Senior Cloud AI/ML Engineer (Hybrid) - Scale & Deploy in Sandton

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health and wellness benefits

Retirement savings plan

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of scalable AI solutions on major cloud platforms in a hybrid Sandton setting. You will collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate ML models into production systems and optimize cloud-based ML workflows.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in software/ML engineering with at least 4 years in cloud AI/ML, expertise in TensorFlow or PyTorch, and strong Python development skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years in software engineering or ML engineering, with at least 4 years in cloud-based AI/ML solutions.
• Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their AI/ML services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable ML models and AI solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Implement and manage MLOps pipelines, including CI/CD, model deployment, monitoring, and automation.
• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate ML models into production applications.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure and ML workflows for performance, cost, and scalability.
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) for managing cloud resources related to ML workloads.
• Ensure the security, reliability, and compliance of AI/ML systems deployed on cloud platforms.
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and ML advancements, evaluating and recommending new tools and approaches.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to cloud ML deployments.

Skills

Python

ML frameworks

Cloud platforms

Data engineering

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of scalable AI solutions on major cloud platforms in a hybrid Sandton setting. You will collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate ML models into production systems and optimize cloud-based ML workflows.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in software/ML engineering with at least 4 years in cloud AI/ML, expertise in TensorFlow or PyTorch, and strong Python development skills.