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Senior AI Developer

Job in Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Listing for: Tech Mahindra
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-11
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, DevOps
Job Description & How to Apply Below

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior AI Developer with strong hands-on experience in machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, MLOps, cloud AI platforms, NLP, computer vision, and production-grade AI deployment. This is a senior technical role suited to someone who has already built and deployed AI solutions in real-world business environments. The successful candidate will help design, build, deploy, and operate AI models and pipelines, while also contributing to the technical standards and foundations of a newly established AI function.

The ideal candidate must be comfortable working in a greenfield environment, where they will be expected to work independently, solve complex technical problems, and help shape the client’s AI delivery capability.

Key Responsibilities AI Development and Engineering
  • Design, build, train, test, and deploy machine learning and deep learning models.
  • Develop end-to-end AI pipelines covering data ingestion, preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and deployment.
  • Build scalable AI solutions that can operate reliably in production environments.
  • Optimise models for performance, accuracy, scalability, and reliability.
  • Work with structured and unstructured data to develop practical AI solutions.
  • Translate business and technical requirements into AI-driven solutions.
Generative AI and LLM Development
  • Implement and fine-tune Large Language Models for enterprise use cases.
  • Develop generative AI solutions using modern frameworks and tools.
  • Design and build Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures.
  • Work with embeddings, vector databases, semantic search, and document intelligence.
  • Evaluate LLM performance, accuracy, hallucination risk, and output quality.
MLOps and AI Infrastructure
  • Establish and manage MLOps frameworks for production AI delivery.
  • Implement model versioning, monitoring, retraining, performance tracking, and governance.
  • Build automated AI/ML pipelines and deployment workflows.
  • Implement CI/CD practices for machine learning and AI systems.
  • Monitor production models for drift, degradation, and performance issues.
  • Ensure AI solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, and reliable.
Cloud AI Platform Delivery
  • Deploy and manage AI workloads on cloud platforms.
  • Work with platforms such as Azure AI / Azure ML, AWS Sage Maker, and Google Vertex AI.
  • Support batch and real-time inference workloads.
  • Integrate AI models with enterprise applications and data platforms.
  • Ensure cloud-based AI deployments meet performance and reliability standards.
NLP and Computer Vision
  • Build NLP solutions including text processing, classification, named entity recognition, and transformer-based models.
  • Develop computer vision solutions such as image classification, object detection, and segmentation.
  • Deploy NLP and computer vision models into production environments where required.
Collaboration and Technical Leadership
  • Work directly with business and technical stakeholders.
  • Contribute to AI technical standards, best practices, and delivery frameworks.
  • Produce clear technical documentation, model cards, and deployment guides.
  • Support knowledge transfer within the team.
  • Mentor junior team members as the AI function grows.
  • Operate independently and take ownership of AI solution delivery.
Required Technical Skills Core AI / ML Skills
  • Model training and optimisation
  • RAG architectures
  • CI/CD for ML
  • Orchestration tools
  • Model lifecycle management
  • Production deployment practices
Frameworks Strong production-level experience required in:
  • Tensor Flow
  • Py Torch
Cloud AI Platforms

Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Azure AI / Azure Machine Learning
  • AWS Sage Maker
  • Google Vertex AI
NLP
  • Text processing
  • Named entity recognition
  • Text classification
  • Transformer-based models
  • NLP model deployment
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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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