Remote RL Research Engineer — AI Frontiers

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Híbrido; ZAR 1.000.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Professional growth opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 seeks a Remote AI Research Engineer specializing in Reinforcement Learning. You will design and evaluate novel RL algorithms, build agents and environments, and push the boundaries of RL in robotics, autonomous systems, and game AI.

This role emphasizes rigorous experimentation and collaboration with a world‑class research team. Requirements include a PhD or Master’s in CS/ML with RL focus, strong Python skills, and experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch, plus RL libraries and

Formación

• PhD or Master’s in Computer Science, ML, or related quantitative field with a focus on Reinforcement Learning.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing RL algorithms (e.g., Q-learning, Policy Gradients, Actor‑Critic).
• Strong programming skills in Python and DL frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Familiarity with RL libraries (Stable Baselines3, RLlib, TF-Agents) and simulation environments (OpenAI Gym, MuJoCo).

Responsabilidades

• Conduct research and development in reinforcement learning algorithms and techniques.
• Design, implement, and test novel RL agents and environments.
• Apply RL to robotics, control, and optimization problems.
• Analyze experimental results and derive insights for algorithm improvement.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers on joint projects.
• Contribute to publications and presentations at conferences.
• Develop and maintain high‑quality, reproducible code.
• Stay up‑to‑date with RL advancements.
• Mentor junior researchers and interns in RL methodologies.

Conocimientos

Reinforcement Learning

Python programming

Deep Learning frameworks

Math and statistics

Educación

PhD in Computer Science / Machine Learning

Master's degree in related field

Herramientas

Stable Baselines3

RLlib

TF-Agents

OpenAI Gym

MuJoCo

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 seeks a Remote AI Research Engineer specializing in Reinforcement Learning. You will design and evaluate novel RL algorithms, build agents and environments, and push the boundaries of RL in robotics, autonomous systems, and game AI.

This role emphasizes rigorous experimentation and collaboration with a world‑class research team. Requirements include a PhD or Master’s in CS/ML with RL focus, strong Python skills, and experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch, plus RL libraries and