Intermediate AI Engineer

We are looking for a versatile Intermediate AI Engineer with 4 to 7 years of software engineering experience to join our growing team.

This hybrid role blends general software engineering with cutting-edge AI development. You will focus on building autonomous AI agents, complex reasoning workflows, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, while also contributing to full-stack enterprise web applications.

Core AI and language stack:

• Strong proficiency in Python (mandatory)
• Proficiency in an additional programming language (advantageous)
• Hands-on experience with LangChain or similar LLM frameworks
• (LangGraph, LlamaIndex, AutoGen are strong pluses)
• Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector)
• Familiarity with LLM APIs (GPT, Claude) or local LLMs (Ollama, HuggingFace)

Backend and infrastructure:

• API development using FastAPI or Flask
• Strong PostgreSQL & SQL skills; NoSQL knowledge is beneficial
• Cloud deployment experience on AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda)
• Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes or ECS)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation)
• Software Engineering
• Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and design patterns
• Full-stack development using React, Vue, or Angular
• Experience with unit & integration testing (Pytest)
• Strong Git skills and collaborative workflows (PRs, branching)

Qualifications and experience:

• IT Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 4 to 7 years of general Software Engineering experience
• Proven experience building LLM-based applications or AI agents

Reference number for this position is GZ60985 which is a permanent Hybrid position based in Pretoria offering a cost to company salary of R800K PA negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 21 Jan 13:52, Closing date 22 Mar