Specialist Product Engineer

Absa Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 60 000 - 90 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in South Africa seeks an AI & Robotics Engineer to design, build, program, and test intelligent robotic systems. The role requires integration of AI/ML for advanced functionalities and demands proficiency in C++, Python, and ROS. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Information Technology and strong problem-solving abilities. The position offers a dynamic work environment where innovation is crucial for developing scalable, enterprise-grade applications.

Qualifications

• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills to contribute throughout the development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with AI/ML integration into robotic systems.
• Capability to debug existing source code and polish features.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, program, and test intelligent robotic systems.
• Contribution to CI/CD pipelines and multi-site Kubernetes environments.
• Conduct reviews, performance monitoring, and ongoing maintenance.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS

Problem-solving

Math

UiPath

Druid

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Zipkin

Jaeger

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Apply critical thinking & problem solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well‑organised, optimised, and documented source code to deliver high‑performing, scalable, enterprise‑grade applications.

Job Description

An AI & Robotics Engineer required to design, build, program, and test intelligent robotic systems, integrating AI/ML for advanced functions such as perception and decision‑making. To automate tasks, requiring skills in C++/Python, ROS, math, sensors, UiPath, Druid and strong problem‑solving to innovate and maintain complex, data‑driven machines.

DevOps

• Apply critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve technical problems (Front End, Back End OR Middleware) with high quality solutions
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle including
• Evaluate analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development & provide recommendations to enable the operational feasibility of solutions
• Quickly produce well‑organised, optimised, and documented source code to deliver technical solutions
• Ensure designs & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self‑service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
• Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
• Support the development of CI / CD Pipelines (authoring & supporting CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins / similar tools and deploying to multi‑site Kubernetes environments – supporting and managing your applications all the way to production)
• Use & configure modern observability techniques leveraging e.g. aggregated logging via ELK stack, metrics via Prometheus / Grafana / NewRelic and tracing using Zipkin/Jaeger
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes
• Debug existing source code and polish feature sets
• Work with integrated teams and other developers to improve and evolve technical products and services
• Align all application development & development process to Group Architecture & Infrastructure guidelines
• Provide input into project & programme teams (when required) to plan & manage the development lifecycle e.g. releases, risk management, testing, integration etc.
• Conduct reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimisation and maintenance on applications
• Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices and continuously evolve existing knowledge & skill in preparation for cross‑domain and other experiences e.g. Secure Side, Testing, Infrastructure solutions etc.

People

• Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
• Support the people‑change teams in the development of user material (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)

Risk & Governance

• Identify technical risks and mitigate these (pre, during & post release)
• Update / Design all application documentation aligned to the organisation technical standards and risk / governance frameworks
• Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised