Software Engineer (AI & Data)

AES Global; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

AES Global is seeking a Software Engineer (AI & Data) to join our Cape Town office. You will own delivery end-to-end, shaping requirements with stakeholders and building AI-enabled features using Python and C#.

You’ll design ETL/ELT pipelines with Azure Data Factory and Databricks, create Power BI dashboards, and manage CI/CD with Azure DevOps and GitHub in an agile environment. This role blends software, data engineering and AI in one hands-on position.

Qualifications

• Experience blending software development with data engineering and AI.
• Hands-on data engineering including ETL/ELT and SQL.
• Experience with Azure data services and BI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements with product owners and translate into technical specs, owning delivery end-to-end.
• Build solutions in Python and C#, using AI tooling to accelerate development.
• Design, build and maintain API integrations across the Azure ecosystem.
• Prototype and deploy AI-assisted features such as classification and anomaly detection.
• Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines with Azure Data Factory and Databricks; write SQL for modeling.
• Build Power BI datasets and dashboards; create Power Automate/Power Apps workflows.
• Own CI/CD configuration with Azure DevOps and GitHub; perform code reviews.

Skills

Data engineering

AI features development

Communication

Agile

Tools

Python

C#

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

SQL

Power BI

Power Automate

Power Apps

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Azure

Job description

We’re working with an established investment management firm, and they’re looking for a Software Engineer (AI & Data) — a builder who combines software development, data engineering and AI in one role.

This is a role for a developer excited by the shift toward AI-native development. You’ll own delivery end-to-end — from shaping requirements with stakeholders through build, test and deployment — using modern AI tooling to move faster. It’s not a pure-developer role: real data and AI experience is a must.

What you’ll do

• Work with product owners and subject-matter experts to gather requirements and translate them into technical specs, owning delivery end-to-end
• Build solutions in Python and C#, using AI coding assistants to accelerate development
• Design, build and maintain API integrations and system connections across the Azure application ecosystem
• Prototype and deploy AI-assisted features — document classification, anomaly detection, intelligent workflow routing, natural-language querying
• Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines with Azure Data Factory and Databricks, and write SQL for data modelling and reporting
• Build and maintain Power BI datasets and dashboards, and Power Automate / Power Apps workflows
• Own CI/CD configuration and deployment with Azure DevOps and GitHub, and perform code reviews

What you’ll bring

• 3+ years’ experience across software development, data engineering and AI (more-senior candidates also considered)
• Strong Python and C#
• Hands-on data engineering — ETL/ELT, SQL, and tools such as Azure Data Factory and Databricks
• Experience building AI-assisted features and using modern AI tooling
• Power BI, and the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps)
• CI/CD with Azure DevOps and GitHub, working within an agile framework
• Strong communication

Working model

Office-based in Cape Town.