Remote Lead AI Engineer: Architect Scalable ML & Innovation

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 2,487,000 - 3,482,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health coverage

Work-from-home stipend

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Lead AI Engineer to drive our AI initiatives in a fully remote-first environment. You will set technical direction, architecture, and deliver scalable AI/ML systems while leading a distributed team of engineers and researchers.

You will mentor the team, define best practices for MLOps and data governance, collaborate with product teams to shape the AI roadmap, and stay ahead of AI advances to deliver impactful solutions across products and services.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI, ML, or related field.
• 7+ years in AI/ML engineering; 2+ years in lead/management role.
• Experience building and deploying large-scale AI systems in production.
• Proficient in Python and AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of scalable AI systems.
• Mentor and manage a team of AI engineers and researchers.
• Define best practices for AI development, MLOps, and data governance.
• Collaborate with product management to define the AI roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

Remote team management

Strategic vision

Communication

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

MLOps tooling

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Lead AI Engineer to drive our AI initiatives in a fully remote-first environment. You will set technical direction, architecture, and deliver scalable AI/ML systems while leading a distributed team of engineers and researchers.

You will mentor the team, define best practices for MLOps and data governance, collaborate with product teams to shape the AI roadmap, and stay ahead of AI advances to deliver impactful solutions across products and services.