AI Engineering Jobs in South Africa
There are 82 open AI Engineering jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 44 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are ai, python and azure.
Most requested skills
- ai 98%
- python 83%
- azure 56%
- llm 56%
- machine-learning 55%
- api 54%
- cloud 54%
- rag 46%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 16 · 20%
- Remote 13 · 16%
- Onsite 3 · 4%
Visa sponsorship offered in 0% of the 4 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 25
- Lead 4
- Principal 3
- Intern 2
- Junior 1
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 7
- 11-50 employees 1
Ai software engineer
Hybrid AI software engineer role in Polokwane: build, optimize, and deploy AI/ML models (NLP, computer vision, predictive analytics) into production software, collaborating with data scientists. Stack includes Python/Java/C++, TensorFlow/PyTorch, cloud platforms, and Docker/Kubernetes. Posted by placement agency Placements24 on behalf of its client.
Senior AI Engineer
Senior AI Engineer at Scrums.com acting as a Forward Deployed Engineer: partnering with global clients to turn business problems into production AI solutions (assistants, RAG search, agents), integrating models like OpenAI/Anthropic with client data, and building full-stack apps in the client's tech stack. Hybrid in Johannesburg on a 12-month contractor engagement.
Lead AI Software Engineer - Cloud Integration
Lead AI Software Engineer in Sandton, South Africa, hired via recruiter Placements24 for a cloud-based AI solutions provider. The role leads a team architecting and integrating AI/ML services on AWS, Azure, and GCP, covering model deployment, MLOps/CI-CD, infrastructure-as-code, and mentoring, using Python and frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch.
Senior AI Engineer (Perm)
Job Title: Senior AI Engineer ROLE OVERVIEW As an AI Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying AI-driven solutions using advanced language models like GPT-3.5 and GPT-4. You will work…
AI Prompt Engineer
Designs, tests, and refines AI prompts to improve generative AI outputs for customer support, content generation, and automation across industries like healthcare, retail, and finance.
Senior AI Prompt Engineer
Designs, tests, and refines prompts for large language models to improve AI response quality and business outcomes across customer-service and automation use cases.
Principal Prompt Engineer
Lead AI prompt engineering at a global BPO/XaaS firm, designing and optimizing prompts for LLMs to improve enterprise AI solutions across industries like healthcare and finance.
Senior RAG Engineer
Design and optimize enterprise RAG platforms using vector databases and semantic search to power AI-driven knowledge systems and integrations with LLMs.
Senior Generative AI Engineer
Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale generative AI solutions using LLMs and prompt engineering, while mentoring teams and ensuring secure, compliant deployments.
RAG Engineer
Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems that combine LLMs with enterprise knowledge, designing vector search pipelines and document ingestion to deliver accurate, context-aware AI responses.
Generative AI Engineer
Build and deploy generative AI applications using LLMs to automate workflows and improve customer experiences in a BPO and CX-focused tech company.
Agentic AI Engineer
Builds and ships AI agents that automate real work across Ozow — operations, support, fraud, risk and engineering workflows — safely in a regulated payments environment. Day to day involves Python, LLM APIs, RAG, prompt design, tool calling, evaluation tests and production monitoring of agent features.
Python/Spark/AI Developer
Our client is seeking an experienced Python / Spark / AI Developer to help replatform legacy T-SQL workloads onto modern Spark and Delta Lake pipelines while developing robust APIs and AI-enabled capabilities. This…
Senior AI Engineer (OZ)
Shape the Future of Enterprise AI with DVT At DVT , we help our clients solve complex business challenges through innovative software engineering, technology consulting, and digital transformation solutions. Our people…
AI Engineer
Designs, builds, deploys and operates production AI systems for clients at an AI-first consulting firm in Sandton: RAG pipelines, evaluation frameworks, safety defences and production monitoring, mainly in Python with LLM frameworks and vector databases. Hybrid role with standard office hours and possible standby duty.
Data & AI Engineer - Hybrid (SQL, Fabric, AI)
WatersEdge Solutions is hiring a hybrid Data & AI Engineer in Johannesburg to build ELT pipelines and Microsoft Fabric data workflows with Python automation. The role spans a Microsoft-centric stack (SQL Server, Azure SQL, Fabric, Power BI, SSRS, Azure DevOps), supporting AI workloads and data quality with governance and human review built in.
AI Developer
AI Full-Stack Developer Location: Remote (South Africa Preferred) Employment Type: Full-Time About the Role We're looking for an experienced AI Full-Stack Developer who thrives on building intelligent, polished, and…
Data and AI Engineer
Hybrid data engineering and applied AI role at a South African financial services firm (Bedfordview, Johannesburg): roughly two-thirds building ELT pipelines, dimensional models and Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse assets, one-third preparing datasets and Python automation for an internally governed AI platform. Stack: SQL Server, Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SSRS, Python, Azure DevOps.
Agentic AI Developer - SA
Allocator: Allocator is a data technology company that provides an intelligence platform for institutional investors (LPs) in private markets. We help pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, and…
Python / Spark / AI Developer
Build Python & PySpark pipelines on Delta Lake Replatform legacy T-SQL to Spark SQL Develop tested, type-safe Python with CI quality gates Build FastAPI REST APIs with authentication & job tracking Validate migrated…