Senior AI Platform Engineer: Scalable Infra & API

Placements24; Noord-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Professional development budget

Retirement plan

Collaborative environment

AI infrastructure projects

Job summary

Placements24 in Kimberley is seeking a seasoned Senior Software Engineer to join our core engineering team to design, build, and deploy scalable AI platforms that empower data scientists and ML engineers.

You will lead the development of robust APIs, contribute to architectural strategy, and drive CI/CD practices while mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced, innovative environment in Kimberley.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Software Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of delivering complex systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Java, Go, or C++.
• Experience building and operating distributed systems and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable software systems for AI platforms.
• Build and maintain robust APIs and services for data processing and model serving.
• Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to understand platform needs.
• Optimize platform performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Apply best practices in software development including CI/CD and code reviews.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy for AI platform development.
• Troubleshoot complex issues within the AI platform ecosystem.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote technical excellence.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

C++

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 in Kimberley is seeking a seasoned Senior Software Engineer to join our core engineering team to design, build, and deploy scalable AI platforms that empower data scientists and ML engineers.

You will lead the development of robust APIs, contribute to architectural strategy, and drive CI/CD practices while mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced, innovative environment in Kimberley.