Ai Development Specialist Cape Town
Core
Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise-grade AI solutions on Microsoft Azure, from data ingestion and model development to deployment, monitoring, and optimization.
Role type
Senior IC AI/ML Engineer (Azure)
Builds
Scalable, secure, production-ready AI systems and APIs integrated into enterprise platforms
Domain
Enterprise software engineering, Machine Learning, Cloud Infrastructure (Azure)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Azure AI services (OpenAI, AI Search, ML), Python, API design, Data pipelines, Containerization (AKS, Functions), CI/CD, Observability, RAG implementation, LLM optimization, Prompt engineering, Architecture documentation
Preferred skills
Microsoft Fabric/Databricks, Financial services domain knowledge, Azure AI Engineer certification
Technologies
Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Studio, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Data Lake, Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Fabric, Data Factory, Event Hub, Azure API Management, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, App Services, Bicep, ARM, Terraform, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, MLflow, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, C#/.NET, Node.js/TypeScript
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure AI services; Build and expose secure, scalable APIs and integrate AI solutions into enterprise platforms; Develop and maintain robust data pipelines; Containerise applications and deploy across Azure environments using modern CI/CD pipelines; Implement observability, monitoring, and performance tuning; Apply best practices in security, governance, and Responsible AI; Produce and maintain architecture documentation, technical designs, and operational runbooks.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
