AI Engineer; Entry
Listed on 2026-11-04
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Software Development
AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Backend Developer
Pretoria, South Africa
Are you passionate about software development and curious about how Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we work, communicate and solve problems? Here'syour opportunity to get involved in the exciting world of AI-poweredapplications, intelligent agents and next-generation technology!
We are looking for an enthusiastic Entry-Level AI Engineer with a solid C#/.NET development background and a genuine interest in Generative AI, Large Language Models(LLMs) and AI agents. You'll be part of a dynamic, international technology environment, helping build intelligent solutions that automate conversations,connect systems and make complex tasks smarter and more efficient.
This isn't justabout writing code, it's about helping shape how AI is developed and used inthe enterprise world!
You'll get involved in exciting projects where software engineering meets Artificial Intelligence, including:
- Building Intelligent AI Agents:
Develop and maintain configurable AI agents using C#/.NET and Microsoft Agent Framework. - Working with Generative AI:
Integrate Large Language Models (LLMs), APIs and enterprise services to create smart, AI-powered applications. - Making AI Agents Talk:
Explore and implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) integrations, allowing agents and tools to communicate and work together. - Cloud Technology:
Build,containerise, deploy and support applications using Microsoft Azure,Docker and Kubernetes/AKS. - Modern Software Engineering:
Write clean, secure and maintainable code, participate in code reviews and contribute to automated testing. - AI Innovation:
Help drive AI-nativeways of working and make use of the latest AI development tools within theteam. - Team
Collaboration:
Work alongside talented developers and technology specialists in an Agile, international environment. - Production Support:
Assist with monitoring, maintaining and supporting existing solutions, including
DevOps responsibilities and standby duties.
Skills:
- C# / .NET:
Good working knowledge ofmodern C# and .NET, backend development, REST APIs, asynchronous programming and automated testing. - AI Agents & LLMs:
Practicalexposure to AI-enabled applications, LLM integration, prompt engineering,tool/function calling and conversation or context management. - AI Agent Frameworks:
Experience with Microsoft Agent Framework, Semantic Kernel or similar frameworks. - MCP & A2A:
An understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) concepts. - Microsoft Azure:
Experience working with Azure cloud environments. - Dev Ops & Containers:
Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes/AKS, Git, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and production support.
Skills:
- Experience building multi-agentsolutions or agent orchestration workflows.
- Exposure to Azure OpenAI or other enterprise LLM services.
- Knowledge of AI application security,including prompt injection, data protection and access control.
- Experience with AI evaluation,tracing, telemetry and observability.
- Familiarity with relational, documentor vector databases.
- Knowledge of distributed systems andevent-driven architectures.
- Experience with human-in-the-loop AIworkflows.
Experience:
- A relevant degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or arelated field. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.
- Solid professional experience developing backend applications using C#/.NET.
- Experience developing and supporting software solutions throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Practical exposure to Generative AI,LLMs, AI agents or AI application development.
- Experience working with Microsoft Azure and modern Agile/Dev Ops practices.
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