Senior machine learning engineer

Lula
Full-time South-Africa, Wes-kaap Other-General
Posted:
February 28, 2026
Location:
South-Africa, Wes-kaap, South-Africa

Job Description

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 Dev Ops 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.
Prior experience training machine learning models is highly d...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: South-Africa, South-Africa
Posted: February 28, 2026
Deadline: April 09, 2026