Senior AI Engineer - Agency AI Backbone (Remote)

Rocket SaaS; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Weekly cultural virtual team meetings

Optional team in-person meet-ups

Monthly virtual team events

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Rocket SaaS is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to design and implement the AI backbone for their agency, focusing on developing LLM-powered applications and automated workflows. This fully remote role allows you to work from anywhere in South Africa, directly collaborating with leadership teams to drive impactful AI solutions. Ideal candidates should have proven experience in AI systems, strong Python skills, and a clear understanding of ad platform APIs. The position offers significant ownership and career growth opportunities as the agency scales.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building LLM-powered applications and AI agents.
• Strong Python skills and experience working with APIs.
• Experience with RAG pipelines and vector databases.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the AI backbone of the agency.
• Architect and ship AI agents and automated workflows.
• Work with leadership to identify AI impact opportunities.

Skills

Building LLM-powered applications

Python skills

Working with APIs

RAG pipelines

Prompt engineering

Deploying AI systems in production

Working autonomously

Backend-as-a-service platforms

Optimising LLM cost and latency

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

OpenAI API

Postgres

Job description

Rocket SaaS is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to design and implement the AI backbone for their agency, focusing on developing LLM-powered applications and automated workflows. This fully remote role allows you to work from anywhere in South Africa, directly collaborating with leadership teams to drive impactful AI solutions. Ideal candidates should have proven experience in AI systems, strong Python skills, and a clear understanding of ad platform APIs. The position offers significant ownership and career growth opportunities as the agency scales.