Principal Computer Vision ML Engineer — Lead & Innovate

Placements24; George; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Generous leave policy

Job summary

Placements24 in George, Western Cape, seeks a Principal Machine Learning Engineer (Computer Vision) to lead, design and deploy state‑of‑the‑art ML models. You will architect robust pipelines for data processing, training and deployment while mentoring senior and junior engineers and shaping the AI direction of the company.

The role requires a Ph.D./M.S. in CS/ML/AI, 8+ years of hands‑on CV ML experience, and a proven production track record.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master’s in Computer Science, ML, AI or related field.
• 8+ years hands-on ML engineering experience with CV focus.
• Proven track record in production‑grade ML models.
• Expertise with TF, PyTorch or Keras.
• Python proficiency with OpenCV and scikit‑learn.
• Cloud platforms and MLOps experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Publications in top ML/CV venues are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and implementation of advanced ML models for computer vision.
• Architect scalable ML pipelines for data processing, training and deployment.
• Research new ML algorithms to drive innovation and improvement.
• Mentor and guide a team of ML engineers toward project success.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define requirements.
• Optimize model performance for production speed and accuracy.
• Stay updated on CV/ML advances and share findings with the team.
• Contribute to AI strategy and the division’s technical roadmap.
• Uphold best practices in code quality, testing and MLOps.

Skills

ML engineering experience

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Experience mentoring

8+ years

Education

Ph.D./Master's in CS/ML/AI

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

OpenCV

Scikit-learn

Job description

Placements24 in George, Western Cape, seeks a Principal Machine Learning Engineer (Computer Vision) to lead, design and deploy state‑of‑the‑art ML models. You will architect robust pipelines for data processing, training and deployment while mentoring senior and junior engineers and shaping the AI direction of the company.

The role requires a Ph.D./M.S. in CS/ML/AI, 8+ years of hands‑on CV ML experience, and a proven production track record.