Hybrid AI Platform Engineer — Build Scalable ML Infra

Placements24

Paarl

Hybrid

ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Health and wellness program

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a skilled AI Platform Engineer to join their growing AI & Emerging Technologies team in Paarl. You will build, maintain, and scale the infrastructure powering our AI and ML initiatives, including cloud resources, data pipelines, and AI development environments.

This hybrid role is ideal for engineers who enjoy tackling complex infrastructure challenges and contributing to foundational AI solutions, collaborating with data scientists to deliver robust tooling and scalable

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
3+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or cloud engineering.
Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible).
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
Understanding of ML workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud-based infrastructure for AI/ML workloads.
Develop and optimize data pipelines for ingestion, processing, and storage.
Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for AI platforms.
Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to provide tooling and environments.
Ensure security, reliability, and performance of AI infrastructure.