NLP Lead ML Engineer — Shape AI Solutions

Placements24; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking an experienced Lead Machine Learning Engineer with a strong NLP focus to spearhead AI initiatives in Gauteng. You will lead a team of engineers and data scientists to design, develop and deploy NLP models and systems.

You will own the full ML lifecycle from data prep to production deployment, define the NLP roadmap and ensure scalable, robust AI solutions. Mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with product teams are core parts of the role.

Qualifications

• Lead ML/NLP experience
• Team leadership experience
• Experience deploying NLP models

Responsibilities

• Lead NLP model development end-to-end
• Define NLP roadmap and strategy
• Mentor engineers and data scientists

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking an experienced Lead Machine Learning Engineer with a strong NLP focus to spearhead AI initiatives in Gauteng. You will lead a team of engineers and data scientists to design, develop and deploy NLP models and systems.

You will own the full ML lifecycle from data prep to production deployment, define the NLP roadmap and ensure scalable, robust AI solutions. Mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with product teams are core parts of the role.