Role overview

Qualifications

BSc Computer Science / Engineering is mandatory
4 to 5 years experience in a comparable environment
Very strong analytical, communication and negotiation skills
Ability to work under pressure

Responsibilities

Design, develop, maintain and support projects using a variety of Big Data technologies
Ascertain requirements by interfacing with our internal clients
Identify and research alternative technologies that potentially address the requirements
Design and document architectures/applications/data-flows

Key facts

Remote from: Africa
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
Machine Learning Engineer
English

Hard skills

Java (Programming Language) MySQL JScript Amazon S3 PostgreSQL Apache Hive Apache Cassandra Python (Programming Language) Scala (Programming Language) TensorFlow Kubernetes Artificial Intelligence Event-Driven Programming Data Streaming

Other skills

Analytical Skills
Communication
Negotiation
Calmness Under Pressure

About the company

Ithemba Recruitment

Staffing & Recruiting

Ithemba Recruitment is an organisation that specializes in the placement of quality candidates in various industries. We at Ithemba recruitment are “specialist generalists” we have the understanding that the we are able to recruit for a wide range of positions in various job functions that clients may require because we prefer to be seen as specialists for our clients needs and culture rather than specialists in a specific sector. We feel that any position can be qualified by the correct understanding of people rather than what field they work in. We feel that by communicating effectively with candidates and having respect for their needs, requirements and time – we are able to form relationships and properly understand our candidates and the culture that they would fit into so as to service our clients’ needs more effectively. You could possibly classify us as “Versatilist”. Whether you are in need of a new member of staff or as we like to call it "a new family member" or if you are in search of a new opportunity our consultants are ready to take your call.

Company details

Company typeStartup

IndustryStaffing & Recruiting

Company size11 - 50

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Job description

Duties and responsibilities:

Design, develop, maintain and support projects using a variety of Big Data technologies.
Ascertain requirements by interfacing with our internal clients
Identify and research alternative technologies that potentially address the requirements
Design and document architectures/applications/data-flows
Apply best practices for scalable systems
Develop various components (apps/scripts/sites/recommendation engines)
Conduct code reviews on completion of these components
Design tests for your code
Support the production environment
Assist with data investigation

Qualifications and experience:

BSc Computer Science / Engineering is mandatory. Honours, masters or doctoral degree preferred, but not mandatory
4 to 5 years experience in a comparable environment
Very strong analytical, communication and negotiation skills
Ability to work under pressure

Languages:

Required: Java, HTML, Javascript, Linux shell scripting
Beneficial: Python, Scala, C/C++

DB:

Required: MSSQL, MySQL,
Beneficial: AmazonS3, Minio, Postgres, Hive, Cassandra

Other:

Required: RESTful service development
Beneficial: Tensorflow, Docker, Kubernetes, ML\AI experience, Event-driven systems and streaming frameworks, Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/Oracle)