Senior Deep Learning Scientist (Remote) - Equity & Stipend

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Professional development opportunities

Home office stipend

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist specializing in Deep Learning to design, develop, and deploy advanced models across diverse domains. This remote-first role involves collaborating with a global team of data scientists, engineers, and product managers to solve complex business problems and drive data-driven decisions.

You will lead end-to-end DL projects, perform rigorous experimentation, and mentor junior colleagues, while staying current with cutting-edge AI research.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field with a strong focus on ML/DL.
• 5+ years hands-on experience as a Data Scientist, with significant DL exposure.
• Proficiency in Python and core data science libraries (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn).
• Expertise with DL frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras).
• Experience deploying ML models in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement deep learning models for image recognition, NLP, time-series forecasting, and RL.
• Perform data exploration, feature engineering, and preprocessing for large datasets.
• Design experiments for model training, validation, and hyperparameter tuning.
• Collaborate with engineering to deploy models to production with scalability.
• Stay updated with DL research and apply new techniques where relevant.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to best practices.
• Develop internal tools to streamline ML workflows.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

Data analysis

Communication

Cloud computing

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/Stats/Math

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

AWS

Azure

GCP

Spark

Hadoop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist specializing in Deep Learning to design, develop, and deploy advanced models across diverse domains. This remote-first role involves collaborating with a global team of data scientists, engineers, and product managers to solve complex business problems and drive data-driven decisions.

You will lead end-to-end DL projects, perform rigorous experimentation, and mentor junior colleagues, while staying current with cutting-edge AI research.