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AI Engineer (Senior)

JohannesburgIndependent Contractor AgreementSeniorHybrid

Lead the technical design, engineering standards, architecture and delivery of enterprise-grade AI solutions. Acts as technical authority for LLM applications, RAG, agentic AI, AI orchestration, model evaluation, responsible AI engineering and production readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Own AI engineering architecture and technical decision-making across multiple priority use cases
  • Define reusable patterns for copilots, agents, RAG, knowledge assistants, workflow automation and AI-enabled application development
  • Design end-to-end AI solutions covering frontend, backend, orchestration, LLM integration, data retrieval, workflow integration, security and monitoring
  • Lead delivery of priority use cases including IVR/voice AI, Finance Bot, HR Shortlisting, Automated Testing Tool, AI Learning Hub and internal knowledge copilots
  • Embed responsible AI, data privacy, access control and model risk into every solution
  • Mentor engineers and establish a high-performance AI engineering culture
  • Partner with Architecture, Cybersecurity, Data, Legal, Risk and Business teams

Experience and education

8+ years in software engineering, solution architecture or AI engineering. 3+ years hands-on building production AI platforms. Demonstrated experience leading technical teams in regulated or large corporate environments. Azure platform experience required. Fintech/telecoms background preferred.

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