AI Engineering Lead — Enterprise AI Architect & Team Mentor

Inference Group; Wes-Kaap; Presencial; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 900 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Inference Group in South Africa seeks an hands-on AI Engineering Lead to shape the future of our SA AI team and drive scalable AI initiatives for enterprise clients. You will lead architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with international teams to deliver production‑grade GenAI solutions.

The role combines deep engineering depth with leadership, guiding projects across cloud platforms, data environments and governance.

Qualificações

• Strong software engineering foundations with hands-on AI development.
• Proven experience architecting and delivering AI solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering with accountability.
• Knowledge of Python, LLMs, GenAI, agentic frameworks and modern software architecture.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the architecture, design and delivery of complex, production‑grade AI solutions, including GenAI, LLMs and agentic systems.
• Provide hands‑on technical direction across projects, guiding engineers through complex design and integration challenges.
• Architect scalable solutions across enterprise systems, cloud platforms and data environments, ensuring seamless integration with existing technologies.
• Set technical standards for architecture, coding, testing, deployment and performance, ensuring security and scalability.
• Review technical approaches and guide decisions around AI frameworks, tooling and build‑versus‑buy considerations.
• Lead and manage our SA AI engineering team, owning technical performance and delivery quality.
• Mentor, coach and support engineers through regular feedback and knowledge sharing.
• Support hiring, onboarding, resource planning and ongoing growth of our SA engineering capability.

Conhecimentos

Python

LLMs

GenAI

Agentic frameworks

Cloud platforms

Databricks

Data security

Stakeholder engagement

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Inference Group in South Africa seeks an hands-on AI Engineering Lead to shape the future of our SA AI team and drive scalable AI initiatives for enterprise clients. You will lead architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with international teams to deliver production‑grade GenAI solutions.

The role combines deep engineering depth with leadership, guiding projects across cloud platforms, data environments and governance.