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AI Engineer

Elixirr Digital|Posted 6 days ago

Skills and experience

Role:Machine learning engineer
Experience in role:4+ years
Language proficiency:English
Must-have skills:
    Python
    Natural Language Processing
    Natural Language Toolkit

Location and salary

Remote policy:Hybrid
Location of job:South Africa
Visa requirements:Authorised to work in South Africa With status of citizen/passport holder
Visa sponsorship:Unable to sponsor visa
Employment type:Permanent

Role description

Are you passionate about leveraging AI to transform global industries? Do you have a proven track record of working with LLMs and building agentic solutions?

Join Elixirr Digital as an AI Engineer, where you will drive innovation and help shape the future of intelligent systems for clients across industries like banking, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications, consumer goods, and more. We're looking for proactive self-starters who are constantly reading research, applying it, and using AI to improve their processes, fully embracing the technology.

At Elixirr Digital, we’ve been on the cutting edge of generative AI from the beginning, developing our own platforms and deploying transformative solutions to global clients for several years. Our expertise spans working with early models like BERT to today’s leading foundation and open-source models and leading frameworks like LangChain, AutoGen, Swarm, and Crew.ai to build innovative, agentic solutions. From underwriting agents that empower financial professionals to knowledge agents streamlining customer workflows, our solutions are revolutionizing industries by embedding AI at their core.

If you’re excited to work at the forefront of generative AI, helping enterprises transform from the inside out, we want to hear from you. Let’s build the future of AI together!

What will you be doing as an AI Engineer at Elixirr Digital?

  • Design and Implement Solutions: Architect, design, and develop advanced AI systems with a focus on LLMs and agentic solutions that transform enterprise workflows.
  • Lead and Collaborate: Lead teams, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional experts to deliver AI-driven innovations.
  • Drive Innovation: Work on a mix of internal R&D projects and enterprise-level solutions, building and optimizing tools for both internal and client use.
  • Deploy at Scale: Develop and maintain production-ready AI solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
  • End-to-End Lifecycle: Own and contribute to the entire AI development lifecycle—from research and prototyping to deployment and monitoring.
  • Deliver Tangible Outcomes: Help global enterprises achieve measurable impact through solutions like underwriting agents, airport assistants, pharmacy workflow optimizers, and customer due diligence systems.

Competencies and skillset we expect you to have to successfully perform your job:

  • Have Experience with LLMs: Hands-on experience working with LLMs, with demonstrated expertise in building and deploying agentic solutions using frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, Crew, or Swarm.
  • Bring Technical Expertise: Solid background in programming and past experience in machine learning, with a deep understanding of at least one area such as deep learning, reinforcement learning, fine-tuning, or model development.
  • Think Strategically: Ability to design and lead AI solutions while also contributing directly to development. Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills, with a proficiency in applying mathematical principles to analyze, model, and solve complex problems.
  • Focus on Outcomes: Passion for transforming businesses and delivering measurable results through AI.
  • Collaborate Effectively: Experience working in cross-functional teams, balancing R&D and production-level work.
  • Are Innovation-Driven: Stay ahead of AI trends, continuously innovate by building and refining tools for internal and client use, and actively apply cutting-edge research to improve processes and develop scalable, impactful solutions.

Bonus points if you have:

  • Proven track record of leading AI projects from concept to deployment.
  • Strong understanding of the AI development lifecycle, with deep expertise in at least one part of the process.
  • Examples of deployed AI systems demonstrating agentic capabilities.

We could be a perfect fit if you are:

Passionate about technology. You are able to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical problems and utilize a variety of specific tools for the development and support of applications.

Independent. You must be a self-motivated and ambitious individual who has a solid ability to handle multiple responsibilities.

Problem-solver. You are creative in finding solutions to complex issues.

Creative and outside-the-box thinker. You are able to see outside the blog post or whitepaper, and beyond competitions and state-of-the-art to solve real-world problems.

Communicator. Having an excellent verbal and written communication skills is essential to ensure that there is proper communication between the team members so that results are delivered efficiently and adhering to deadlines.

Proficient in English. We are communicating across continents and working in an international environment, so we expect strong writing and verbal communication skills in English.

Why join Elixirr Digital?

  • Global Impact: Work with top-tier clients across industries, solving real-world challenges with transformative AI solutions.
  • Cutting-Edge Innovation: Develop and deploy AI tools and platforms that redefine what’s possible in enterprise AI.
  • Collaborative Culture: Join a team of innovators passionate about advancing AI while fostering a collaborative, inclusive environment.
  • Diverse Projects: Tackle a wide range of AI applications—from NLP to reinforcement learning—for use cases as varied as field support for telecom workers and optimizing customer workflows in banks.

Intrigued? Apply now!

About Elixirr Digital

201-500 employees

Building upon our 20-year strong global experience and deep expertise across multiple industry verticals, we are focused on cutting-edge technologies to create solutions that bring efficiency, security, and scale to our clients. Explore your potential with Elixirr Digital and our solution builders on a global scale.

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We place great importance on connecting the dots between our data and business problems using analytics and reporting tools. Our dedicated teams cover all key aspects of the data analytics stack – from data collection and transformation (ETL), database storage management, query performance optimization, and creating complex reports that suit different audiences.

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Whether it’s a web, mobile, or desktop application, our tech-experts work together to deliver top-notch solutions that are secure, scalable, and adaptive. Our team ranges from designers, software engineers, DevOps, and business folks who collaborate in agile teams allowing for increased flexibility.

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Applying advanced AI and Machine Learning technologies, our team of data scientists is able to translate any business question into just the right analysis to find the best approach to get a valuable answer. If you have a strong passion for empirical research and answering hard questions with data, you should consider a career in the exciting and thriving field of AI.

To find out more about technologies and tools we use on a daily basis, check out our page at https://stackshare.io/companies/elixirrdigital.

As we continue to grow, we are always looking for new talents to join our team!

What we are looking for in our future colleagues:

Love for learning. You are excited to try new technologies and develop your technical skills.

Amazing technical instinct. You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and are able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Initiative. You make things happen, instead of waiting for them to happen to you.

Team spirit. You have great written and verbal communication skills and enjoy working in a team.

Language skills. Your English is good enough to communicate with clients – we work with the US and EU based clients so effective communication in English is a must.

What else makes Elixirr Digital an awesome place to work:
Join our team and gain valuable experience. Meet, collaborate with, and learn from incredible people while working on interesting international projects for top companies!

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Perks at Elixirr Digital

Health Benefits Plan
Pension Plan
Performance Bonus
Competitive Compensation
Flexible Working Hours
Modern Equipment
Internal LMS & Knowledge Hubs
Growth & Development Opportunities
Cutting-edge Technologies
Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Employee Stock Options Grant
Big Clients & Interesting projects

Tech Stack

application and data

Amazon S3
Amazon S3
Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2
AngularJS
AngularJS
Objective-C
Objective-C
Javascript
Javascript
Node.js
Node.js
Python
Python
Java
Java
Swift
Swift
React
React
MongoDB
MongoDB
jQuery
jQuery
HTML5
HTML5
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
MS SQL
MS SQL
TypeScript
TypeScript
Angular
Angular
MariaDB
MariaDB
React Native
React Native
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Lambda
Amazon Lambda
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront
Next.js
Next.js
GraphQL
GraphQL
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services

utilities

Amazon Route 53
Amazon Route 53
Amazon SES
Amazon SES
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
Qlik
Qlik
Tableau
Tableau
Power BI
Power BI

dev ops

GitHub
GitHub
Jenkins
Jenkins
Circle CI
Circle CI
Git
Git
Docker
Docker
Bitbucket
Bitbucket
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Terraform
Terraform
Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps

business tool

MailChimp
MailChimp
JIRA
JIRA
Microsoft Sharepoint
Microsoft Sharepoint
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams
Confluence
Confluence

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