AI Solutions Engineer — Build Scalable AI Apps (Hybrid)

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + annual bonus

Medical + retirement benefits

Hybrid work model

Professional development

AI technologies projects

Collaborative team

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a proactive AI Solutions Developer to design, build, and implement AI-powered applications and features. This hybrid role allows remote work alongside time in our Upington office, translating AI models into practical, user-facing solutions.

You will collaborate with data scientists and developers, ensuring scalable, robust software, while leveraging Python/Java/C++ and ML libraries to deliver intelligent capabilities that meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of software development experience, with exposure to AI/ML.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or C++.
• Experience with AI/ML libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving and proactive development approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate AI/ML models into software applications using various programming languages and frameworks.
• Build APIs and microservices to expose AI functionalities to other systems.
• Optimize the performance and scalability of AI solutions in production environments.
• Collaborate with data scientists to understand model requirements and deployment needs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues related to AI application performance and integration.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

AI/ML experience

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a proactive AI Solutions Developer to design, build, and implement AI-powered applications and features. This hybrid role allows remote work alongside time in our Upington office, translating AI models into practical, user-facing solutions.

You will collaborate with data scientists and developers, ensuring scalable, robust software, while leveraging Python/Java/C++ and ML libraries to deliver intelligent capabilities that meet business needs.