Lead AI Engineer: Enterprise AI, NLP & Voice Bots

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

Job summary

E-Merge is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale AI solutions across voice and digital channels, including AI voice bots, chatbots, and NLP solutions. You’ll be part of IDEA (Insights, Data, & Enterprise Analytics) and will guide AI architecture and production deployments.

As AI Lead Engineer, you will drive LLM orchestration, QA, and the implementation of African-language AI technologies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Experience leading design, development and deployment of enterprise AI solutions.
• Proven track record delivering AI voice bots, chatbots, and NLP projects.
• Strong leadership and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Generative AI and LLM-based solutions for enterprise workflows.
• AI voice bots and chatbots development and integration.
• NLP/ NLU technologies and Speech-to-Text / Text-to-Speech systems.
• LLM orchestration, QA, and production deployment.
• Enterprise AI architecture and API accessibility.
• Work on African-language AI technologies.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Java

Job description

E-Merge is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale AI solutions across voice and digital channels, including AI voice bots, chatbots, and NLP solutions. You’ll be part of IDEA (Insights, Data, & Enterprise Analytics) and will guide AI architecture and production deployments.

As AI Lead Engineer, you will drive LLM orchestration, QA, and the implementation of African-language AI technologies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to