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Data Scientist (Senior)

Gauteng, South Africa💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-09 → 2026-08-07

Core

Translating business problems into data-driven and AI-enabled solutions by building data pipelines, developing machine learning models, and producing dashboards.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (ML & data engineering)

Builds

Data pipelines, ML/AI models, dashboards, and reports

Domain

Technology / Data & AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

SQL, Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow), AWS, PowerBI, QuickSight, Excel, EDA, feature engineering, applied statistics, ETL design, batch/streaming processing, Kafka, Spark, experiment design, model evaluation, data visualization, Git

Preferred skills

MLOps practices, data governance principles, drift detection, Azure, Generative AI/LLMs, AI agents, observability collaboration

Technologies

AWS, Azure, Kafka, Spark, PyTorch, TensorFlow, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PowerBI, QuickSight, Git

Responsibilities

Translate business problems into data-driven and AI-enabled solutions; Perform exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns, issues, and opportunities; Design, build, and maintain data pipelines to support analytics and modelling use cases; Develop, train, evaluate, and iterate on machine learning and AI models; Apply appropriate model evaluation techniques and define success metrics; Support operational data workflows and resolve day-to-day data processing issues when required; Produce clear dashboards, reports, and visualisations for stakeholders; Collaborate closely with data engineering, AI platform, and observability teams to productionise solutions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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