Machine Learning - AI Data Scientist

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP016057/ZG

Date posted:

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
Ready to shape the future of Generative AI? We’re seeking an expert in LLMs, NLP, and AI frameworks to build, fine-tune, and deploy intelligent solutions at scale.

POSITION INFO:
Join an innovation-driven team where AI drives growth. You’ll build transformer models, RAG pipelines, and cloud-based GenAI solutions that solve real-world challenges and transform businesses. If you’re passionate about creating impactful AI, this is your opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and optimise ML lifecycles from data prep to production deployment.
Utilise vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate, Milvus) for RAG solutions.
Build and fine-tune LLMs across multiple domains.
Develop chatbots, transcription systems, and RAG pipelines.
Apply GenAI, NLP, and advanced ML techniques to solve real-world business challenges.

Job Experience and Skills Required:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, or a related field (postgraduate qualification an advantage).
Experience: proven hands-on experience with LLMs, transformer architectures, and NLP frameworks.
Skills: Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI & Anthropic APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP, MLOps pipelines
AI model training, deployment, and optimisation; bonus for AI/ML conference papers or talks.

Apply now!

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