Senior AI & ML Automotive Software Engineer - Remote

Placements24; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Generous paid time off

Continuous professional development

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct seeks a Senior Automotive Software Engineer specializing in AI/ML to join a fully remote team driving innovation in autonomous driving, infotainment, and predictive maintenance.

The role focuses on designing AI/ML models for perception, prediction, and control, building real-time embedded software, and collaborating across hardware, data science, and product teams from anywhere in the world.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, AI, or related field; PhD is a plus.
• 5+ years of software development experience with a strong focus on AI/ML.
• Proficient in C++, Python or similar for embedded systems and AI.
• Experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras).
• Deep understanding of ML algorithms, deep learning, CV, and statistical modeling.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement AI/ML models for automotive applications (perception, prediction, control).
• Build robust software architectures for real-time data processing in vehicles.
• Collaborate with hardware, data science, and product teams in a remote setting.
• Optimize algorithms for performance on embedded automotive platforms.
• Maintain documentation of designs, algorithms, and architectures.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Evaluate third‑party AI/ML libraries and tools as appropriate.
• Contribute to simulation environments for testing autonomous systems.

Skills

C++

Python

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Embedded systems

AI/ML

Computer vision

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS / EE / AI

PhD is a plus

Tools

AUTOSAR

ISO 26262

Job description

WhatJobs Direct seeks a Senior Automotive Software Engineer specializing in AI/ML to join a fully remote team driving innovation in autonomous driving, infotainment, and predictive maintenance.

The role focuses on designing AI/ML models for perception, prediction, and control, building real-time embedded software, and collaborating across hardware, data science, and product teams from anywhere in the world.