Hybrid AI Principal Engineer — Lead Scalable LLM Solutions

Believe Resourcing; Durbanville; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading compliance technology firm in Durbanville is seeking an experienced AI Principal Engineer to lead the design and deployment of advanced AI solutions. The role involves optimizing AI models, mentoring talent, and ensuring responsible AI practices. Candidates should have 10–15 years of experience and strong proficiency in Python. This position offers competitive compensation and a flexible hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience building enterprise-scale systems.
• Proven track record in developing and deploying LLM applications.
• Strong experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and embeddings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of LLM-based application components.
• Optimise AI and ML models for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Mentor engineering teams, promoting excellence and innovation.

Skills

Python

Responsible AI practices

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Git

Vector search

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

Job description

A leading compliance technology firm in Durbanville is seeking an experienced AI Principal Engineer to lead the design and deployment of advanced AI solutions. The role involves optimizing AI models, mentoring talent, and ensuring responsible AI practices. Candidates should have 10–15 years of experience and strong proficiency in Python. This position offers competitive compensation and a flexible hybrid working model.