118 AI Development jobs in South Africa

We're looking for a dynamic
AI Software Development Facilitator
to join our team — someone who can guide, mentor, and inspire the next generation of developers in AI technologies and modern software practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate interactive sessions and workshops on AI concepts, programming, and software development.
• Provide hands-on guidance in Python, Machine Learning frameworks and software engineering best practices.
• Develop and update learning materials aligned with current industry trends.
• Evaluate student progress and provide constructive feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 5 plus years of experience in facilitating in AI, data science, or software development.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Passionate about teaching and continuous learning.
• Exposure to generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc.).

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"AI Software Development Facilitator Application."

Role: AI-Powered Product Development & Creative Operations Coordinator

Location: 100% Remote

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm PST

About the client

A vibrant lifestyle brand known for its bold, nostalgic aesthetic and playful character-led designs. The company offers a wide array of accessories, tech gear, beauty items, and collaborative product lines with other creative brands.

Its offerings often feature signature whimsical characters, holographic finishes, and a strong pop-culture vibe. The brand maintains a high level of community engagement and frequently launches limited-edition drops and themed collections, appealing both to long-time fans and new generations who love creative, expressive style.

About the role

We are seeking a visionary, tech-savvy, and highly organized individual to join our team as an AI-Powered Product Development & Creative Operations Coordinator. This unique role is central to revolutionizing our product development lifecycle by integrating artificial intelligence into our creative processes. The ideal candidate will leverage AI as a core partner to accelerate creative exploration, refine design concepts with data-driven insights, and optimize our entire creative operations workflow.

This role requires a blend of creative thinking and meticulous organization, with a passion for utilizing AI tools to generate concepts, streamline timelines, and unlock new possibilities in product design.

1. AI-Driven Creative Development & Design Exploration

• AI Concept Generation: Operate AI concept generation tools (e.g., Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 3) to rapidly produce diverse product designs, themes, and visual concepts.
• Prompt Engineering & AI Concept Artistry: Utilize prompt engineering to guide AI in creating targeted, brand-aligned design variations, effectively acting as an "AI Concept Artist" to visualize new ideas.
• Data-Driven Design Selection: Employ AI analysis tools to refine design options based on predefined criteria, historical performance data, and market trends.
• Innovation Facilitation: Present AI-generated concepts to creative and product teams during brainstorming sessions, using them as catalysts for innovation and iteration.
• Asset Management: Build and maintain a comprehensive library of AI-generated assets, prompts, and styles to support continuous creative development.

2. Creative Operations & Project Management

• Central Project Hub: Serve as the central point of contact for all creative project timelines, from initial concept through to final delivery.
• Workflow Management: Implement and manage project management software (e.g., Asana, Jira, Trello) to meticulously track tasks, deadlines, and deliverables for the product development and design teams.
• Efficiency Enhancement: Proactively identify bottlenecks in the creative workflow and propose AI-powered or process-based solutions to enhance efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate and communicate effectively across departments—including design, marketing, engineering, and external vendors—to ensure seamless project execution and alignment.
• Request Prioritization: Manage the intake of new creative requests and prioritize them based on strategic goals and available resources.

3. AI-Powered Process Optimization

• Tool Integration: Research and integrate new AI tools that assist with mood board creation, trend forecasting, and competitive analysis.
• Task Automation: Explore and implement AI solutions for automating repetitive tasks within the creative workflow (e.g., file organization, basic resizing, version control).
• Performance Tracking: Track and report on key performance indicators for the creative process, such as concept-to-final time, number of iterations, and project throughput, leveraging data to drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience: 2+ years in a creative operations, project coordination, or junior product design role.
• AI Portfolio: A strong portfolio or case studies demonstrating hands-on experience with AI image generation tools (Midjourney, DALL-E, etc.) for conceptual design work.
• Organizational Skills: Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with proficiency in tools like Asana, Jira, or Trello.
• Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively bridge the gap between creative vision and operational execution.
• Creative Eye: A keen creative eye with the ability to articulate feedback and guide AI output toward a desired aesthetic.

Preferred:

• Educational Background: Background or education in Design, Fine Arts, Project Management, or a related field.
• Product Development Knowledge: Understanding of fundamental product development lifecycle stages.
• Prompt Engineering Expertise: Experience with prompt engineering techniques to achieve specific and consistent AI-generated results.
• Data Analysis: Basic knowledge of data analysis to interpret trends and inform design decisions.
• Additional AI Tools: Familiarity with other AI tools for video, 3D modeling, or copywriting is a plus.

Personal Attributes

• Innovative & Curious: A relentless experimenter excited by the potential of AI to transform creativity.
• Efficiency-Obsessed: Naturally seeks out ways to automate and improve processes.
• Bridge Builder: Thrives on connecting people, ideas, and technology.
• Adaptable & Agile: Comfortable in a fast-paced environment where tools and best practices evolve rapidly.
• Detail-Oriented: Meticulous in managing timelines, assets, and communication.

Part-time, remote, mostly equity compensation, to be founder of an AI productivity startup.

Are you a results-driven business development professional with a passion for connecting with small to medium-sized digital companies? Do you thrive on introducing innovative solutions that enhance productivity?

We are a productivity company offering AI-based project management SaaS and coaching/consulting on Agile methodologies and Getting Things Done (GTD) practices. Our work helps both individuals and organizations become more focused, effective, and aligned. We are now looking for a
Business Development & Cofounder (SaaS Focus)
to help us expand our reach and grow our client base.

Your Mission as Business Development & Cofounder
You'll be a key driver in our growth, directly engaging with potential clients and shaping our market presence. Key tasks include:

• Identifying and contacting small to medium-sized companies that primarily work digitally.
• Introducing them to our AI-based project management SaaS and/or our productivity and Agile coaching services.
• Building relationships and securing trials/engagements for our products and services.
• Contributing to overall business strategy and market positioning.
• Being co-director of our non-profit.

Ideal Skills & Background

• Proven experience in business development, sales, or client acquisition, preferably in SaaS or a related digital service industry.
• Strong communication skills.
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to work independently and remotely.
• Bonus if you have a foundational understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) or productivity systems (GTD).

Our Cooperative Structure
We operate as a cooperative, not a traditional startup. That means we are a team of cofounders who share ownership and company-wide revenue based on contribution.

• You will earn equity in the company, like all other cofounders.
• You will also receive a direct revenue share from the clients you personally acquire.
• Time commitment is flexible, with part-time contributions welcomed.
• As the company grows, cash payouts will increase proportionally.

About Us
We are a productivity startup focused on helping individuals and organizations implement Agile planning, GTD, and smart execution systems. Our mission is to bring clarity, momentum, and accountability to people's work. We are about to launch an AI-first project management system.

Time Commitment & Compensation

• Start with as little as 2 hours per week.
• Compensation includes equity and revenue share.
• Initial cash payouts are limited to 10%, with the rest in equity and revenue share.
• Important Note:
  As long as we are not making significant revenue or have not secured external investment, there will be no or very little cash payment. This is an opportunity to build a startup. However, in term of equity you are getting the same deal as e ery other cofounder. So you really can become a major owner of the company, in case you are willing to contribute your work.

Company Ownership
Our structure allows contributors to build up real ownership in the company. We are evolving toward a DAO-like model where decision-making and profit-sharing are distributed fairly and transparently.

Our Global Team
You'll work alongside an experienced, international team from Germany, USA, Kenya, India, and Canada. We value autonomy, clear communication, and shared responsibility.

To Apply as Business Development & Cofounder (SaaS Focus)
Apply if this sounds like you:

• You're comfortable reaching out to small and medium-sized digital companies.
• You're comfortable working remotely and part-time.

Please read the full job ad and consider the remuneration that is being offered for this role before applying.

Job Title: Head of AI Innovation and Development

Location: South Africa – Remote

Reports to: Managing Director

Type: Full Time Contract Role

Package: OTE R1,220,000 pa

Role Summary - Head of AI Innovation and Development (Marketing Focused)

We are seeking a forward thinking, commercially astute
Head of AI Innovation and Development
to lead the integration of AI capabilities across our marketing services business. This role will be pivotal in shaping and delivering our AI vision, driving innovation in client campaigns, internal operations and service offerings. You will combine strategic insight, deep AI knowledge and hands on execution to future proof the business and deliver measurable impact for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and own the business's AI innovation strategy, aligning it with commercial growth, client success and operational efficiency.
• Identify emerging AI trends, technologies and tools relevant to marketing and translate them into actionable roadmaps.
• Act as a thought leader internally and externally, helping position the business as a pioneer in AI led marketing innovation.

AI Driven Marketing Strategy

• Develop and deploy AI enhanced strategies across performance marketing, content creation, SEO, CRM and customer journey personalisation.
• Collaborate with strategy, creative, media and data teams to integrate AI into client solutions, from predictive analytics and conversational AI to generative content and intelligent automation.
• Support the development of new data products and AI powered services for clients.

AI Solution Development

• Lead the end to end design and delivery of AI powered tools, models and applications tailored to client and business needs.
• Translate marketing use cases into technical requirements and collaborate with internal and external developers, data scientists and product managers to bring solutions to life.
• Oversee the development and integration of solutions such as:
• Intelligent content generators and optimisation engines
• Predictive lead scoring and customer segmentation models
• AI powered dashboards, recommendation engines and campaign automation tools
• Conversational AI platforms, including chatbots and virtual assistants
• Ensure AI solutions are scalable, robust and aligned with ethical, legal and commercial standards.
• Maintain an active development pipeline and roadmap of AI prototypes, pilots and launches.

Innovation and Transformation

• Champion internal transformation through AI to enhance campaign optimisation, client reporting and operational efficiency.
• Build business cases for AI investments, tools, partnerships and platforms.
• Foster a test and learn culture to rapidly prototype and scale new ideas.

Client Engagement and Commercial Impact

• Partner with senior account leads and client stakeholders to co create AI strategies and deliver value driven innovation.
• Support pitches, proposals and presentations by showcasing the role of AI in solving business and marketing challenges.
• Track ROI and performance impact of AI initiatives for clients and the business.

Governance and Risk Management

• Ensure all AI use aligns with ethical standards, data protection regulations and IP considerations.
• Set internal guidelines for responsible AI usage, including transparency, human oversight and model bias mitigation.
• Oversee governance frameworks for AI experimentation, vendor management and third party APIs.

Team Leadership and Capability Building

• Lead and mentor a cross functional team of data scientists, AI specialists, strategists and technologists.
• Drive internal training and AI literacy programmes across departments to raise understanding and adoption.
• Cultivate a culture of experimentation, learning and agile innovation.

Required Skills and Experience

Essential

• Proven experience in a strategic leadership role related to AI, innovation or digital transformation within a marketing services business, consultancy or technology led organisation.
• Strong understanding of AI technologies including generative AI, machine learning, NLP, LLMs and automation platforms in a marketing context.
• Hands on experience in delivering AI solutions from ideation through development to deployment and evaluation.
• Ability to connect business problems with data and AI capabilities to design commercially viable products or tools.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and client presentation skills.
• Comfortable leading multidisciplinary teams and managing change across creative and technical environments.
• Familiarity with martech stacks, including CRM, CDP, CMS, DAM, marketing automation and analytics platforms.
• Experience working with platforms such as OpenAI, Google Cloud AI, AWS ML or Azure AI.
• Knowledge of data governance, AI regulation and responsible AI frameworks such as GDPR or the EU AI Act.
• A network of AI vendors, startups and ecosystem partners.

Why Join Us?

This is a high impact, high visibility role in an ambitious marketing services business that values innovation, creativity and strategic thinking. You will help redefine what marketing looks like in the age of AI, working with leading brands and brilliant teams, and shaping the future of the business itself.

Package

We offer a highly competitive package that reflects the seniority and strategic importance of this role. This includes:

• Base salary in line with market benchmarks – R70,000 - R80,000 per month, based upon experience (Up to R960,000 pa)
• Performance based bonus linked to business and innovation outcomes – R200,000 per annum performance bonus
• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid or remote working
• Generous holiday allowance and additional leave options – 15 Days Paid Holiday + 8 UK Bank Holidays, 23 Days in total
• Continuous learning and professional development budget
• Access to cutting edge AI tools, platforms and innovation labs

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying for this role then can you please complete the following online questionnaire -

Thereafter, any suitable candidates will be invited to interview for role.

If you don't hear from us within two weeks of completing our online questionnaire then unfortunately you haven't been successful in this instance, and we wish you the very best in your future job search.

Please note: Initially, this is a part-time contract position that could evolve into a full-time contract role for the right candidate.

Join us at Equals Five and be part of a team that values innovation, creativity, and excellence

Equal Five is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Please, no agencies.

Location: Cape Town

Working Practices: Hybrid | Mondays and Thursday in office and remaining days remote

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 07H00 - 15H30 SAST

Job Summary:

The AI Developer is responsible for supporting the development, maintenance, scaling, and improvement of AI powered applications. This role involves close collaboration with senior engineers to support the deployment of AI solutions on AWS and Azure, manage API integrations, and assist in the development of new AI Proof of Concepts. The AI Developerwill also aid in the documentation of processes and configurations, ensuring efficient operations within our AI platform environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate within a wider cross region development team of engineers
• Design, build, and deploy AI and enabling workloads and bespoke AI applications within the OES delivery portfolio
• Develop APIs and microservices to integrate AI into applications.
• Assist in maintaining and optimising solution performance and scalability
• Contribute to AI research and development within OES
• Develop proof of concepts or prototypes to assist with research
• Ensure technical implementation deliverables meet best industry standards
• Contribute to the evolution and adoption of AI engineering technology within OES
• Maintain and contribute to documentation of AI engineering space
• Assist with the setup, deploy and maintenance of AI application and services for OES partners domestically and internationally

What does success look like?

• Successful and timely delivery of AI applications and solutions for OES and our partners to achieve business and financial goals
• Focus on student experience when designing and implementing solutions
• Supporting a long-term perspective on the IT solution to ensure it is scalable
• Security first mindset with solution design and implementation
• Developing strong and trusting relationships with the geographically distributed team and management structure of the OES group
• Contributing to the evolution of the AI engineering capability and solutions within OES and assisting on achieving its KPIs

Requirements

• You should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, and minimum 2 years' experience
• 1 year's experience working with Large Language Models
• 2 year's demonstrable experience in Python programming.
• Software development best practices such as Git source control and workflows and unit testing.
• Experience with Python libraries such as boto3, numpy and similar core libraries
• AI concepts such as RAG, prompt engineering and agents
• Developing and consuming APIs with Python
• Experience with Large Language Models (Such as GPT-4, Claude, llama)
• Experience with Python testing frameworks
• Effective problem-solving abilities and meticulous attention to detail.
• Understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD automation tools such as Jenkins or CodeDeploy.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies for internal tool development.

Nice to Have:

• Practical experience with software development best practices such as code quality checks and secure coding practices.
• Practical experience with AWS services such as Bedrock, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, and SNS
• Practical experience with Flask.
• Familiarity with Azure cloud services.
• Deploying and managing AI models.
• Experience with OpenAI's language models or similar AI platforms.
• Experience with python libraries such as FAISS, sklearn, mammoth, pdfplumber
• Knowledge in Model context protocol (MCP)
• Prior experience in a cloud computing or AI development role.

Benefits

About OES

OES is a vibrant and values-led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student-focused, innovative, and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world's most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day.

Company Culture & Values

We are a people-focused organization with a culture built around collaboration, connection, and working together toward one common goal. Our vibrant, values-led culture is grounded in four core principles that guide everything we do:

Passion and Perseverance:
We love what we do (even though it's not always easy) and take pride in creating transformative learning experiences. We bring a 'can-do' attitude to our work, tackling challenges and inspiring others.

Teamwork:
We operate as cross-functional teams globally with trust and respect, celebrating success. We have fun while we work and enjoy collaborating with each other and OES partners.

Agility and Innovation:
We are innovative, lateral thinkers who use our skills to do things better for our students. We thrive in ambiguity, embrace change and challenge conventional thinking.

Integrity:
We do what's right, and what we say we will do, every time. We value a culture of respectful feedback and believe that respect trumps harmony. 

These are some of the perks you can expect when you join the team:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Medical allowance
• Commute allowance
• Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
• A healthy and supportive company culture
• Generous annual leave
• Paid maternity and paternity benefits
• Study leave
• Professional development and mentoring
• Construct Culture Club events
• Company funded lunch and drinks every 6 weeks

*Policy T&Cs apply for certain benefits

Developer – AI Integration

My client builds smart automation tools that simplify workflows and help businesses scale.

We're looking for a seasoned developer to design and deliver next-gen web applications powered by AI.

What you'll do:

• Lead the design and build of secure, scalable full-stack applications.
• Integrate AI/ML features like NLP, chatbots, and predictive analytics into production systems.
• Guide junior developers, set coding standards, and promote best practices.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and robust security across platforms.
• Work with Docker/Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and modern DevOps pipelines to streamline deployment.
• Design efficient data models and manage both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Collaborate with business teams to turn ideas into technical solutions.

What you bring:

• 5+ years' experience in full-stack development.
• Strong front-end skills (React, Vue, or Angular) and backend expertise , Python frameworks, REST APIs).
• Proven experience deploying applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD workflows.
• Practical exposure to integrating AI/ML models into live applications.
• Solid knowledge of database design, optimization, and security best practices.
• Strong Git and collaborative coding experience.

We don’t just follow trends — we turn them into smart, scalable solutions. From digital transformation to AI-powered insights, we help teams cut through the noise, automate the tedious, and unlock real business value with tech that actually works.

We’re looking for an AI Developer who thrives on clever algorithms, clean code, and isn’t afraid of a good machine learning meme. If you’re equal parts builder, thinker, and tinkerer, this might be your next move.

What you’ll bring:

• 4–6 years of experience with feature development, SDLC, and agile practices.
• Solid programming experience (Java, Golang, Rust) plus exposure to agentic development tools.
• Hands-on AI development, working with agentic and IDE tools on real client solutions.
• Practical knowledge of Agile, including CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Strong technical depth across database design, API development, cloud-native and on-premise environments.
• Confident stakeholder management — working directly with client teams to problem-solve and deliver.

The deal:

• Ref: GZ60836
• Type: Permanent | 100% Remote
• Compensation: Up to R1,000,000 CTC per annum, negotiable based on experience.

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Referral bonus: We pay cash for successful referrals

Role Description Bonus

• Design, train, and deploy AI/ML models that solve real school challenges – from personalising parent communication to forecasting school finances and simplifying administrative tasks.
• Work with product and engineering teams to translate messy real-world problems into scalable AI solutions.
• Build pipelines and APIs that make AI a seamless part of our SaaS platforms.
• Monitor and tune models in production to ensure performance, reliability, and fairness.
• Help shape our AI strategy and mentor developers as we scale AI capability across d6.

Role Requirements

• 8+ years in software engineering, with at least 3 years in applied AI/ML.
• Strong Python skills and experience with frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face.
• Proven ability to deploy and maintain models in production (MLOps, monitoring, lifecycle management).
• Experience with agentic AI and MCP/A2A.
• Experience with NLP, LLMs, or recommendation systems.
• Knowledge of cloud AI services (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid foundations in APIs, data structures, and secure coding.

Bonus if you have

• Built AI features for SaaS products, especially in multi-tenant environments.
• Experience with vector databases, embeddings, or RAG pipelines.
• Domain experience in EdTech, MIS, or compliance-heavy data environments (GDPR, POPIA).

POSITION PURPOSE

The AI Specialist Developer role is hands-on, leaning on years of technology creation & development experience to develop future capable AI powered agentic solutions while also sculpting the next generation AI vision and journey.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

1.Strategic AI Vision

a.Define and continuously refine the company's AI solutions roadmap, with a clear focus on creating autonomous, intelligent agentic agents that deliver value across property management, leasing, facilities, valuations, sustainability, and customer experience.

b.Define and continuously refine
the company's
internal AI optimisation strategy, identifying opportunities for autonomy and implementing AI-enabled engagement clients.

c.Thought leadership and public engagement, the candidate must be comfortable representing the business in public forums.

2.AI as a Competitive Advantage

a.Identify how AI can set
the company's
customers apart in the African real estate market — leading practical deployment.

b.Translate AI into outcomes: faster decisions, smarter operations, superior client value.

3.Data & Technology Stewardship

a.Oversee the design of data architectures and pipelines that enable clean, actionable data to fuel machine learning, predictive analytics, and decisioning engines.

b.Ensure interoperability of AI tools with b# and other client systems.

4.Innovation Partnerships & Ecosystem Building

a.Forge relationships with
the company's
innovators, AI labs, universities, and enterprise tech partners to co-create solutions.

b.Represent
the company's
in industry forums, driving the AI conversation for African real estate.

5.Cultural & Organisational AI Adoption

a.Be the internal AI ambassador - inspiring teams, upskilling people, and ensuring AI becomes part of
the company's
customers operating DNA, not just a bolt on.

6.Ethics & Responsible AI

a.Ensure AI deployment is ethical, explainable, and aligned with the company's values, client trust, and regulatory requirements.

7.Development & Technology Capability

a.Has comprehensive experience in developing AI and agentic AI solutions.

b.Has comprehensive experience with development tools, specifically:

i.Microsoft C#

ii.Microsoft SQL Server

8.Task Management

a.All requests and tasks are logged and tracked

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree in computer science or data science
• Detailed knowledge development of AI solutions
• At least 5 years of AI solution development
• Experience working with senior decision makers
• Experience in data modeling and analysis and providing solutions

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Non negotiable - 3+ years experience on C# .NET
• Experience on C#, MS SQL
• Advantageous: Copilot or other AI development platforms
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proven analytical background
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong analytical skills and inclination for problem-solving
• Ability to analyse large datasets
• Ability to write comprehensive reports
• Attention to detail