Senior ML Architect: Scalable AI Systems (Remote SA)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity options

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Placements24 invites a seasoned Principal Machine Learning Engineer to join a global AI leader based in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa. You will guide the design, development, and deployment of large-scale ML systems that power real-world business outcomes.

You’ll mentor teams, shape ML roadmaps with product and research, and implement best practices for MLOps, monitoring, and scalable inference. This remote-first role offers flexibility while collaborating closely with the Rustenburg team.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in CS/ML/Statistics or related field.
• 10+ years in ML engineering with production systems.
• Proficiency in Python, Java or C++, and ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras).
• Deep understanding of ML algorithms including deep learning, RL, and ensembles.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong CS foundations and software engineering practices.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving.
• Experience with MLOps is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and implementation of large-scale ML systems and infrastructure.
• Design, train, and deploy advanced ML models for various applications.
• Mentor and guide junior ML engineers and data scientists.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering, and research to define ML roadmaps.
• Optimize ML models for performance, scalability, and production efficiency.
• Establish MLOps and model monitoring best practices.
• Evaluate and integrate new ML technologies and tools.
• Conduct rigorous experimentation and A/B testing.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

TensorFlow

PyTorch

MLOps

Leadership

Communication

Education

Master's/PhD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 invites a seasoned Principal Machine Learning Engineer to join a global AI leader based in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa. You will guide the design, development, and deployment of large-scale ML systems that power real-world business outcomes.

You’ll mentor teams, shape ML roadmaps with product and research, and implement best practices for MLOps, monitoring, and scalable inference. This remote-first role offers flexibility while collaborating closely with the Rustenburg team.