Hybrid Machine Learning Engineer — Cape Town Impact

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Health benefits

Hybrid work model

Professional growth

Cape Town office

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Machine Learning Engineer to join its Cape Town team. You will design, build, and deploy ML models and systems that drive critical business decisions and enhance product capabilities.

A hybrid work model combines in-office collaboration with remote work. You will work with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to translate complex data into actionable insights and robust ML solutions, with opportunities for growth and exposure to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or similar role.
• Proficiency in Python and ML libraries (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP for ML workloads.
• Familiarity with big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, or similar.
• Understanding of software engineering best practices, including version control and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and deploy scalable machine learning models using various algorithms.
• Implement and manage MLOps pipelines for model versioning, deployment, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with data scientists to translate research models into production-ready code.
• Optimize ML models for performance, scalability, and efficiency in a production environment.
• Work with big data technologies to process and prepare datasets for model training.
• Contribute to the design and architecture of machine learning systems and infrastructure.

Skills

Python

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

CI/CD

Version Control

MLOps

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a talented Machine Learning Engineer to join its Cape Town team. You will design, build, and deploy ML models and systems that drive critical business decisions and enhance product capabilities.

A hybrid work model combines in-office collaboration with remote work. You will work with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to translate complex data into actionable insights and robust ML solutions, with opportunities for growth and exposure to