Remote AI Research Engineer — Innovate & Deploy

Placements24; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Professional development budget

Flexible hours

Global team

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented AI Research Engineer to join its AI & Emerging Technologies division in a fully remote role. You will work on cutting-edge research, develop novel algorithms, and transform concepts into scalable solutions from anywhere.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or MSc in CS/AI with 3+ years of hands-on AI research, strong Python skills, and experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch. You will collaborate with a distributed team and contribute to publications and open-source

Qualifications

• PhD or Masters in CS/AI or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on AI research and engineering experience.
• Proficient Python and DL frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).

Responsibilities

• Conduct R&D in advanced AI fields (DL, RL, CV).
• Design, implement, and evaluate novel AI models.
• Translate prototypes into production-ready code.
• Collaborate with distributed remote team.
• Analyze complex datasets to guide research directions.
• Contribute to publications and conferences.

Skills

Python programming

Deep learning

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Research experience

Education

PhD / MSc in CS/AI

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a talented AI Research Engineer to join its AI & Emerging Technologies division in a fully remote role. You will work on cutting-edge research, develop novel algorithms, and transform concepts into scalable solutions from anywhere.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or MSc in CS/AI with 3+ years of hands-on AI research, strong Python skills, and experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch. You will collaborate with a distributed team and contribute to publications and open-source