Junior AI Engineer (12 month contract)

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profile Job Location:

Centurion - South Africa

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Software Development

Job Summary

Are you passionate about artificial intelligence and eager to play a hands-on role in shaping real-world AI solutions


Join a leading telecommunications and digital technology company thats building its AI capability from the ground up. This is your opportunity to work across the full AI stack from infrastructure and data engineering to application development and business implementation.

Key Responsibilities:
AI Solution Development & Deployment
  • Design train and fine-tune ML/DL models (NLP computer vision time series generative AI).
  • Build and deploy AI applications using LLMs ML frameworks and modern prompt engineering techniques.
  • Develop APIs integrations and microservices for production-ready AI deployment.
Data Engineering & Pipeline Management
  • Gather clean and prepare data for AI workloads.
  • Build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines using SQL NoSQL and vector databases.
  • Design data warehouse and real-time data processing solutions.
AI Operations & Infrastructure
  • Manage AI models in production including monitoring retraining and version control.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and containerisation (Docker Kubernetes).
  • Oversee cloud infrastructure for AI workloads (AWS Azure or GCP).
Platform Engineering
  • Contribute to building internal AI platforms and tooling infrastructure.
  • Work with infrastructure-as-code workflow orchestration and GPU resource management.
Business Collaboration
  • Partner with product managers software engineers and data scientists to translate business problems into AI use cases.
  • Ensure ethical AI practices and data governance compliance.
Research & Continuous Learning
  • Stay updated on emerging AI technologies frameworks and best practices.
  • Experiment innovate and share knowledge within the team.

Job Experience and Skills Required:
  • Bachelors or Honours degree in Computer Science Data Science Engineering Mathematics Statistics Information Systems or a related quantitative field.
  • Recent graduate (within the last 18 months) or completing studies in 2025
  • Strong programming ability in Python (or Java JavaScript Go).
  • Solid understanding of algorithms data structures and software design principles.
  • Strong SQL skills and familiarity with databases.
  • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) and Git version control.
  • Understanding of basic ML concepts and data analysis fundamentals
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices.
  • Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Eager to learn experiment and adapt in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.
  • Excellent communicator and collaborative team player.
Please submit the following:
  1. Detailed CV including academic transcripts and final marks
  2. Cover Letter (maximum 500 words) explaining your interest in AI engineering and which aspects of the AI stack interest you most
  3. Two References (academic or professional)

I also specialise in recruiting in the following:
  • Software Developers (Back-End/ Front-End/ Full Stack)
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data

If you have not had any response in two weeks please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.

For more information contact:
Jessica Roesch
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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