Remote Senior AI Engineer — Deep Learning Lead

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work stipend

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa seeks a Senior AI Engineer focused on deep learning to design, build, and deploy DL models powering next-generation AI products. You will collaborate with a global team, translate research into production-ready systems, and contribute to scalable Python code using TensorFlow/PyTorch.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in AI, deep learning expertise, and strong cloud/MLOps experience, with excellent communication for remote collaboration.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in CS, ML, AI, or related field.
• 5+ years of AI engineering experience with deep learning.
• Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras.
• Strong Python and ML libraries like NumPy, scikit-learn.
• Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and MLOps.
• Excellent problem-solving and remote collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize deep learning models.
• Develop ML pipelines for training, validation, deployment.
• Collaborate with global researchers to productionize research.
• Write scalable Python code using DL frameworks.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge base.
• Monitor and maintain models in cloud environments.

Skills

Deep learning expertise

Python

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Cloud platforms

MLOps

Distributed training

Research collaboration

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/ML/AI or related

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

NumPy

scikit-learn

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa seeks a Senior AI Engineer focused on deep learning to design, build, and deploy DL models powering next-generation AI products. You will collaborate with a global team, translate research into production-ready systems, and contribute to scalable Python code using TensorFlow/PyTorch.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in AI, deep learning expertise, and strong cloud/MLOps experience, with excellent communication for remote collaboration.