AI Engineer – Johannesburg – up to R700 per hour

ExecutivePlacements.com - The JOB Portal; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment agency is seeking an AI Engineer for a hybrid role in Pretoria. This position offers up to R700 per hour and involves developing advanced data mining architectures and implementing AI-powered strategies. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and strong data engineering skills, particularly in Python and AWS services.

Benefits

Cash rewards for successful referrals

Qualifications

• Strong coding and data ingestion skills in Python.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks and their integration.
• Proficiency in frontend technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

Responsibilities

• Develop data mining models and architectures.
• Identify patterns across business functions.
• Build and scale cloud applications using AWS.

Skills

Data engineering skills

Python coding

AI/ML frameworks

Front-end development

AWS services

Git and CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Langchain

AWS API Gateway

Jest

Git

Job description

AI Engineer – Johannesburg – up to R700 per hour

Recruiter: E-Merge

Job Ref: NG60662

Date posted: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Salary: R600 – R700 per hour (negotiable based on experience)

Summary:

We are seeking a versatile AI Engineer to join an IT hub that delivers high-impact IT solutions for a global group. The role involves leveraging advanced data analytics, machine learning, and AI techniques to drive insights, optimize operations, and create innovative solutions. Responsibilities include developing data mining architectures, statistical models, and implementing AI-powered prompt engineering strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Align AI outputs with organizational goals through collaboration.
• Design data mining models, architectures, and protocols.
• Identify patterns across various business functions such as supply chain and marketing.
• Apply statistical methods for data-driven decision-making.
• Design data pipelines, propose AI solutions, and support development cycles.
• Facilitate collaboration between business, engineering teams, and the EDE team.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, efficient software solutions.
• Build, deploy, and scale cloud applications using AWS, focusing on performance and security.
• Perform feature engineering, model tuning, and evaluation.
• Develop frameworks for secure, reliable, and scalable AI deployment.
• Implement prompt engineering techniques for NLP and large language models.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Strong data engineering skills, including Python coding and data ingestion.
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., Langchain, Langgraph, GAIA) and their integration.
• Experience defining acceptance criteria and managing scope for technical deliverables.
• Proficiency in frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular/React).
• Knowledge of unit testing frameworks (Jest, pytest).
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS).
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of UI/UX principles and RESTful APIs/GraphQL.
• Additional responsibilities as per the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter.

This is a contract, hybrid role. To apply, email Nokuthula at [e-mail] or call her for a discussion about this and other opportunities.

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