Senior Computer Vision AI Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plans

Conference attendance support

Training opportunities

Academic pursuit support

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Principal AI Engineer specializing in Computer Vision in Rustenburg, North West. You will lead the design, development, and deployment of state-of-the-art CV systems, architect scalable pipelines, and mentor junior engineers to deliver robust AI solutions for real-world applications.

The role requires a PhD or MSc in CV/ML, 8+ years of hands-on CV experience, and deep expertise in DL frameworks and CV libraries. Strong publication history is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's in CS/EE with CV/ML specialization.
• 8+ years in developing and deploying CV systems.
• Publication record in CV/ML is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and deployment of advanced computer vision algorithms.
• Architect scalable CV systems for real-time use.
• Develop and optimize deep learning models for detection, segmentation, recognition, and video analysis.
• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate CV into product pipelines.
• Mentor and guide junior AI engineers; drive technical excellence.
• Test and validate AI models for performance and reliability.
• Stay updated on CV and DL advancements; contribute to MLOps pipelines.
• Present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Identify new research opportunities in CV.

Skills

8+ years CV experience

Team leadership

Strong problem-solving

Effective communicator

Education

PhD or Master in CS/EE CV/ML

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

OpenCV

scikit-image

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Principal AI Engineer specializing in Computer Vision in Rustenburg, North West. You will lead the design, development, and deployment of state-of-the-art CV systems, architect scalable pipelines, and mentor junior engineers to deliver robust AI solutions for real-world applications.

The role requires a PhD or MSc in CV/ML, 8+ years of hands-on CV experience, and deep expertise in DL frameworks and CV libraries. Strong publication history is highly desirable.