Senior AI Engineer

Join an innovative and fast-growing technology company at the forefront of AI-driven software engineering and intelligent systems . This organisation specialises in building production-grade AI solutions , autonomous agents, and enterprise-ready architectures using cutting-edge LLM tooling and modern cloud platforms. They are currently seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join their team on a hybrid basis (1 day per week in-office), based at their Head Office in Pretoria . This is a senior, hands-on role combining deep software engineering expertise with advanced AI architecture and technical leadership. Requirements: · IT Degree (Computer Science, Engineering, or related field) · 6 years of general Software Engineering experience. · Demonstrated technical leadership in delivering complex software projects. · Proven portfolio or track record of building LLM-based applications or agents. Technical Skills AI & Language Stack · Python (expert mandatory) · LangChain (production experience); LangGraph advantageous · Vector databases: Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector · RAG systems, fine-tuning trade-offs, inference cost & latency optimisation Backend & Infrastructure · FastAPI or Flask (async design) · PostgreSQL (advanced); NoSQL understanding · Cloud: AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, ECS) or Azure · Docker, Kubernetes or ECS · IaC: Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation Engineering · System design (microservices, event-driven architecture, SOLID) · Frontend integration: React, Vue, or Angular · Testing (Pytest), code reviews, CI/CD pipelines · Git mastery and collaborative workflows Should you meet the requirements for this position, please email your CV to it.vacancy@stand-outstaffing.co.za . You can also contact the team on XXX-XXXX or alternatively you can visit our website www.stand-outstaffing.co.za Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.