Lead AI Engineer

E-Merge IT Recruitment; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 1,260,000 - 1,540,000; Full time

Job summary

E-Merge IT Recruitment in Sandton is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to spearhead the design, development and deployment of enterprise-grade AI solutions across voice and digital channels.

You will lead generative AI and LLM-based projects, build AI voice bots, chatbots, NLP/NLU systems, STT and TTS, and drive production-grade AI architectures with robust APIs.

Leadership experience is essential for guiding teams, governance, and successful delivery in a fast-moving enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of enterprise AI solutions across voice and digital channels.
• Oversee generative AI, LLM-based projects, and NLP/NLU implementations.
• Oversee AI voice bots, chatbots, STT and TTS pipelines.
• Architect scalable AI solutions and production deployments with APIs.
• Guide AI governance, QA, and orchestration across the tech stack.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Java

Job description

Are you passionate about building production-grade enterprise AI solutions and turning cutting-edge AI technologies into real-world business solutions? We’re looking for a Lead AI Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale AI solutions across voice and digital channels.

As an AI Lead Engineer – IDEA (Insights, Data, and Enterprise Analytics), you will lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale AI solutions across voice and digital channels, including AI voice bots, chatbots, and NLP solutions. Leadership skills are essential.

If you're ready to build the next generation of enterprise AI experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll work on:

• Generative AI and LLM-based solutions
• AI voice bots and chatbots
• NLP/ NLU technologies
• Speech-to-Text (STT) and Text-to-Speech (TTS)
• AI-driven Quality Assurance (QA)
• LLM orchestration
• Enterprise AI architecture
• Production deployment and APIs
• African-language AI technologies

Technical skills:

• PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptJava

Reference number for this position is GZ61516 which is a permanent position based in Sandton offering a salary of R1.4m per annum, negotiable based on experience and ability.