Senior AI Systems Engineer - Remote, Scalable ML Infra

Placements24; Siyancuma Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Health insurance

Generous PTO

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior AI Systems Engineer to join a high-performance engineering team in Upington. You will design, build, and optimize infrastructure supporting AI/ML operations, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across development and deployment pipelines.

The role requires 6+ years in systems/DevOps/MLOps, cloud platform experience, and strong Python and IaC skills. You will collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers in a remote-friendly environment, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of systems engineering/DevOps/MLOps experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Kubernetes.
• Proficient in Python and infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable AI/ML infrastructure.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for AI models.
• Optimize performance and resource usage for AI workloads.
• Implement monitoring and alerting for AI infra.
• Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers.

Skills

Python scripting

Problem-solving

Remote work readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior AI Systems Engineer to join a high-performance engineering team in Upington. You will design, build, and optimize infrastructure supporting AI/ML operations, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across development and deployment pipelines.

The role requires 6+ years in systems/DevOps/MLOps, cloud platform experience, and strong Python and IaC skills. You will collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers in a remote-friendly environment, with