Remote AI/ML Platform Engineer - MLOps & Cloud Infra

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Remote work with good balance

Health, dental, vision coverage

Professional development/training

Collaborative and innovative culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled AI/ML Platform Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design, build, and scale ML platforms and CI/CD pipelines to support data scientists and engineers across the organization.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in software/DevOps with ML platforms, cloud proficiency, and IaC experience. This role offers remote-first work, competitive compensation, and strong growth opportunities in AI infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in software engineering or DevOps with ML platforms and MLOps.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Strong understanding of ML workflows and data pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage scalable ML platforms and infrastructure.
• Implement and automate CI/CD pipelines for machine learning models (MLOps).
• Develop tools and frameworks to streamline the ML development lifecycle.
• Ensure the reliability, performance, and security of AI/ML systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to understand infrastructure needs.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize resource utilization.

Skills

MLOps

ML workflows

Data pipelines

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled AI/ML Platform Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design, build, and scale ML platforms and CI/CD pipelines to support data scientists and engineers across the organization.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in software/DevOps with ML platforms, cloud proficiency, and IaC experience. This role offers remote-first work, competitive compensation, and strong growth opportunities in AI infrastructure.