Job title: Intermediate AI Software Engineer
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Technology
Functional Expertise: Technology
Skills: Artificial intelligence; generativeAI RAG ML/DL AI LLM python SQL NoSQL APIs DOCKER CI/CD Kubernetes Kanban Scrum Agile AWS GCP Azure
Salary type: Annual
Salary from: ZAR 620,000.00
Salary to: ZAR 720,000.00
Location: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, GP
Job published: 18-05-2026
Job ID: 36419

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOU 

Real AI. Real systems. Real scale.

 
A top Telco networking hub is building its next generation of AI capability — and are on the lookout for a smart and knowledgeable Intermediate AI Engineers to join the transformation. You'll help build production-grade AI systems for one of South Africa’s leading ISPs, working across the full AI stack: data engineering, machine learning, MLOps, LLMs, cloud infrastructure, and internal AI platform tooling.
 
This is a high-performance opportunity for academically strong, self-driven person looking to create an impact — fast.

 

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Train and deploy ML models (NLP, vision, generative AI)
  • Build APIs and microservices for AI deployment
  • Design scalable data pipelines (SQL/NoSQL/vector DBs)
  • Contribute to CI/CD, model monitoring, and retraining
  • Work with cloud infra (AWS, GCP, Azure), Docker & Kubernetes
  • Help build AI platform tools and internal workflows
  • Translate business problems into real-world AI solutions
  • Build AI systems with real-world use cases and business impact
  • Hands-on work with LLMs, RAG, vector DBs, MLOps, and prompt engineering
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and data teams
  • A launchpad into specialised AI engineering paths — ML, platform, data, or MLOps
OUR REQUIRED EXPERTISE
  • Bachelor's or Honours in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or similar
  • Cum Laude or strong academic record 
  • 3 years or more experience - Python + SQL, Git, and ML/AI knowledge
  • Experience  in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Skilled in AI engineering and end-to-end delivery
Bonus points for:
  • ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), LLM tools, or MLOps platforms
  • Hackathons, Kaggle comps, GitHub projects, or AI-focused final year work
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YOUR REWARD

  • Collaborative, technically rigorous culture.
  • Opportunity to build and shape modern AI capability from the ground up.
  • Cohort-based approach - you'll also ramp up into a lead role quickly 

For more roles, please have a look at our website (www.60degrees.com). or follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/10287263/)