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AI Product Engineer

Job in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Listing for: Sanlam Limited
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-08
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Science Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below

At MiWay, our purpose is to enable people to live their way. We understand that life is not just about "things" but the meaning that those things bring to your life. We believe that technology and innovation have infinite possibilities when it's inspired by humans by you.

Therefore, we focus on our clients' needs; finding new ways to simplify their lives and how they do things.

We give them products, services, and solutions that enable them to live and enjoy life on their own terms – in their own way.

Agile values and principles are strongly embedded in our culture, and they are at the core of how we make decisions and how we approach adding value within the company.

What will you do?

MiWay is seeking an AI Product Engineer to design, build, deploy, and continuously improve AI-powered products. This role will work closely with business area heads, executive stakeholders, data science, technology, risk, and delivery teams to design and deliver AI solutions that create measurable business value. The AI Product Engineer bridges data science, software engineering, and product thinking. This role ensures AI solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with user needs and business objectives.

This role will form part of the CIO reporting line, reporting directly to the AI Product Lead.

What will make you successful in this role? Minimum Qualification Required
  • A relevant tertiary qualification (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent)
  • Qualification in Business, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Postgraduate qualification will be advantageous
  • Product Design, Agile development, or AI related certifications will be beneficial
Minimum Experience
  • Minimum 3–4 years’ experience in software engineering, machine learning and data science
  • At least 2–3 years’ experience delivering AI and automation solutions in a production environment
  • Proven experience delivering products or initiatives with measurable business value
  • Experience operating in financial services, insurance, or a regulated environment
  • Strong experience working with data science and engineering teams
  • Strong experience working with Agile delivery teams
  • Strong experience working with senior executives and business leaders
Required Skills and Experience Technical Skills
  • Production-ready AI features and services
  • Scalable AI/ML pipelines
  • Prompt libraries and evaluation frameworks
  • Monitoring dashboards and alerting systems
  • Technical documentation and architecture diagrams
Soft Skills
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
  • Ability to bridge technical and business discussions
  • Clear communication
  • Ownership mindset
Deliverables AI Product Development
  • Design and implement end-to-end AI solutions (LLMs, ML models)
  • Translate business problems into AI-driven product features and solutions
  • Build APIs, services, and pipelines to integrate AI models into production systems
  • Develop agent-based systems (e.g., Microsoft Copilot Studio agents, automation workflows)
Model Integration and Deployment
  • Integrate ML/AI models into production environments (Azure, AWS, on-prem)
  • Optimize models for latency, cost, and reliability
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for ML lifecycle (MLOps)
  • Manage versioning of models, prompts, and datasets
Prompt Engineering and LLM Systems
  • Design, test, and refine prompts and system instructions
  • Build RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines using structured/unstructured data
  • Evaluate LLM outputs for accuracy, hallucination, and relevance
  • Implement guardrails and safety mechanisms
Product Thinking and Stakeholder Alignment
  • Collaborate with product leads, business stakeholders, and domain experts
  • Convert requirements into technical designs and product features
  • Prioritize features based on business impact and feasibility
  • Develop POCs and MVPs to prove initial business value
Data Engineering and Pipeline Development
  • Build and maintain data ingestion and preprocessing pipelines
  • Ensure data quality, consistency, and availability for AI systems
  • Work with structured (SQL), semi-structured, and unstructured datasets
  • Enable real-time or batch inference workflows
Evaluation, Monitoring and Observability
  • Define metrics for AI performance (accuracy, latency, user satisfaction)
  • Implem…
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