AI Engineer (Entry)

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment seeks an enthusiastic Entry-Level AI Engineer in Pretoria, South Africa. You will work on AI-powered applications, building intelligent agents, integrating LLMs, and enabling agent-to-agent communication within a modern cloud environment.

You should have a solid C#/.NET background, with a keen interest in generative AI, MCP/A2A concepts, and DevOps practices. The role involves collaboration across an international tech team and production support responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or related field.
• Solid professional experience developing backend applications using C#/.NET.
• Experience developing and supporting software solutions across the SDLC.
• Practical exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, or AI app development.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and modern Agile/DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Build Intelligent AI Agents using C#/.NET and Microsoft Agent Framework.
• Integrate Generative AI, LLMs, APIs, and enterprise services for AI-powered apps.
• Explore MCP and A2A for agent-to-agent communications and tool integration.
• Work with Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes/AKS to deploy and maintain solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, automated testing, and secure, maintainable coding practices.
• Contribute to AI-native ways of working and use latest AI development tools.
• Collaborate with agile teams in an international environment and support production systems.

Skills

C# / .NET

AI Agents & LLMs

MCP & A2A

Microsoft Azure

DevOps & Containers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Microsoft Agent Framework

Semantic Kernel

Docker

Kubernetes/AKS

Job description

Pretoria, South Africa

Are youpassionate about software development and curious about how ArtificialIntelligence is changing the way we work, communicate and solve problems? Here'syour opportunity to get involved in the exciting world of AI-poweredapplications, intelligent agents and next-generation technology!

We are lookingfor an enthusiastic Entry-Level AI Engineer with a solid C#/.NET developmentbackground and a genuine interest in Generative AI, Large Language Models(LLMs) and AI agents. You'll be part of a dynamic, international technologyenvironment, helping build intelligent solutions that automate conversations,connect systems and make complex tasks smarter and more efficient.

This isn't justabout writing code, it's about helping shape how AI is developed and used inthe enterprise world!

You'll getinvolved in exciting projects where software engineering meets ArtificialIntelligence, including:

• Building Intelligent AI Agents:Develop and maintain configurable AI agents using C#/.NET and MicrosoftAgent Framework.
• Working with Generative AI: IntegrateLarge Language Models (LLMs), APIs and enterprise services to createsmart, AI-powered applications.
• Making AI Agents Talk: Explore andimplement Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A)integrations, allowing agents and tools to communicate and work together.
• Cloud Technology: Build,containerise, deploy and support applications using Microsoft Azure,Docker and Kubernetes/AKS.
• Modern Software Engineering: Writeclean, secure and maintainable code, participate in code reviews andcontribute to automated testing.
• AI Innovation: Help drive AI-nativeways of working and make use of the latest AI development tools within theteam.
• Team Collaboration: Work alongsidetalented developers and technology specialists in an Agile, internationalenvironment.
• Production Support: Assistwith monitoring, maintaining and supporting existing solutions, includingDevOps responsibilities and standby duties.
  

Requirements

EssentialTechnical Skills:

• C# / .NET: Good working knowledge ofmodern C# and .NET, backend development, REST APIs, asynchronousprogramming and automated testing.
• AI Agents & LLMs: Practicalexposure to AI-enabled applications, LLM integration, prompt engineering,tool/function calling and conversation or context management.
• AI Agent Frameworks: Experience withMicrosoft Agent Framework, Semantic Kernel or similar frameworks.
• MCP & A2A: An understanding ofModel Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) concepts.
• Microsoft Azure: Experience workingwith Azure cloud environments.
• DevOps & Containers: Exposure toDocker, Kubernetes/AKS, Git, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and productionsupport.

Advantageous Skills:

• Experience building multi-agentsolutions or agent orchestration workflows.
• Exposure to Azure OpenAI or otherenterprise LLM services.
• Knowledge of AI application security,including prompt injection, data protection and access control.
• Experience with AI evaluation,tracing, telemetry and observability.
• Familiarity with relational, documentor vector databases.
• Knowledge of distributed systems andevent-driven architectures.
• Experience with human-in-the-loop AIworkflows.

Qualifications & Experience:

• A relevant degree or diploma inComputer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or arelated field. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.
• Solid professional experiencedeveloping backend applications using C#/.NET.
• Experience developing and supportingsoftware solutions throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Practical exposure to Generative AI,LLMs, AI agents or AI application development.
• Experience working with MicrosoftAzure and modern Agile/DevOps practices.