Lead AI Engineer

Confidential

Full-time IT / Computing / Software
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Location
johannesburg, johannesburg, South-Africa
Posted
July 27, 2026

Job Description

Deliverables Expected in the First 6-12 Months Establish clear delivery patterns and reusable assets for priority AI use cases. Support at least two to four high-priority MVPs/pilots moving from discovery into controlled pilot or production readiness. Create documentation, reusable code, deployment patterns, evaluation methods and operational practices that reduce future delivery effort. Demonstrate measurable improvements in delivery speed, automation, user productivity, AI quality, operational efficiency or cost avoidance. Build credibility with business stakeholders by delivering practical, secure and usable AI solutions rather than conceptual prototypes. 7. Technical Skills and Capabilities Python, TypeScript and API-first software engineering Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure Functions, Azure App Service and Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions LLM application development using OpenAI, Claude, open-source models and model gateways RAG architectures using vector databases, embeddings, s...