Intermediate AI Engineer – Sandton, Johannesburg – up to R700k
e-Merge Recruitment
Job description
We are looking for an Intermediate AI Engineer to join our IDEA (Insights, Data & Enterprise Analytics) team and contribute to the development of innovative, production-grade AI solutions across voice and digital channels. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to build hands-on experience in Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), chatbots, voice bots, NLP/NLU, and AI automation within an enterprise environment.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing Generative AI and LLM-based solutions.
- Support the development of AI voice bots, chatbots, and conversational AI.
- Develop and integrate NLP/NLU, STT, and TTS capabilities.
- Assist with prompt engineering, RAG, LLM orchestration, and AI workflows.
- Develop and integrate AI solutions using Python, APIs, and cloud technologies.
- Support testing, deployment, monitoring, and optimisation of AI solutions.
- Work with data and technology teams to prepare and integrate data for AI applications.
- Assist in investigating AI performance, data, and integration issues.
- Explore emerging African-language AI and speech technologies.
- Contribute to technical documentation, development standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
- 4+ years’ experience in software development, AI, machine learning, data science, or a related field.
- Strong programming fundamentals and practical experience with Python.
- Exposure to JavaScript or TypeScript is advantageous.
- Java experience would be an advantage.
- Basic understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, machine learning, or conversational AI.
- Exposure to APIs, cloud platforms, Git, databases, or software development practices.
- Academic, personal, internship, or project experience involving AI/ML or software development will be considered.
- A genuine interest in emerging AI technologies and their practical application.
The Reference Number for this position is NG61520 which is a Permanent, Hybrid role in Sandton, Johannesburg offering a salary of up to R700k 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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