Remote Lead AI Engineer — Drive AI Innovation

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Fully remote

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to spearhead AI development as a fully remote team member. You will guide a skilled team in designing, building, and deploying advanced AI systems and ML models, setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-value AI initiatives from anywhere in the world.

You will lead end-to-end AI projects, establish best practices, collaborate with product managers, and drive innovative techniques to keep the company at the forefront of AI.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI, ML, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional AI/ML engineering experience with leadership.
• Experience deploying AI/ML models with TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and MLOps.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of AI and ML engineers.
• Oversee end-to-end development and deployment of AI/ML models and platforms.
• Define and implement best practices for AI development, including coding standards, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical AI solutions.
• Drive research into new AI techniques to maintain a competitive edge.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML engineering

Communication

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science/AI/ML

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

AWS

Azure

GCP

MLOps

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to spearhead AI development as a fully remote team member. You will guide a skilled team in designing, building, and deploying advanced AI systems and ML models, setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-value AI initiatives from anywhere in the world.

You will lead end-to-end AI projects, establish best practices, collaborate with product managers, and drive innovative techniques to keep the company at the forefront of AI.