AI Engineering Jobs in South Africa

There are 72 open AI Engineering jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 6 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are ai, cloud and llm.

Most requested skills

  • ai 93%
  • cloud 51%
  • llm 51%
  • python 51%
  • api 49%
  • machine-learning 47%
  • automation 46%
  • agentic-ai 40%

How the work is done

  • Remote 9 · 13%
  • Hybrid 7 · 10%
  • Onsite 2 · 3%

Visa sponsorship offered in 0% of the 2 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 21
  • Lead 4
  • Intern 2
  • Principal 1

Who is hiring

  • 1000+ employees 8
  • 201-500 employees 3
  • 51-200 employees 3
  • 1-10 employees 1
  • 11-50 employees 1
  • 501-1000 employees 1
72 jobs
Jobgether
last month

Senior AI Engineer

Open 23d AfricaFull-timeSenior
South Africa

AI Engineer, Sr 1 Team: IT Location: South Africa Commitment: Full-time Workplace Type: remote This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking…

agentic-ai ai api azure cloud +7 skills
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DVT
last month

Senior AI Engineer

Open 23d HybridAfricaSenior
South Africa

Design and deploy enterprise AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, and agentic AI to automate decisions and workflows in a regulated environment.

agentic-ai ai analytics anomaly-detection api +24 skills
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jemhr
last month

Applied AI Intern

Open 33d HybridAfricaInternshipIntern
South Africa

An internship in Cape Town building real AI features for South African HR and payroll services, shipping code early and working directly with founders on enterprise-grade AI systems.

ai claude-code machine-learning prompt-engineering
30 000 – 30 000 ZAR
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Pavago
last month

AI Systems Engineer (LLM & AI Agent Development)

Open 35d RemoteAfrica, APACFull-time

Build and maintain production-grade AI systems, including LLM-powered apps, autonomous agents, and multi-agent orchestration, using Python, Node.js, and Java.

agentic-ai ai api automation chatgpt +10 skills
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Alto
2 months ago

AI Engineer (Contract) - Marketing Demand Generation

Open 19d AfricaContract
South Africa

AI Engineer – Demand Generation (Contract) 6 months Outside IR35 Contract – Must work from the UK Alto Software Group is a B2B SaaS company that powers more than half of all UK housing transactions each year. We create…

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Healthtech 1 Backed by Y Combinator
3 months ago

Senior AI engineer

Open 77d On-siteAfricaSenior Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
South Africa

We're unlocking access to the NHS, because healthcare is not truly free until it's truly accessible 💙 The world’s best healthcare, for free. It's not a new idea, it's called the NHS. But the largest…

ai api automation react typescript
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crypto-banter
3 months ago

AI Engineer

Open 70d RemoteAfricaFull-time
South Africa

We are the World’s No.1 LIVE Crypto streaming channel covering Bitcoin, breaking news, hottest stories, altcoins, top founders and billionaires’ next big market moves, every single day. We are the fastest growing…

ai analytics api automation aws +30 skills
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AudioStack
4 months ago

Senior AI Engineer

Open 23d AfricaSenior
South Africa

About AudioStack AudioStack is revolutionising the way brands and businesses create audio content at scale. Our AI-powered platform enables the seamless generation and customisation of high-quality audio (complete with…
agilebridge
4 months ago

AI Engineer

Open 76d HybridAfrica
South Africa

Purpose of the Role: Agile Bridge is looking for an AI Engineer who can turn promising models into secure, scalable and dependable AI capabilities. You will work at the intersection of machine learning, deep learning…

acceptance-criteria agentic-ai agile ai api +31 skills
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Recruiting From Scratch
4 months ago

AI Product Engineer (London)

Open 21d Africa
South Africa

AI Product Engineer (London) Title of Role: AI Product Engineer (London) Location: UK, hybrid Company Stage of Funding: Venture-Backed — AI, B2B, Software Development Office Type: Hybrid Salary: $140K–$140K Company…
platform45
6 months ago

AI Engineer

Open 76d On-siteAfricaFull-time
South Africa

AI Engineer Location: On-site (Rosebank) Employment Type: Full-time Experience Level: Intermediate-Senior Department: AI Delivery Team About the Role We're looking for an AI Engineer who works at the intersection…

agentic-ai ai api autogen cloud +11 skills
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IT Career Switch
7 months ago

Trainee Ai Engineer

Likely evergreen Africa, UKPart-timeIntern

Trainee AI Engineer - No Experience Needed! Ready to launch a future-proof career in AI - even if you have zero experience? We’re looking for ambitious individuals ready to break into the world of artificial…

ai azure data-science git github +3 skills
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