Senior Computer Vision ML Engineer — Hybrid

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 in Polokwane is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Computer Vision to develop and deploy cutting-edge CV models for image recognition, object detection, and video analysis. You will collaborate with software engineers and product managers to create advanced AI solutions with real-world impact.

The hybrid role balances in-office work in Polokwane with remote tasks and requires a strong ML foundation and practical experience in building and scaling CV systems.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a focus on ML or Computer Vision.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in machine learning engineering, with a strong emphasis on computer vision.
• Proficiency in deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement state-of-the-art machine learning models for computer vision tasks (e.g., image classification, object detection, segmentation, tracking).
• Train, evaluate, and optimize deep learning models using large-scale datasets.
• Develop and maintain robust data pipelines for image and video processing.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate ML models into production systems.
• Research and stay abreast of the latest advancements in computer vision and deep learning techniques.
• Optimize model performance for speed, accuracy, and efficiency on various hardware platforms.
• Mentor junior machine learning engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code.

Skills

Python

OpenCV

NumPy

Scikit-learn

Deep learning

CV algorithms

Communication

Education

Master's degree or PhD in CS/EE with ML/CV focus

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Job description

Placements24 in Polokwane is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Computer Vision to develop and deploy cutting-edge CV models for image recognition, object detection, and video analysis. You will collaborate with software engineers and product managers to create advanced AI solutions with real-world impact.

The hybrid role balances in-office work in Polokwane with remote tasks and requires a strong ML foundation and practical experience in building and scaling CV systems.