AI Python Developer Contract (Remote)

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Durban - South Africa

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 2 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Specification

Envizienis a bespoke software development and innovation studio committed to building future-proof digital solutions for visionary organizations. We combine world-class engineering human-centered design and AI-accelerated development tools to deliver scalable secure and elegant products that stand the test of time.

As a boutique development house we partner closely with our clients which include global talent development companies education organizations and purpose-driven enterprises to architect design and build custom technology that supports their long-term growth. We take pride in deeply understanding each clients mission culture and goals so we can create digital experiences and systems uniquely tailored to their needs.

Our global high-performing team brings togetherexpertiseacross product strategy UX design full-stack engineering AI-integration cloud architecture and quality assurance. This allows us to build software thatisntjust functional but meaningful intuitive durable and adaptable to the ever-changing landscape of technology.

Envizienis grounded in craftsmanship curiosity and excellence. Whether developing enterprise platforms mobile applications internal systems or AI-powered tools we ensure every solution is thoughtfully engineered culturally aligned and built to evolve. Our mission is simple:

Create technology that empowers people elevates organizations and shapes a better future one product at a time.

Role Summary


Join a mission-driven engineering team building AI systems that help people reach their potential. As a Python Engineer (AI Systems)youlldesign the critical integrations data pipelines and I/O systems that power our human development platform - connectingcutting-edgeAI APIs with disciplined engineering practices that ensure reliability at scale.

Youllsolve real integration challenges: building robust API connectionsoptimizingdata flows and creating systems that handle the rapid evolution of the AI with third-party AI services and buildreliableinfrastructure that makes intelligent applications work forreal-world users.

Werelooking for someone excited about AIs potential but grounded in engineering fundamentals - someone who practices TDD values cleancode andunderstands that exceptional systems serve human a collaborative team that believes in shipping code daily continuous improvement and growing both technically and personally.

Key Responsibilities:

System Integration & I/O Engineering

  • Build robust integrations with third-party AI APIs and services implementing proper error handling retry logic and circuit breakers.

  • Design andoptimizedata pipelines for processing transforming and routing information between systems.

  • Develop efficient I/O patterns for handling large datasets API responses and real-time data streams.

Collaborative Python Engineering

  • Write clean testable and maintainable Python code following established team conventions and architectural patterns.

  • Practice test-driven development (TDD) andparticipateactively in peer code reviews.

  • Implement observable systems with proper logging monitoring and performance instrumentation.

Team Development & Communication

  • Participate in design discussions clearly articulating technical concepts and trade-offs.

  • Work effectively within Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning daily standups and retrospectives.

  • Follow team consensus on technical decisions while contributing constructive input to architectural discussions.

AI Ecosystem Integration

  • Integrate modern AI services and APIs into existing systems withfocuson reliability and performance.

  • Build abstraction layers that allow the team to adapt quickly as AI tools and services evolve.

  • Collaborate with the architect to ensure integrations align with overall system design.

Continuous Learning & Improvement

  • Stay current with developments in AI tools APIs and integration patterns.

  • Contribute to team knowledge sharing and documentation of integration best practices.

  • Actively seek feedback and continuously improve code quality and system performance.

Daily Impact & Continuous Delivery

We believe in shipping code daily and making progress visible through disciplined engineering practices. Our CI/CD pipelines and collaborative culture mean that business value flows continuously rather than in artificial weekly or monthly chunks.

What Success Looks Like:

  • Daily commits that move the system forward - whetheritsa small refactor test improvement or feature increment

  • Code that ships to production regularly through our automated pipelines

  • Continuous contribution to team velocity through code reviews pair programming and knowledge sharing

  • Incremental improvements that compound over time - marginal gains in performance code quality and system reliability

  • Transparent progress where teammates and stakeholders can see daily advancement toward goals

Your Daily Commitment:Do yourbestwork every day. Ship code that matters. Learn something new. Help a teammate. Make the system a little better than you found it.

Qualifications

A Note on Growth Potential:If youdonthave all the skills listed below but what you read excites you and you would like a chance to grow into a role like this we encourage you to apply. We look at a persons character first - the right mindset values and hunger to learn often matter more than a perfect skill match.

What Were Really Looking For

Production Experience That Matters:

  • Youveshipped Python code that real users depend on - the more users the better

  • Youvebeen responsible forfixing something when it broke in production (bonus points if you were the one who broke it initially)

  • Youve either solved scaling/performance issues OR prevented a system rewrite through thoughtful refactoring

  • You understand the difference between code that works on your laptop and code that works for thousands of users

Engineering Mindset We Value:

  • You practice TDD becauseyouvelearned (possibly thehard way) why untested code becomes technical debt

  • You write clear readable code becauseyouvehad to debug someone elses (or your own) cryptic logic at 2am

  • You believe in proper error handling becauseyouveseen what happens when edge casesarenthandled

  • You care about monitoring and observability becauseyouvetried to troubleshoot a black box system

Collaboration & Growth:

  • You can explain technical concepts clearly to teammates who speak different languages or havedifferent backgrounds

  • Yourecomfortable having your code reviewed and reviewing others work constructively

  • Youregenuinely excited about AIs potential but grounded enough to build reliable systems around it

  • You see learning as part of the job not something you do in your spare time

Technical Foundations:

  • Solid Python fundamentals (we care more about clean efficient code than exotic framework knowledge)

  • Understanding of APIs databases and data flow - the plumbing that makes applications work

  • Experience with Git testing frameworks and collaborative development workflows

  • Bonus: Any exposure to AI/ML APIs data processing or integration patterns

Red Flags We Screen Out:

  • Hackathon heroes who build impressive demos but struggle with maintainable code

  • Framework collectors who know every tool buthaventmastered the fundamentals

  • Lone wolves who prefer coding in isolation over collaborative development

Core Values (PHHSX)

P Passionate
H Humble
H Hungry
S Smart (People Smart)
X X-Factor

  • P Passionate: Driven by a deep commitment to our mission and human-centered growth.

  • H Humble: Open to feedback and focused on outcomes over ego.

  • H Hungry: Proactively seeks growth and continuous improvement.

  • S Smart(People-Smart): Emotionally intelligent andrelationallyaware.

  • X X-Factor: Executes excellence and takes ownership no excuses.


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Job SpecificationEnvizienis a bespoke software development and innovation studio committed to building future-proof digital solutions for visionary organizations. We combine world-class engineering human-centered design and AI-accelerated development tools to deliver scalable secure and elegant prod...
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Key Skills

  • APIs
  • Docker
  • Jenkins
  • REST
  • Python
  • AWS
  • NoSQL
  • MySQL
  • JavaScript
  • Postgresql
  • Django
  • GIT