Senior AI Engineer – In-Office (Cape Town)

About the role

This senior AI Engineer role is with a global iGaming technology leader, responsible for delivering end‑to‑end AI and ML solutions that drive measurable business impact. The position is based on‑site in Cape Town and offers full ownership from opportunity identification to production deployment.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to uncover high‑value AI/ML opportunities.
• Design, develop, and deploy production‑grade models for recommendation systems, predictive analytics, personalization, NLP and generative AI.
• Implement MLOps pipelines on cloud platforms, monitor performance and continuously improve solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the AI and Data Products team’s best practices.

Required profile

• 5+ years of commercial experience in AI/ML engineering or data science.
• Proven track record delivering AI solutions in production environments.
• Strong ability to translate business problems into technical AI projects.

Required skills

• Python programming
• AWS cloud services
• MLOps practices and tooling
• Machine learning algorithms and predictive modelling
• Experience with NLP, generative AI, LLMs