Remote Precision Agriculture ML Engineer

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 1,984,000 - 2,976,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Stock options

Health coverage

Generous leave

Professional development budget

Home office allowance

Open-source projects involvement

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a remote Precision Agriculture Systems Developer to design, develop, and deploy data-driven software for farming, integrating IoT sensors, drones, and farm-management data, and building ML-based analytics for yield, irrigation, and disease detection.

You will own the full software lifecycle, collaborate asynchronously with a global team, and contribute to open-source agricultural projects. The role offers flexible hours, competitive compensation, and stock options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on data-intensive applications.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or C++.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and related services.
• Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with data visualization libraries (Matplotlib, Tableau).
• Familiarity with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• Understanding of IoT protocols and technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and remote collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust software systems for precision agriculture applications.
• Integrate data from IoT sensors, drones, satellites, and farm-management systems.
• Develop ML models for yield forecasting, disease detection, and irrigation optimization.
• Develop APIs and data connectors for third-party platforms.
• Create dashboards and visualizations for actionable insights.
• Implement clean, well-documented code following best practices.
• Collaborate with domain experts to translate needs into technical requirements.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes.
• Stay current with IoT, AI, ML, and agricultural data science trends.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE/Data Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Matplotlib

Tableau

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

IoT protocols

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a remote Precision Agriculture Systems Developer to design, develop, and deploy data-driven software for farming, integrating IoT sensors, drones, and farm-management data, and building ML-based analytics for yield, irrigation, and disease detection.

You will own the full software lifecycle, collaborate asynchronously with a global team, and contribute to open-source agricultural projects. The role offers flexible hours, competitive compensation, and stock options.