Remote Senior Deep Learning Engineer — AI for Impact

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,994,000 - 2,991,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health coverage

Research funding

Conference/workshop training

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Deep Learning Engineer for a fully remote role, joining a globally distributed team to push the boundaries of AI research and production deployment. You will design and deploy advanced models, collaborating with researchers and engineers across locations.

The ideal candidate has a Ph.D. or Master’s in a quantitative field, 5+ years in deep learning, strong Python and framework skills (TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX), and experience deploying models in production.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative field with a focus on deep learning.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in deep learning engineering or research.
• Expertise in deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or JAX.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with NumPy, Pandas, SciPy.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement state of the art deep learning models and algorithms for various applications.
• Train, evaluate, and optimize deep learning models using large scale datasets.
• Collaborate with research scientists and engineers to translate research concepts into production ready code.
• Deploy deep learning models into production environments, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Stay current with the latest advancements and research in deep learning, neural networks, and related fields.
• Contribute to the architectural design and implementation of deep learning infrastructure.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.
• Analyze model performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement enhancements.
• Document models, experiments, and deployment procedures thoroughly.

Skills

Deep learning

Python programming

Communication

Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Ph.D. or Master's in Computer Science/ML

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

JAX

NumPy

Pandas

SciPy

AWS

Azure

GCP

MLOps

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Deep Learning Engineer for a fully remote role, joining a globally distributed team to push the boundaries of AI research and production deployment. You will design and deploy advanced models, collaborating with researchers and engineers across locations.

The ideal candidate has a Ph.D. or Master’s in a quantitative field, 5+ years in deep learning, strong Python and framework skills (TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX), and experience deploying models in production.