Location
durban, ethekwini metropolitan municipality, South-Africa
Posted
July 13, 2026
Job Description
We're hiring our first Lead AI Engineer to lead a team that designs, ships, and scales automations and AI agents across M-KOPA. This is a brand-new team within the business - the tech foundation is already proven, and now we need someone to lead it, scale it, and define what it becomes.
The Impact
Your automations and agents will directly improve how 2,300+ employees work across our global operations. We've already helped over 7 million customers access over $2 billion in credit - and the tools you build will help that mission scale further and faster. It's your chance to be part of something that's literally transforming lives across an entire continent.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead two AI Ops Engineers — own their delivery, development, and day‑to‑day work
- Prioritise efficiently — manage competing requests from multiple teams by applying a clear prioritisation framework you'll he...