Intermediate AI Engineer (Pretoria)

2 months ago 70
Location:Pretoria
Remote work:Some remote work allowed
Type:Permanent
Reference:#GZ60985
Company:E-Merge IT Recruitment

We are looking for a versatile Intermediate AI Engineer with 4 to 7 years of software engineering experience to join our growing team.

This hybrid role blends general software engineering with cutting-edge AI development. You will focus on building autonomous AI agents, complex reasoning workflows, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, while also contributing to full-stack enterprise web applications.

Core AI and language stack:

  • Strong proficiency in Python (mandatory)
  • Proficiency in an additional programming language (advantageous)
  • Hands-on experience with LangChain or similar LLM frameworks
  • (LangGraph, LlamaIndex, AutoGen are strong pluses)
  • Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector)
  • Familiarity with LLM APIs (GPT, Claude) or local LLMs (Ollama, HuggingFace)

Backend and infrastructure:

  • API development using FastAPI or Flask
  • Strong PostgreSQL & SQL skills; NoSQL knowledge is beneficial
  • Cloud deployment experience on AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda)
  • Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes or ECS)
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation)
  • Software Engineering
  • Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and design patterns
  • Full-stack development using React, Vue, or Angular
  • Experience with unit & integration testing (Pytest)
  • Strong Git skills and collaborative workflows (PRs, branching)

Qualifications and experience:

  • IT Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 4 to 7 years of general Software Engineering experience
  • Proven experience building LLM-based applications or AI agents

Reference number for this position is GZ60985 which is a permanent Hybrid position based in Pretoria offering a cost to company salary of R800K PA negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

Are you ready for a change of scenery? The E-Merge IT recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the E-Merge website www.e-merge.co.za for more great positions.

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