Machine Learning Engineer – Johannesburg – R400 up to R600 per hour

SUMMARY:
Machine Learning Engineer – Johannesburg – R400 up to R600 per hour

POSITION INFO:

Join a leading Group providing value-conscious mass marketing and innovative financial services across Southern Africa. We are seeking a skilled Machine Learning Engineer to design, build, and optimize our AI platform, supporting the delivery of our AI strategy. In this role, you will play a key part in driving our competitive edge through cutting-edge AI technologies in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement machine learning models and pipelines.
• Apply object-oriented and functional programming principles using Python.
• Utilize modern software development practices, including code reviews and CI/CD.
• Query databases efficiently using SQL.
• Manage the entire machine learning model lifecycle, from development to deployment.
• Lead microservice architecture development for scalable AI solutions.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Expert in Python and SQL
• Experience with the modern software development best practices: agile software development, code reviews, unit testing, version control, e.g. git, CI/CD
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Strong knowledge of machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Spark MLlib).
• Experience with modern ETL, compute, and orchestration tools (e.g., Apache Spark, Flink, Kafka).
• Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with both Windows and Linux development environments.

The Reference Number for this position is NG59767 which is a 12-month contract position in Johannesburg offering a salary of R400 up to R600 per hour salary negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on nokuthulag@ e-Merge.co.za or call her for a chat on to discuss this and other opportunities.

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