AI Engineer

1 week ago

George, Western Cape, South Africa b-d065-42ac-9d29-4cb4de63c7ef Full time R1 600 000 - R2 500 000 per year

AI Engineer – ARC (Badger Group) | George, Western Cape

Build the future. Automate the world. Turn intelligence into impact.

If AI is your playground and automation is your love language then ARC wants you.

We're the innovation engine inside the Badger Group, and we're hiring an AI Engineer who can turn complex problems into intelligent systems that actually deliver business value.

This isn't a "keep the lights on" role.

It's a build it, ship it, scale it role. Right here in George.

What you'll do (the high-impact stuff):

Build the brains

You'll design, develop, and deploy:

  • Conversational AI agents
  • Generative AI systems
  • Automation engines
  • Capacity-creating workflow bots

All built to enhance customer journeys, supercharge operations, and unlock real efficiencies across Badger International.

Make it all talk to each other

You'll integrate AI into:

  • WhatsApp (Infobip/Clickatell), Connex, Microsoft Copilot
  • CRMs like HubSpot/Salesforce
  • Internal ops systems & self-service portals
  • Automation layers that reduce manual work to zero

Innovate, optimise, repeat

You'll monitor performance, fine-tune models, apply telemetry, troubleshoot issues, and push every AI solution to peak performance.

If it can be automated, you'll automate it.

If it can be smarter, you'll make it smarter.

Partner with people, not just systems

You'll translate business needs into actual AI solutions people can use.

You'll guide teams, support rollouts, share knowledge, and help the organisation level up its AI literacy.

Guard the gates

You'll ensure every AI system respects:

  • POPIA
  • GDPR
  • Ethical AI standards
  • Governance & security frameworks

Trustworthy tech is non-negotiable.

What you'll need to bring:

Non-negotiables

  • Hands-on experience building & deploying conversational AI/automation in production
  • Strong Microsoft ecosystem skills: Copilot Studio, Power Automate, SharePoint, Azure AI Foundry
  • Python proficiency (TensorFlow, LangChain, OpenAI API etc.)
  • Integration mastery: WhatsApp/Messenger, CRM, ConnexAI, APIs, workflows
  • Azure cloud deployment, monitoring & optimisation experience
  • Confidence with Postman, VS Code, Docker & workflow automation
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving superpowers
  • Ability to explain complex tech in human language
  • Understanding of privacy, compliance & ethical AI

Nice-to-haves (your cheat codes):

  • Azure AI Foundry deployment and fine-tuning
  • MLOps, CI/CD, version control
  • AI governance + telemetry dashboards
  • LLM architectures, prompt engineering, fine-tuning
  • RAG pipelines, vector databases, retrieval systems
  • Containerisation knowledge
  • Cloud/AI platform certifications

Who you are:

  • Integrity-driven, transparent, professional
  • Creative, innovative, hungry to solve real problems
  • Collaborative with cross-functional intelligence
  • Adaptable in a fast-moving tech world
  • Aligned with Badger's mission to deliver customer-centric, intelligent solutions

Ready to build the AI future… from George?

If you're the kind of engineer who automates first, asks questions later, and gets a thrill out of watching systems come alive then ARC is waiting for you.

Apply now. Build tomorrow.

The position will be filled in line with the Badger culture, values and Employment Equity policy and plan. Preference will be given to members of designated groups that are under-represented.

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