Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 10, 2026
Job title: Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Reporting to: Head of Data Engineering
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
ROLE OVERVIEW
You'll work at the intersection of data science and engineering to build, deploy, and scale machine learning systems. This includes improving ML infrastructure, designing reliable real-time data systems, and ensuring models run efficiently and reliably in production.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Consult with data scientists on training machine learning models
+ Support improvements and additions to the ML infrastructure, including getting your hands dirty with data engineering and DevOps engineering
+ Design systems to meet throughput and latency requirements
+ Implement NFRs (Non-Functional Requirements) to ensure a high degree of system reliability
THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
+ Prior experience with productionising ML systems is a must.
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Reporting to: Head of Data Engineering
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
ROLE OVERVIEW
You'll work at the intersection of data science and engineering to build, deploy, and scale machine learning systems. This includes improving ML infrastructure, designing reliable real-time data systems, and ensuring models run efficiently and reliably in production.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Consult with data scientists on training machine learning models
+ Support improvements and additions to the ML infrastructure, including getting your hands dirty with data engineering and DevOps engineering
+ Design systems to meet throughput and latency requirements
+ Implement NFRs (Non-Functional Requirements) to ensure a high degree of system reliability
THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
+ Prior experience with productionising ML systems is a must.
...