Machine Learning Researcher

Our cutting-edge client, building the AI infrastructure layer for modern e-commerce, is searching for a Machine Learning Researcher to join the data team in Cape Town (hybrid).

We’re searching for bright minds in order to push the boundaries of what's possible in zero-shot multimodal discovery. In this role, you'll design, implement, and evaluate novel architectures that power this embryonic business’ core technology.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop advanced ML models for e-commerce discovery.
• Run hyperparameter optimisation and ablation studies.
• Design novel loss functions and training objectives.
• Manage experiment tracking and reproducibility.
• Publish results and contribute to the broader research community.
• Work with PyTorch, HuggingFace, and custom training infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Dat...