Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Remote, High-Impact AI

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Generous paid time off

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join a remote-first team building and scaling AI-powered solutions. You will design, train, and deploy production ML models, work with large datasets, and collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate models into product features.

The role emphasizes MLOps, model monitoring, ethical AI, and staying current with research. You can contribute from anywhere, with asynchronous collaboration and strong autonomy

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, ML, Statistics, or a related field.
• Proven experience with deployed ML models.
• Strong Python and ML library expertise (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).
• Solid understanding of ML algorithms, statistical modeling, and data mining techniques.
• Experience with MLOps tools and CI/CD for ML (MLflow, Kubeflow).
• Proficiency with large datasets and distributed computing (Spark).
• Experience with cloud ML services (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, train, and deploy production-ready machine learning models.
• Develop and maintain robust data pipelines for model training and inference.
• Collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate ML models into product features.
• Optimize model performance, scalability, and efficiency.
• Conduct rigorous experimentation and validation of ML algorithms and approaches.
• Stay abreast of the latest research and advancements in ML/AI.
• Implement MLOps best practices for model versioning, monitoring, and deployment.
• Ensure ethical and responsible AI development and deployment.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex ML system issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical growth.

Skills

Python programming

ML algorithms understanding

Distributed computing

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science / ML / Statistics

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

MLflow

Kubeflow

Spark

Docker

CI/CD for ML

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join a remote-first team building and scaling AI-powered solutions. You will design, train, and deploy production ML models, work with large datasets, and collaborate with data scientists and software engineers to integrate models into product features.

The role emphasizes MLOps, model monitoring, ethical AI, and staying current with research. You can contribute from anywhere, with asynchronous collaboration and strong autonomy