Machine Learning Engineer (JHB & CPT) at Datafin Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Dec 8, 2022

ENVIRONMENT:

BUILD, implement, improve and support the AI platform which will support delivery of the AI strategy as the next Machine Learning Engineer sought by a forward-thinking Financial Services Provider. The ideal candidate must possess a suitable tertiary qualification in Information Technology/Computer Science or similar discipline, have 2+ years’ Software Development including proficiency in Python, SQL, Git, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Windows and experience with Machine Learning concepts and frameworks & tools including pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Pytorch, Spark MLlib. You will also require experience with modern ETL, compute and orchestration frameworks such as Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, etc.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications –

  • A relevant qualification in Information Technology – Computer Science or Engineering – other.
  • Master’s Degree in Information Technology – Computer Science or Engineering – other (ideal or preferred).

Experience/Skills –

  • 2+ Years Software Development experience.
  • Object Oriented and functional programming in Python.
  • Modern Software Development practices.
  • Database querying using SQL.
  • Data life cycle.
  • Machine Learning concepts and model life cycle.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills,
  • Experience with the modern software development best practices, e.g.
  • Agile Software Development
  • Code Reviews
  • Unit Testing
  • Version Control, e.g., Git
  • CI/CD
    • Experience with Microservice Architectures.
    • Experience working in an Agile team.
    • Experience with ML frameworks and tools (e.g., pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Pytorch, Spark MLlib).
    • Experience with modern ETL, compute and orchestration frameworks, e.g., Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, etc.
    • Development experience in both Windows and Linux.
    • Experience with container technologies, e.g., Docker, Kubernetes.

Nice to haves –

  • Experience building Machine Learning or AI systems.
  • Proficiency in R language.
  • Experience deploying models to production.
  • Experience building distributed systems.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases.
  • Experience working with ML platforms, e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, etc.
  • Experience working with Data Science platforms, e.g., Dataiku, Domino, etc.
  • Experience with cloud-based infrastructure, e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP; ideally AWS.
  • Data Science lifecycle
  • Distributed system design.
  • Big Data storage and processing solutions.
  • Machine Learning model architectures.

ATTRIBUTES:

  • Analytical skills.
  • Decision making skills.
  • Planning, organising and coordination skills.
  • Research skills.

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

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Desired Skills:

  • Machine
  • Learning
  • Engineer

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