# AI Engineer (Generative AI, LangChain) – Johannesburg – up to 1.3mil CTC

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Company: e-Merge Recruitment

Category: Information & Communication Technology

Location: South Africa

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-07-29

Expires: 2026-09-12

## Job Description

A consulting firm is seeking a highly motivated AI Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain intelligent systems that leverage machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence technologies. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to build scalable AI-powered solutions, transform complex data into actionable insights, and support the delivery of innovative products and services.

### Responsibilities

- Design, develop, train, and deploy machine learning and deep learning models.

- Build and maintain AI-powered applications, including natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, recommendation systems, and generative AI solutions.

- Collect, clean, preprocess, and analyse large datasets to support model development and optimisation.

- Perform feature engineering and data transformation to improve model performance.

- Deploy AI models into production environments using APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms.

- Monitor model performance, accuracy, and scalability, implementing retraining and optimisation strategies as required.

- Collaborate with Data Scientists, Software Engineers, Product Managers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into AI solutions.

- Support continuous improvement initiatives and stay current with emerging AI technologies and industry trends.

### Qualifications & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.

- Minimum 5+ years’ experience in AI Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Data Science, or a related role.

- Hands-on experience working with large structured and unstructured datasets.

- Experience building and deploying AI applications using Python and machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, and Keras.

- Experience developing REST APIs and integrating AI solutions into enterprise applications using FastAPI or Flask.

- Experience deploying and managing AI solutions on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Git/GitHub, and Linux-based environments.

- Experience using MLOps and model monitoring tools such as MLflow

- Exposure to Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), or Reinforcement Learning will be advantageous

The Reference Number for this position is NG61191 which is a Permanent, Hybrid role in Johannesburg offering a salary of up to R1.3mil per annum salary negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on nokuthulag@e-Merge.co.za or call her for a chat on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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## Requirements

Apply by email: nokuthulag@e-merge.co.za

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