preparing data for training and inference

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (designers, business analysts, engineers) to align technical implementation with business objectives

Optimise model performance, accuracy and scalability in production environments

Stay on the cutting edge of AI trends and research, evaluating new tools and frameworks

Participate in code reviews, technical workshops and agile planning sprints

What we look for

Typically 3 or more years of experience in AI or machine learning development, or data science roles

Strong programming skills in Python, including frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn and spaCy

Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms, deep learning architectures and evaluation metrics

Experience with NLP (text classification, entity recognition, chatbots) and/or computer vision (image classification, object detection)

Proficiency in deploying models using REST APIs, containers or serverless architectures

Familiarity with MLOps tools and practices, including model versioning, monitoring and retraining pipelines

Ability to translate business problems into AI-driven solutions, working with stakeholders to understand requirements and shape technical approaches that deliver meaningful outcomes

Opportunity forcareer advancementand skill development.

Competitive salaryand benefits.

Hybrid work policy(2 days at the office,3 days remote).

About the team

You?ll join a team that believes AI is only as good as the problems it solves. At Monkey and River, we cut through the hype and focus on building machine learning systems that matter.

From prototyping to production, you?ll work alongside developers and domain experts to design intelligent tools that are measurable, maintainable, and meaningful.

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